Zhongxiang is a magical and ancient land and one of the birthplaces of Chu culture. Written records have a history of more than 2700 years. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was called Jiaoying, which was the capital of Chu. During the Ming Dynasty, it was the seat of Chengtianfu, one of the three famous houses in China. The long history gave birth to splendid Chu culture, and produced a number of far-reaching figures in history, such as Song Yu, a writer of Chu Ci, and Mo Chounv, a Chu song and dance artist. Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty once made a fortune here. Zhongxiang has many cultural relics and historic sites, including the largest single mausoleum in Ming Dynasty and the magnificent Ming Dynasty building complex-Ming Xian Mausoleum. This complex has the reputation of "Museum of the Earth", and the Ming Immortal Mausoleum was also rated as an outstanding cultural heritage of the world by UNESCO in 2000. Zhongxiang City is rich in tourism resources, including national natural scenic spots-Dahongshan, Ming Taizu Temple-Wenfeng Pagoda, natural oxygen bar-Dakou Forest Park, three grand views-Yuan You Palace, Xanadu-Niangniang Village, world cultural heritage-Ming Xianling Mausoleum and bright pearl-Mochou Lake, especially the 20,000-square-meter caster landform of Huangxian Cave is rare in the world.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zhongxiang was the capital of Chu. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, the county was established, and the three countries belonged to Wu, which was called Shicheng. From the Western Han Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, it passed through the capital, county, state and government, 1600 years. Because Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty was born and raised here, Yuci County was named "Zhongxiang", which means "Zhong Ju Xiang Rui". Zhongxiang has a land area of 4,488 square kilometers, with a maximum longitudinal distance of 100.6 kilometers from north to south and a maximum lateral distance of 83.5 kilometers from east to west.

Zhongxiang dialect is not as sweet, bright, crisp, euphemistic and cordial as Beijing dialect, nor as delicate and delicate as Shanghai dialect. Although the accent is similar to Sichuan dialect, it is not as cadence as Sichuan dialect. Zhongxiang dialect is very simple, with a flat tone and little fluctuation. Zhongxiang dialect generally does not distinguish between flat tongue sounds and rolled tongue sounds, including Q and J, Z and zh, C and ch, S and sh. This feature makes us Zhongxiang people encounter embarrassment when interacting with foreigners. In addition, Zhong Xiang's words contain very interesting vibrato. Such as: son.

There are also many specialties of Zhongxiang. The most famous are the royal cuisines of the Ming Dynasty-Panlong Cuisine, fragrant Wuyun Tea, famous summer rice noodles, longevity rice, wild mountain essence and Ge Fen.

Panlong cuisine, also known as roll cutting, is a famous royal dish in Ming Dynasty. It is the top grade at the banquet. It is red and yellow. The food is long, fat but not greasy, slippery but not greasy, and the fragrance is lasting. Now it has become a traditional special dish on the table of every household in Zhongxiang area during the Spring Festival.

Wuyun Tea is a specialty of Niangniang Village in Dahongshan. According to legend, the son of Huang Hua, the Queen once lived here and tasted this tea, hence the name Niangniangzhai Yunwu Tea. This kind of tea has green color, lasting fragrance, fresh and sweet taste and clear color. Once named "Gongcha", Niangniangzhai Wuyun Tea won the first "China Tea Cup" national famous tea appraisal special prize with 1994.

Zhongxiang, the beautiful bank of the Han River, is a famous historical and cultural city. If you come here, every place will make you linger. Zhongxiang, my beautiful hometown! Let's absorb the essence of this famous historical and cultural city together!