Hong'an County

Hong'an County
红安县
County
Hong'an County from above
Hong'an
Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 31°20′N 114°37′E / 31.333°N 114.617°E / 31.333; 114.617Coordinates: 31°20′N 114°37′E / 31.333°N 114.617°E / 31.333; 114.617
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hubei
Prefecture-level city Huanggang
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website www.hazf.gov.cn

Hong'an County (simplified Chinese: 红安县; traditional Chinese: 紅安縣; pinyin: Hóng'ān Xiàn), formerly named Huang'an County (黄安县; 黃安縣; Huáng'ān Xiàn), located to the north of Wuhan, is a county in Huanggang, Hubei province, People's Republic of China.

Hong'an is known as the "County of Generals" in that more than 200 (or 79 with the real rank, plus those who had a similar rank during or after Liberation War, making 223) Chinese army generals have been born there, a total far greater than for any other county in all of China.

The former military leader and President of China, Li Xiannian (1909–1992), was born in Hong'an.

History

In 845 BC Marquis Wen 文侯 Huang Meng 黃孟 (aka 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, Huang'an (now Hong'an), Huangzhou etc. A large number of the people of Huang were also relocated to regions south of the Yangtze River.

Geography

Administrative divisions

Hong'an County administers 13 township-level divisions:[1][2][3]

#NameChinese (S)
Towns
1Chengguan城关镇
2Qiliping七里坪镇
3Huajiahe华家河镇
4Ercheng二程镇
5Shangxinji上新集镇
6Gaoqiao高桥镇
7Mi'ersi觅儿寺镇
8Baliwan八里湾镇
9Taipingqiao太平桥镇
10Yongjiahe永佳河镇
Township
11Xinghua杏花乡
Other Areas
12Huolianfan Tea Farm火连畈茶场
13Tiantaishan Scenic Area天台山风景区管理处

References

  1. 红安简介 (in Simplified Chinese). Hong'an County People's Government. Retrieved 9 January 2018. 行政区划:红安辖13个乡镇(场),分别为城关镇(面积117.94平方公里)(面积为平方公里,下同),杏花乡(面积166.41)、七里坪镇(面积351.33),华家河镇(面积167.25)、二程镇(面积129.25)、上新集镇(面积85.7)、高桥镇(面积150.06)、觅儿寺镇(面积89.64)、八里湾镇(面积100.6)、太平桥镇(面积75.15)、永佳河镇(面积225.81)、火连畈茶场(面积13.79)、天台山风景区管理处。村委会396个,村民小组3814个。
  2. 黄冈市乡镇(街道)名录 [Huanggang City Township-level Divisions List] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH (行政区划网站). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2018. 红安县辖10个镇、1个乡:城关镇、七里坪镇、华家河镇、二程镇、上新集镇、高桥镇、觅儿寺镇、八里湾镇、太平桥镇、永佳河镇、杏花乡。县政府驻城关镇。
  3. 中国地质邮政编码簿(2015). 中国邮政集团公司. 2015. p. 594.


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