Xiangyang is a controversial city, especially in recent years, people often like to compare several central and western provincial capitals, mainly Luoyang and Nanyang in Henan, xiangyang and Yichang in Hubei. What to fight for? The dispute between Nanyang and Xiangyang over Zhuge Gong's cultivated land; the dispute between Yichang and Xiangyang over the hubei old two; and the competition between the four cities to become the first non-provincial capital cities in the central and western regions in the future. Several cities do not accept each other's defeat, and some netizens also want to compete for a high and low. Today, we abandon the debate, mainly take you to know Xiangyang, and at the same time understand the three bests of Xiangyang, 1 of China, 1 of Asia, and 1 of the world.
Meet Xiangyang:
Xiangyang is located in the middle reaches of the Han River, west of Guanshan, east of Jianghuai, across the Eyu-Shaanxi, choke north and south as long as chong, since ancient times has the "south ship north horse, seven provinces through the Qu" reputation. The ancients took the south of the mountain as the yang, the north of the mountain as the yin, the north of the water as the yang, and the south of the water as the yin, because the county rule was in the yang of Xiangshui, so it was named Xiangyang.
In the words of the world, the emphasis is on Xiangyang; in the southeast, it is heavy on Wuchang, and in the words of Huguang, it is heavy on Jingzhou. ——Gu Zuyu
Xiangyang Ancient City Wall
Xiangyang is the main birthplace of Chu culture, Han culture and Three Kingdoms culture, with a history of 2800 years. In November 2010, Xiangfan City was renamed Xiangyang City, under the jurisdiction of Xiangcheng, Fancheng and Xiangzhou districts, zaoyang, Yicheng and Laohekou county-level cities, Nanzhang, Gucheng and Baokang counties, with an area of 19,700 square kilometers, the most recent census showed a permanent population of 5.261 million people, and the GDP in 2021 was estimated at 530 billion. Xiangyang has the titles of "National Historical and Cultural City, China Excellent Tourism City, National Garden City, Chinese Calligraphy City, China Charming City" and so on. (The creation of a national civilized city has not yet succeeded)
Xiangyang moat
Xiangyang is the best of China: the moat
The moat under the world is the widest in Xiangyang. According to historical records, as early as the Song Dynasty, the average width of the Xiangyang moat reached more than 180 meters, the widest point reached more than 250 meters (excluding the Han River), among all the ancient cities in China, the Xiangyang moat is the widest moat in China, and it is precisely because of the protection of the moat that the ancient city of Xiangyang can be easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Xiangyang is known as "Xiangyang of Iron Strike", "The First City in the World", "The Land where Soldiers Must Fight", etc. The Song and Yuan Xiangyang Battles are the best examples, for 6 years, the Mongolian Yuan failed to break through, and finally due to the lack of materials in the city, waiting for rescue hopeless, the defenders had no choice but to surrender.
Although today's ancient city and moat have lost the significance of city defense, the ancient architectural culture, military culture and ancient city culture they contain have made it the core of Xiangyang's history and culture. Since 2019, Xiangyang has begun to comprehensively renovate the moat, dredging the moat from the Nanmen Bridge to the Minzhu Road Bridge, widening the 360-meter river channel near the Yongjun Bridge of the moat, strengthening the landscape construction on both sides of the river, and becoming a good place for people to relax.
Lady City of Xiangyang
The best of Asia in Xiangyang: the test track
Xiangyang Dongfeng Motor Proving Ground, which is now Xiangyang Daan Automobile Testing Center Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Daan Center"), was founded in 1985 and is subordinate to Dongfeng Motor Engineering Research Institute, the first phase was completed in 1990, and the second phase was completed in 2002.
Xiangyang Proving Ground
In November 2019, the third phase of the Dongfeng Proving Ground project was completed and put into use, with a total investment of 1.605 billion yuan and an area of 1,100 acres, built by Xiangyang Daan Automobile Testing Center, which is the largest test field in China, the highest design standard and the most complete test function, and is also the largest test field in Asia, where 70% of the new cars in the country are tested. All the durability tests and one-third certification tests of domestic hydrogen fuel vehicles are carried out here, and it is also the only hydrogen energy vehicle development test base in China.
The fourth phase of the expansion project plans to invest 2.4 billion yuan, newly acquired 1462 acres of land, and is currently being expanded. After all are completed, the total area of Xiangyang Automobile Test Field will exceed 5,000 mu, and the total length of the road of the Automobile Test Field will reach 90 kilometers.
Happy Coast of Yuliang Chau
The world's best in Xiangyang: Yuliangzhou Central Ecological Park
At present, the largest city central park in China is Chongqing Central Park, covering an area of 2295 acres, ranking third in the world, the world's second largest city park is Hyde Park in London, England, covering an area of about 2400 acres, the world's largest city park is Manhattan Central Park in New York, the United States, covering an area of about 5000 acres. The Xiangyang Yuliangzhou Central Ecological Park under construction covers an area of 513.9 hectares, that is, 7708.5 acres, which is 1.5 times that of The Central Park in Manhattan, New York, USA, and will be the world's largest central ecological park after completion.
YuliangZhou planning map
Yuliangzhou Central Ecological Park is located in the center of Xiangyang City, and is the only island in the Han River Basin that is currently approved for humidity use. In July 2020, the three-year investment of a total of 892 million yuan around the island landscape belt passed the completion acceptance, including the four major sections of the water-friendly space "Happy Waterfront", the resort and leisure area "Yuliang Hanying", the ecological experience area "Green Field Trail" and the cultural display area "Chuangzhi Coast". The Central Ecological Park project under construction has a total investment of more than 900 million yuan, mainly including the Hanshui Cultural Pearl Chain Area, the Ecological Experience Tour Area and the Green Ecological Conservation Area. When fully completed, it will be the world's largest central ecological park and a famous leisure resort.
Night view of Xiangyang
Xiangyang, a famous city in the hinterland of China, is a real city. A river of clear water through the city, ten miles of green mountains and half into the city, may you create more and more glory in this provincial sub-central city.