Zhongxiang

Zhongxiang (Chinese钟祥 市/钟祥 市, pinyin Zhongxiang Shì ) is a county-level city, which belongs to the administrative area of the prefecture-level city of Jingmen, Hubei Province in central China.

Zhongxiang has an area of ​​4488 km ² and 1,032,568 inhabitants ( 31 December 2004). The city is dubbed "the city of longevity " as the residents Zhongxiangs the highest life expectancy in China ( 75.9 years ), mainly due to the good air and good water, but also the great respect that old people enjoy here is attributed.

Administrative Divisions

At the community level, Zhongxiang of a road district, 15 large municipalities and a nationality congregation sits together. These are:

• Road district Yingzhong (郢 中 街道), 49 km ², 170,991 inhabitants, center, seat of the city government;
• Greater community Yangzi (洋 梓 镇), 403 km ², population 68 341;
• Greater community Changshou (长寿 镇), 275 km ², population 27 535;
• Greater community Fengle (丰乐 镇), 162 km ², 68,700 inhabitants;
• Greater community Huji (胡集镇), 393 km ², 129 891 inhabitants;
• Greater community Shuanghe (双 河镇), 235 km ², 46,220 inhabitants;
• Greater community Linkuang (磷矿 镇), 219 km ², population 47 092;
• Greater community Wenji (文集 镇), 128 km ², 44,405 inhabitants;
• Greater community Lengshui (冷水 镇), 314 km ², population 47 393;
• Greater community Shipai (石牌 镇), 295 km ², 84,296 inhabitants;
• Greater community Jiukou (旧 口镇), 201 km ², 103 514 inhabitants;
• Greater community Chaihu (柴 湖镇), 225 km ², population 95 663;
• Greater community Changtan (长滩 镇), 153 km ², 20,338 inhabitants;
• Greater community Dongqiao (东 桥镇), 256 km ², 24,085 inhabitants;
• Greater community Kedian (客店 镇), 293 km ², population 14 581;
• Greater community Zhangji (张集镇), 289 km ², 22,805 inhabitants;
• Community Jiuli Hui (九 里 回族 乡), 99 km ², 16,718 inhabitants.

Ethnic structure of the population ( 2000)

At the census in 2000 Zhongxiang had 1,021,998 inhabitants.

Attractions

Located on the outskirts Xian - grave from the Ming Dynasty is the tomb of Prince Xingxian and his wife, parents of Emperor Jiajing ( reign: 1522-1566 ). The two were buried together near Zhongxiang on the mountain Songlin. The grave with an area of ​​136 hectares is surrounded by high walls. The Xian grave, whose construction began in 1519 and was completed in 1540, is similar to the famous Ming Tombs near Beijing, but is larger in area. It is considered the only Ming grave that has ever been discovered in southern China and is often referred to as the 15 Ming grave.

Townships: Dongbao - Duodao

Circles: Shayang - Jingshan

Independent Cities: Zhongxiang

31.246388888889112.62194444444Koordinaten: 31 ° 15 'N, 112 ° 37 ' E

• Location in Hubei
• District-free city (China)
• Million city