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Xiantao

Coordinates: 30°19′41″N 113°26′35″E / 30.328°N 113.443°E / 30.328; 113.443
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Xiantao
仙せん桃もも市し
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Xiantao West Railway Station
Xiantao West Railway Station
Location of Xiantao City jurisdiction in Hubei
Location of Xiantao City jurisdiction in Hubei
Xiantao is located in Hubei
Xiantao
Xiantao
Location of the city centre in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°19′41″N 113°26′35″E / 30.328°N 113.443°E / 30.328; 113.443
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Area
 • County-level & Sub-prefectural city2,538 km2 (980 sq mi)
 • Urban
[1][2]
240.00 km2 (92.66 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (101 ft)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • County-level & Sub-prefectural city1,175,085
 • Estimate 
(2017)
1,601,000
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
[2]
404,000
GDP[4]
 • County-level & Sub-prefectural cityCN¥ 59.8 billion
US$ 9.6 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 51,496
US$ 8,268
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Website仙せん桃もも市し人民じんみん政府せいふ门户网站 (translation: Xiantao City People's Government Web Portal) (in Simplified Chinese)

Xiantao (Chinese: 仙せん桃もも; pinyin: Xiāntáo) is a sub-prefecture-level city in the east of Hubei province, China. Located at the Jianghan Plain in the middle of Hubei province and spanning 112°55' – 113°49' east longitude and 30°04' – 30°32' north latitude, Xiantao City covers an area of 2,538 km2 (980 sq mi). Xiantao is the hometown of author Chi Li and entrepreneur Lei Jun.

History

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Map including Xiantao (labeled as MIEN-YANG 沔陽) (1953)

Xiantao was known as Mianyang (simplified Chinese: 沔阳; traditional Chinese: 沔陽; pinyin: Miǎnyáng) until 1986.[5]

Geography

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It is close to the provincial capital of Wuhan, and only one hour drive from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, Hankou Railway Station and Changjiang—Wuhan Port. The G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway running and the G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway cross near Xiantao city.[citation needed]

Administrative divisions

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Xiantao administers:[3][6][7]

# Name (Standard Mandarin) Chinese (S) Pinyin Romanization
Subdistricts
1 Shazui Subdistrict 沙すな嘴くちばし街道かいどう[8] Shāzuǐ Jiēdào
2 Ganhe Subdistrict 干ひ河かわ街道かいどう Gān/Gànhé Jiēdào
3 Longhuashan Subdistrict 龙华山やま街道かいどう Lónghuáshān Jiēdào
Towns
4 Zhengchang Town 郑场镇 Zhèngcháng/chǎng Zhèn
5 Maozui Town 毛もう嘴くちばし镇 Máozuǐ Zhèn
6 Louhe Town 剅河镇 (豆まめ河かわ镇) Lóuhé Zhèn
7 Sanfutan Town Dog days Pond 三伏さんぷく潭镇 Sānfú Zhèn
8 Huchang Town 胡えびす场镇 Húcháng/chǎng Zhèn
9 Changtangkou Town 长埫口こう镇 (长倘口こう镇) Chángtǎngkǒu[9] Zhèn
10 Xiliuhe Town 西にし流りゅう河かわ镇 Xīliúhé Zhèn
11 Shahu Town Sand Lake 沙すな湖みずうみ镇 Shāhú Zhèn
12 Yanglinwei Town 杨林尾お镇 Yánglínwěi Zhèn
13 Pengchang Town 彭场镇 Péngcháng/chǎng Zhèn
14 Zhanggou Town 张沟镇 Zhānggōu Zhèn
15 Guohe Town Guo River 郭かく河かわ镇 Guōhé Zhèn
16 Miancheng Huizu Town 沔城回かい族ぞく镇 Miǎnchéng Huízú Zhèn
17 Tonghaikou Town (T'ung-hai-k'ou) 通つう海うみ口こう镇 Tōnghǎikǒu Zhèn
18 Chenchang Town 陈场镇 Chéncháng/chǎng Zhèn
Other Areas
19 Xiantao Industrial Park Zone 仙せん桃もも工こう业园区く Xiāntáo Gōngyè Yuánqū
20 Jiuheyuan Seed Stock Station 九きゅう合ごう垸原种场 Jiǔhéyuàn Yuánzhǒngcháng/chǎng
21 Shahu Seed Stock Station Sand Lake 沙すな湖みずうみ原げん种场 Shāhú Yuánzhǒngcháng/chǎng
22 Paihu Scenic Area Pai Lake 排はい湖こ风景区く Páihú Yuánzhǒngcháng/chǎng
23 Wuhu Fishery Five Lake 五ご湖こ渔场 Wǔhú Yúchǎng
24 Zhaoxiyuan Forestry Area 赵西垸林场 Zhàoxīyuàn Línchǎng
25 Liujiayuan Forestry Area Liu Family Dyke 刘家垸林场 Liújiāyuàn Línchǎng
26 Chuqinliang Seed Stock Station 畜禽良りょう种场 Chùqínliáng Yuánzhǒngcháng/chǎng

Former town: Xiachabu/Xiazhabu (Hsia-cha-fou) (下しも查埠镇)

Climate

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Climate data for Xiantao (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3) 		27.3
(81.1) 		31.6
(88.9) 		33.5
(92.3) 		35.5
(95.9) 		37.0
(98.6) 		38.3
(100.9) 		39.3
(102.7) 		37.0
(98.6) 		33.8
(92.8) 		30.2
(86.4) 		22.7
(72.9) 		39.3
(102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.1
(46.6) 		11.1
(52.0) 		15.9
(60.6) 		22.2
(72.0) 		27.0
(80.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.2
(90.0) 		28.5
(83.3) 		23.2
(73.8) 		16.9
(62.4) 		10.7
(51.3) 		21.5
(70.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7) 		7.1
(44.8) 		11.5
(52.7) 		17.6
(63.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		26.1
(79.0) 		28.8
(83.8) 		28.2
(82.8) 		24.0
(75.2) 		18.4
(65.1) 		12.3
(54.1) 		6.5
(43.7) 		17.3
(63.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7) 		4.0
(39.2) 		8.2
(46.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		23.1
(73.6) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.1
(77.2) 		20.7
(69.3) 		15.1
(59.2) 		9.0
(48.2) 		3.4
(38.1) 		14.1
(57.3)
Record low °C (°F) −10.5
(13.1) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		1.8
(35.2) 		8.9
(48.0) 		12.8
(55.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		16.0
(60.8) 		10.6
(51.1) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		−10.5
(13.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 50.4
(1.98) 		62.8
(2.47) 		89.1
(3.51) 		139.8
(5.50) 		170.8
(6.72) 		200.0
(7.87) 		222.2
(8.75) 		99.7
(3.93) 		73.1
(2.88) 		66.1
(2.60) 		56.9
(2.24) 		29.5
(1.16) 		1,260.4
(49.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.9 10.4 12.9 11.9 12.8 11.6 10.0 8.5 8.0 9.5 9.4 7.5 122.4
Average snowy days 4.7 2.7 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1.4 9.9
Average relative humidity (%) 75 75 76 76 75 79 79 79 76 75 75 72 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 97.5 96.1 122.2 154.6 167.2 165.4 222.9 222.5 167.7 148.9 130.3 119.7 1,815
Percent possible sunshine 30 30 33 40 39 39 52 55 46 43 41 38 41
Source: China Meteorological Administration[10][11]

Demographics

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As of 2006, the population of Xiantao was 1,480,100.[12] Of this, the urban population was 593,500 and the rural population was 886,600.[citation needed] As of 2016, the population of Xiantao was 1.5635 million.[13]

Sports

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Xiantao has been described as a "Gymnastics town", because it has cultivated several gymnastics champions, such as Li Xiaoshuang, Li Dashuang, and Yang Wei.[citation needed]

Transportation

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Famous People

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Person Brief Introduction
Chen Youliang The peasant uprising leader at the end of Yuan Dynasty, Emperor "Dahan"
Luo Jun Former president of Sun Yat-sen University, Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lei Jun Founder, Chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Inc
Chang Yani Diver
Li Xiaoshuang Gymnast, Olympic gold medalist
Li Dashuang Gymnast, Olympic gold medalist
Yang Wei Gymnast, Olympic gold medalist
Liao Hui Weightlifter, Men's Weightlifting 69 kg Championship at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Chi Li Famous writer, winner of the Lu Xun prize for Literature

References

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Look up Xiantao or Hsien-t'ao in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
  1. ^ Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 22.
  2. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 66. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b 仙せん桃もも市し历史沿革えんかく [translation: The Historical Development of Xiaotao City] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2017. 2000年ねん第だい五ご次じ人口じんこう普ひろし查，{...}下しも查埠镇37563人にん、{...}2004年ねん末まつ，仙せん桃もも市し面めん积2538平方へいほう千せん米めーとる，{...}2010年ねん第だい六ろく次じ人口じんこう普ひろし查，仙せん桃もも市し常住じょうじゅう总人口じんこう1175085人にん，其中：沙すな嘴くちばし街道かいどう72590人にん，干ひ河かわ街道かいどう147528人にん，龙华山やま办事处104160人にん，郑场镇45198人にん，毛もう嘴くちばし镇57563人にん，剅河镇61822人にん，三伏さんぷく潭镇52571人にん，胡えびす场镇54476人にん，长倘口こう镇74671人にん，西にし流りゅう河かわ镇72471人にん，沙すな湖みずうみ镇32465人にん，杨林尾お镇57492人にん，彭场镇82724人にん，张沟镇58965人にん，郭かく河かわ镇46312人にん，沔城回かい族ぞく镇17140人にん，通つう海うみ口こう镇44935人にん，陈场镇55041人にん，仙せん桃もも工こう业园20070人にん，九きゅう合ごう垸原种场3922人にん，沙すな湖みずうみ原げん种场6784人にん，排はい湖こ渔场1748人にん，五ご湖こ渔场2049人にん，赵西垸林场429人にん，刘家垸林场1027人にん，畜禽良りょう种场932人にん。
  4. ^ 湖北こほく省しょう统计局きょく、国家こっか统计局きょく湖北こほく调查总队 (August 2016). 《湖北こほく统计年ねん鉴－2016》. 中国ちゅうごく统计出版しゅっぱん社しゃ. ISBN 978-7-5037-7847-6. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  5. ^ 辭じ海うみ第だい六ろく版はん [Cihai (Sixth Edition).]. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. September 2009. p. 1575. ISBN 9787532628599. 1986年ねん撤销，改あらため设仙桃もも市し。
  6. ^ 仙せん桃もも市し人じん大信たいしん息いき网--人事じんじ任免にんめん (in Simplified Chinese). Xiantao NPC Office. Retrieved 27 December 2017. 郑场 毛げ嘴くちばし 剅河 三さん伏ふく潭 胡えびす场 长埫口こう 西にし流りゅう河かわ 彭场 沙すな湖みずうみ 杨林尾お 张沟 郭かく河かわ 沔城 通どおり海うみ口こう 陈场 干ひ河かわ 龙华山やま 沙すな嘴くちばし 工こう业园 高だか新しん区く 沙原さはら 九きゅう合ごう垸 排はい湖こ风景区く
  7. ^ 2017年ねん统计用よう区く划代码和城じょう乡划分ぶん代だい码：仙せん桃もも市し (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018. 统计用よう区く划代码 名称めいしょう 429004001000 沙すな嘴くちばし街道かいどう办事处 429004002000 干ひ河かわ街道かいどう办事处 429004003000 龙华山やま办事处 429004100000 郑场镇 429004101000 毛もう嘴くちばし镇 429004102000 豆まめ河かわ镇 429004103000 三さん伏ふく潭镇 429004104000 胡えびす场镇 429004105000 长倘口こう镇 429004106000 西にし流りゅう河かわ镇 429004107000 沙すな湖みずうみ镇 429004108000 杨林尾お镇 429004109000 彭场镇 429004110000 张沟镇 429004111000 郭かく河かわ镇 429004112000 沔城回かい族ぞく镇 429004113000 通つう海うみ口こう镇 429004114000 陈场镇 429004400000 工こう业园区く 429004401000 九きゅう合ごう垸原种场 429004402000 沙すな湖みずうみ原げん种场 429004404000 五ご湖こ渔场 429004405000 赵西垸林场 429004407000 畜禽良りょう种场 429004408000 排はい湖こ风景区く
  8. ^ 仙せん桃もも市し人民じんみん政府せいふ沙すな嘴くちばし街道かいどう办事处.
  9. ^ 长倘口こう镇[sic] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2017. 长倘口こう镇[sic]{...}【概がい况】[Chángtǎngkǒu]仙せん桃もも市し辖镇。{...}于是改名かいめい成なり"长埫口こう"{...}
  10. ^ 中国ちゅうごく气象数すう据すえ网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Experience Template" 中国ちゅうごく气象数すう据すえ网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  12. ^ 辭じ海うみ第だい六ろく版はん. [Cihai (Sixth Edition)]. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. September 2009. p. 2479. ISBN 9787532628599. 人口じんこう148万まん(2006年ねん)。
  13. ^ 仙せん桃もも市し2016年ねん国民こくみん经济和わ社会しゃかい发展统计公こう报.. Xiantao People's Government. 2017-07-10.


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