| Xiangyang 襄阳 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| 襄阳市 | |
| Overlooking Fancheng District from Xiangcheng District on the other side of the Han River, which is a branch of the Yangtze River. | |
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Xiangyang
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Township-level divisions | 159 |
| City Seat | Xiangcheng District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,700 km2 (7,606.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 5,820,000 |
| • Density | 295.4/km2 (765.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 710 |
| GDP 2007 | ¥78.545 billion |
| GDP per capita 2007 | ¥14478 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鄂F |
Xiangyang (simplified Chinese: 襄阳; traditional Chinese: 襄陽; pinyin: Xiāngyáng) is a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China. It was formed from two famous ancient cities, Xiangyang and Fancheng. It was known as Xiangfan (襄樊; pinyin: Xiāngfán) until December 2nd, 2010.[1]
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The prefecture-level city of Xiangyang administers 9 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 3 county-level cities and 3 counties.
Xiangyang city is divided by the Han River, which runs through its heart and divides the city north-south. The city itself is an incorporation of two once separate, ancient cities: Fancheng and Xiangzhou. What remains of old Xianyang is located south of the Han River and contains one of the oldest still-intact city walls in China while Fancheng was located to the north of the Han River. Both cities served prominent historical roles in both the Ancient and Pre-Modern Periods of Chinese history. Today, the city is the second largest in Hubei, located about halfway between Wuhan and Xi'an. Xiangyang has an urban population of around 466,000 while its outlying county contains approximately 5,787,700 people.
The government website of Xiangyang City (襄陽市): http://www.xf.gov.cn/
These are further divided into 159 township-level divisions, including 106 towns, 29 townships and 24 subdistricts.
Xiangfan is a famous national-level historical and cultural city in China, with a history of over 2800 years. It was the location of major battles during the Three Kingdoms period in 191 A.D. between Sun Jian and Liu Biao and in 1267-1273 A.D. between the Southern Song and the Mongols.
Its major scenic spots and cultural sites include Xiangyang City Moat, the Pseudo-classic Street, Ancient Longzhong, Memorial Temple to Mi Fu, Lumen Temple.
The wall of Xiangfan city is very old, but the condition is fine now. The region's premier tourist attractions are Dahongshan scenic area and some historical relics, including the Lumenshan relic, the Zhanggongci Temple, the Cheng' en Monastery, and the Baishui Monastery.
Xiangyang has a monsoon-influenced, four season humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with cold, damp (but comparatively dry), winters, and hot, humid summers. Monthly daily averages range from 2.6 °C (36.7 °F) in January to 27.3 °C (81.1 °F) in July, with an annual mean temperature of 15.5 °C (59.9 °F). Humidity tends to be high year-round, exacerbating temperature extremes, though rainfall is noticeably greater during the summer months.
| Climate data for Laohekou (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 21.4 (0.843) |
28.3 (1.114) |
51.7 (2.035) |
68.3 (2.689) |
87.9 (3.461) |
99.1 (3.902) |
120.6 (4.748) |
131.5 (5.177) |
94.9 (3.736) |
70.4 (2.772) |
42.2 (1.661) |
18.4 (0.724) |
834.7 (32.862) |
| % humidity | 74 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 76.1 |
| Avg. precipitation days | 6.3 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 117.7 |
| Sunshine hours | 105.3 | 105.1 | 124.3 | 159.2 | 180.0 | 179.8 | 184.3 | 187.6 | 140.3 | 143.8 | 129.7 | 122.4 | 1,761.8 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Xiangyang possesses large water energy resources whilst its mineral deposits include rutile, ilmenite, phosphorus, barite, coal, iron, aluminum, gold, manganese, nitre, and rock salt. The reserves of rutile and ilmenite rank highly in China. Textile production is the mainstay industry of Xiangfan followed by machinery manufacture, chemical processing, electronics, and manufacture of construction materials. Agricultural resources are significant with Xiangfan's chief farm products including grain, cotton, vegetable oil crops, tobacco, tea and fruit. As the home of Dongfeng Motors, Xiangfan is a well known automobile hub. In addition, there are a number of chemical fibre enterprises in the city including Birla Jingwei Fibres, a member of the Aditya Birla Group.
Rail and highway transportation facilities in Xiangfan are very good. Xiangfan is a railway junction for the Xiangfan-Chongqing (Xiangyu), Hankou-Danjiangkou (Handan), and Jiaozuo-Liuzhou (Jiaoliu) Railways. Three National Highways including Route 207 pass through the city. The Han River and four other rivers are open to commercial navigation year-round. The Xiangfan Airport has commercial airline service to major cities throughout China including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
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