Huanggang

Huanggang is a prefecture-level city in easternmost Hubei Province, China. It is situated to the north of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and is bounded in the north by the Dabie Mountains and is named after Mount Huanggang.[1] It borders Henan in the north, Anhui in the east and Jiangxi in the south.

For other uses, see Huanggang (disambiguation).
Huanggang
黄冈市
Hwangkang
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise: Huanggang skyline, Li Siguang Memorial Museum, Shopping street in Huangzhou, Mount Tashan near Fengshan.
Location of Huanggang City jurisdiction in Hubei
Location of Huanggang City jurisdiction in Hubei
Huanggang is located in Hubei
Huanggang
Huanggang
Location of downtown Huanggang in Hubei
Coordinates (Huanggang municipal government): 30°27′13″N 114°52′21″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Municipal seatHuangzhou District
Area
[1]
 • Prefecture-level city17,446.63 km2 (6,736.18 sq mi)
 • Urban
363.23 km2 (140.24 sq mi)
 • Metro
963.44 km2 (371.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Prefecture-level city5,882,719
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
 • Urban
456,862
 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,152,559
 • Metro density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-HB-11
Local DialectLower Yangtze Mandarin
Website黄冈市政府门户网站 (Huanggang City Government Web Portal) (in Chinese)
Huanggang
Simplified Chinese黄冈
Traditional Chinese黃岡

The city's administrative area covers 17,453 square kilometers (6,739 sq mi) and the total population was 5,882,719 as of the 2020 census whom 456,862 resided in the Huangzhou urban district, making it the second most populous city in the province by administrative population, after Wuhan,[3] the provincial capital. the Ezhou – Huanggang built-up (or metro) area was home to 1,152,559 inhabitants comprising (Echeng district and Huangzhou district of Huanggang), and many of its residents work in Wuhan.[3] In 2007, the city is named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at the 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.[4]

History
Xugongmai Bronze Fu. Spring and Autumn period. Excavated at Weijia Pavilion Village, Yuwangcheng, Huangzhou.

In 845 BC Marquis Wen (文侯) Huang Meng (黃孟; also known as Huang Zhang / 黃璋) moved the capital of the State of Huang from Yicheng to Huangchuan (present-day Huangchuan, Henan). Huang Xi's descendants ruled State of Huang until 648 BC when it was destroyed by the State of Chu. The Marquis of Huang, Marquis Mu (穆侯) Huang Qisheng (黃企生), fled to the state of Qi. The people of Huang were forced to relocate to Chu. They settled in the region of present-day Hubei province, in a region known as the Jiangxia Prefecture (江夏郡) during the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). There are many places in this region today that were named after Huang e.g. Huanggang, Huangpi, Huangmei, Huangshi, Huangan, Huangzhou etc. Many of the people of Huang were also relocated to regions south of the Yangtze River. During the reign of Emperor Cheng of Jin, Later Zhao forces inflicted great damage on many Jin cities and bases north of the Yangtze and captured Zhucheng (邾城, in modern Huanggang, Hubei). Huanggang has a history of at least 2,000 years.[1]

Administration

Huanggang administers 12 county-level divisions, including one district, two county-level cities and seven counties:[5][6][1]

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#NameChinese (S)
Counties
1Hong'an County红安县
2Luotian County罗田县
3Yingshan County英山县
4Xishui County Xi River浠水县
5Qichun County蕲春县
6Huangmei County Yellow Plum黄梅县
7Tuanfeng County团风县
County-level cities
8Wuxue City武穴市
9Macheng City麻城市
District
10Huangzhou District黄州区
Other Areas
11Longganhu Administrative District龙感湖管理区
12Huanggang Economonic Development Area黄冈经济开发区

Climate
Climate data for Huanggang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)		 28.7
(83.7)		 30.0
(86.0)		 33.9
(93.0)		 36.1
(97.0)		 37.8
(100.0)		 39.7
(103.5)		 40.0
(104.0)		 39.3
(102.7)		 34.9
(94.8)		 29.7
(85.5)		 22.2
(72.0)		 40.0
(104.0)
Average high °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9)		 11.3
(52.3)		 16.0
(60.8)		 22.4
(72.3)		 27.2
(81.0)		 30.1
(86.2)		 33.1
(91.6)		 32.9
(91.2)		 29.0
(84.2)		 23.5
(74.3)		 17.2
(63.0)		 11.0
(51.8)		 21.8
(71.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5)		 7.4
(45.3)		 11.7
(53.1)		 17.8
(64.0)		 22.7
(72.9)		 26.1
(79.0)		 29.2
(84.6)		 28.6
(83.5)		 24.6
(76.3)		 18.9
(66.0)		 12.7
(54.9)		 7.0
(44.6)		 17.6
(63.7)
Average low °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4)		 4.4
(39.9)		 8.4
(47.1)		 14.1
(57.4)		 19.1
(66.4)		 23.0
(73.4)		 26.0
(78.8)		 25.4
(77.7)		 21.3
(70.3)		 15.5
(59.9)		 9.4
(48.9)		 4.0
(39.2)		 14.4
(57.9)
Record low °C (°F) −6.0
(21.2)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 3.1
(37.6)		 10.0
(50.0)		 13.3
(55.9)		 19.0
(66.2)		 17.0
(62.6)		 11.7
(53.1)		 4.4
(39.9)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 −8.0
(17.6)		 −8.0
(17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55.3
(2.18)		 74.8
(2.94)		 104.8
(4.13)		 149.8
(5.90)		 174.5
(6.87)		 217.6
(8.57)		 228.6
(9.00)		 119.9
(4.72)		 70.7
(2.78)		 67.9
(2.67)		 56.6
(2.23)		 32.4
(1.28)		 1,352.9
(53.27)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.3 11.2 13.5 12.2 12.1 13.0 12.0 10.2 7.6 8.4 9.0 7.2 126.7
Average snowy days 3.6 1.9 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1.2 7.7
Average relative humidity (%) 78 78 77 77 77 80 79 78 76 75 76 75 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 106.5 108.5 132.0 161.7 175.7 165.5 218.0 233.6 189.8 168.0 145.5 131.2 1,936
Percent possible sunshine 33 34 35 42 41 39 51 58 52 48 46 42 43
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

Cultural heritage

Huanggang is home to several significant cultural sites of historical interest, such as the Buddhist Ancestral Hall of Sakyamuni at Doufang Mountain, Wuzu Temple and its Changchun Nunnery, and Dongpo Red Cliff.

Education

Huanggang Normal University is a full-time institution of higher education located in the city of Huanggang.

Economy

Huanggang has a diversified economy, ranging from bio- and herbal medicine to manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism. Since ancient times, Huanggang has been renowned for local specialties such as the "Qichun Four Treasures" (snake, turtle, bamboo, and moxa), Huangmei "tiaohua" embroidery, and Wuxue "zhangshuiqian" bamboo products. Today, Huanggang at large is recognized for organic vegetables. With its "Guihuaxiang" brand of chestnuts, Luotian is the leading chestnut-growing county in all of China. Yingshan is famous for its "cloud mist" green tea. Qichun, of course, is famous for herbal medicine. Macheng is a national model county for cattle breeding. Huangmei is a major center of freshwater shrimp and fragrant jade rice production. And Hong'an peanut production ranks the first in Hubei Province.

Transportation

Huanggang enjoys an excellent transportation infrastructure. Wuhan airport is 90 kilometers (56 mi) to the west, while Jiujiang Airport in Jiangxi to the east is 160 kilometers (99 mi) away. Being on the Yangtze River, Wuhan main port is located 80 kilometers (50 mi) away, and Huangzhou District has a small bulk-handling port. There is an extensive road network, with three north–south and seven east–west major roads within the main city area. The city also is served by several new expressways, including the north–south "Jingzhu" (Beijing to Zhuhai, Guangdong) expressway and the east–west Wuhan to Shanghai expressway. Huanggang also is on the main north–south "Jingjiu" (Beijing to Hong Kong) and "Jingguang" (Beijing to Guangzhou, Guangdong) railway lines.

Bridges
The Edong Bridge over the Yangtze River

Two bridges connect Huanggang across the Yangtze to the Ezhou on the south bank of the river:

Other river crossings near Huanggang include:

Rail

Huanggang is served by the Beijing–Kowloon Railway, which has several stations within the prefecture-level city. The Huangzhou Station, located within Huangzhou District some 20 km (12 mi) northeast from downtown Huanggang, has the best service of all, with several trains a day to Beijing, Nanchang, and Shenzhen.[9] Huanggang travelers can also use the Huangshi station on the Wuhan–Jiujiang Railway, across the river.

Famous people

Huanggang prefecture is the birthplace of numerous famous Chinese inventors, scientists, and scholars, including:

  • Bi Sheng (毕昇), the inventor of movable type printing (Also known as one of the Four Great Inventions);
  • Dayi Daoxin (四祖道信), the 4th Patriarch of Chán(Zen) Buddhism;
  • Daman Hongren (五祖弘忍), the 5th Patriarch of Chán Buddhism;;
  • Li Shizhen (李时珍), herbalist and author of the ancient medical classic Compendium of Materia Medica;
  • Cheng Yi (程颐), ancient idealist philosopher;
  • Cheng Hao (程顥), founder of Neo-Confucianism, philosopher and politician in Song Dynasty;
  • Dong Biwu (董必武), Acting President of the People's Republic of China, 1972–1975;
  • Li Xiannian (李先念), former military leader and President of China;
  • Lin Biao (林彪), former military leader and Vice President of China. One of the ten marshals in China;[10]
  • Chen Tanqiu (陈谭秋), a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
  • Bao Huiseng (包惠僧), a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
  • Li Siguang (李四光), ethnic Mongol ecologist;
  • Wen Yiduo (闻一多), patriotic poet;
  • Xiong Shili (熊十力), a 20th-century Chinese philosopher;
  • Huang Kan (黄侃), a Chinese philologist.

As well, Huanggang is famous for producing military and political leaders. Hong'an County is known as the "County of Generals" in that more than 400 Chinese army generals have been born there, a total far greater than for any other county in all of China. In addition, former military leader and President of China, Li Xiannian (1909–1992), was born in Hong'an. The family of Taiwanese author Kuo Cheng came from Huanggang.[11]

References

Citations
  1. 辭海第六版 [Cihai (Sixth Edition)]. Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. September 2009. p. 957. ISBN 9787532628599.
  2. "China: Húbĕi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. 湖北黄冈9个县市确诊病例全部“清零”. Xinhua. 2020-03-14. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  4. "China's Top 10 Most Livable Cities". hnloudi.gov.cn. Hunan Loudi Official Government. 2012-03-28. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  5. 黄冈概况 (in Simplified Chinese). Huanggang People's Government. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018. 现辖七县(红安、罗田、英山、浠水、蕲春、黄梅、团风)、二市(武穴、麻城)，黄州区、龙感湖管理区和黄冈经济开发区，{...}
  6. 黄冈市历史沿革 [Historical Development of Huanggang City] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2018. 2010年第六次人口普查，黄冈市常住总人口6162069人，其中：黄州区366769人，团风县338609人，红安县602148人，罗田县544650人，英山县357296人，浠水县872649人，蕲春县727805人，黄梅县858806人，麻城市849090人，武穴市644247人。
  7. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. 黄州列车时刻表 [Huangzhou Station Schedule]., as compared to that for the neighboring stations: 浠水,蕲春,武穴
  10. Lin 164
  11. 郭箏 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). National Museum of Taiwan Literature. Retrieved 22 October 2019. 籍貫： 湖北黃岡

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