A county-level city in Hubei with a low profile, home to the largest Ming Dynasty imperial mausoleum.

There is a place in Hubei, a county-level city with a low profile, home to the largest Ming Dynasty imperial mausoleum, and it is also a World Heritage Site! Curious friends may ask, where is this county-level city in Hubei with a low profile? What different scenery does it have? With these questions and curiosity, let's talk about Zhongxiang today. Zhongxiang City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province, is managed by Jingmen City. It is located in the central part of Hubei Province, at the northern end of the Hanjiang Plain, northeast of Suizhou City, east of Jingshan City, south of Tianmen City, west of Dongbao District, Duodao District and Shayang County, and northwest of Yicheng City, with a total area of 4,488 square kilometers. Zhongxiang City is one of the important birthplaces of Chu culture, with a recorded history of more than 2,700 years. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, it was called Jiaoying, a subsidiary capital of the Chu State, and later became the capital of the Chu State. In the tenth year of Jiajing (1531), Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzao, took the meaning of "Feng Shui treasure land, auspiciousness", and gave the county the name "Zhongxiang", and promoted Anlu Mansion to Chengtian Mansion.

Post by WilliamMcGregor46 | Sep 9, 2024