Xiangyang Travel Guide

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Xiangyang Travel Guide

City Profile

Lying in the northwest of Hubei Province and middle reaches of the Hanshui River, the name of Xiangfan is formed from the merger of Xiangyang and Fancheng. Xiangfan is on the east edge of the Jianghan Plain, adjoining Sichuan, Shanxi to its west, Hunan, Guizhou to its south. Xiangfan City, which is a transition belt from the second step of the staircase to the third step of the staircase in China’s topography, is in an irregular square shape. The west of Xiangfan is a serried mountainous area of Jingshan Ranges and Wudangshan Ranges, while the east is a foothills area surrounded by Dahong Mountain and Tongbo Mountain. The north of Xiangfan, called “Hillock Area in Northern Hubei”, is scattered over Wudangshan Ranges and Tongbai Mointain. The area of Hanshui River and the south are more open fluvial plain.

Xiangfan City occupies an important status in transportation and had known for its waterways in the south and roads in the north and had been the seven provinces thoroughfares from ancient times. According to the local chronicle,... [ View Details ]