Yingcheng District
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Yingcheng (longitude:113° 34' latitude:30° 57') (area code 0712, postal code 432400) is a County-level City in central Hubei Province which covers 1103.38km2 and has a population of 670,000. Yingcheng is 96 kilometers from Wuhan, via the National Highway 107 and the Wuhan-Yichang Road. Yingcheng was one of the first places in China to discover and exploit gypsum -- a key mineral used for sculpting, building, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and the chemical and food sectors. The city's proven gypsum reserves amount to 1.6 billion tons. It is also home to the famous Golden Eagle brand motorcycle.
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