Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

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Xiangxi 湘西
Autonomous prefecture
Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Chinese: 湘西土家族苗族自治州 Tujia: Xianxxix bifzivkar befkar zifzifzoux Miao: Xangdxid tutjadcul maolcul zibzhibzhoud
Panorama of Furong, a Tujia ancient town in Yongshun County
Location in Hunan
Coordinates(Xiangxi Prefecture government): 28°19′N109°44′E / 28.31°N 109.74°E / 28.31; 109.74
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Seat	Jishou
Area
• Total	15,486 km2 (5,979 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	2,902,000
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	CN¥ 81.8 billion US$ 12.1 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 28,170 US$ 4,189
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-HN-31

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture ^{[lower-alpha 1]} is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is located in northwestern Hunan province. ^{[lower-alpha 2]} It consists of one city, Jishou, and seven counties: Baojing, Fenghuang, Guzhang, Huayuan, Longshan, Luxi, and Yongshun. ^{[lower-alpha 3]} Jishou is the capital. Of the 2,480,000 residents, 66.6% are ethnic minorities from 25 different ethnic groups, including 860,000 Tujia and 790,000 Miao. ^[2]

History

Xiangxi has a long history. The land was sparsely inhabited during the Shang dynasty, through the Warring States period up to the era of the Sui dynasty and Tang dynasty. It fell under the influence of the Chu state during the Warring States era. Later, it became part of the Western and Eastern Han dynasty. After the collapse of the Han dynasty, it came under the control of the Shu dynasty during the Three Kingdoms Period of China. Then the area became a subject of the Jin dynasty. When the Yuan dynasty was established, the region became a part of the Hubei province. Soon later, Hubei and Hunan province became one single province called Huguang. The Ming dynasty reestablished the Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture and attached it to Hunan province.

Upon the establishment of modern China, the national government gave the region autonomous status and county level status. This meant that the provincial government had less control over the region compared to other counties.

Modern reforms

Ever since the reforms by Deng Xiaoping,^{[ when? ]} the region has developed substantially. The introduction of a large number of advanced production equipment and various types of automated production factories accelerated the growth of industries. In 2008, the total production value totaled 22,666 billion yuan.

Crop production

Agricultural products such as rice, wheat, corn, soybeans, electricity, cement, wood, cigarettes, fertilizers, yarn and cloth became primary products.

Administration

Map
Jishou (city) Luxi County Fenghuang County Huayuan County Baojing County Guzhang County Yongshun County Longshan County
English	Chinese	Pinyin	Miao	Tujia	Area [3]	Subdivisions [4]
						Subdistricts	Towns	Townships	Districts	Villages
Xiangxi Tujia Miao Autonomous Zone	湘西土家族 苗族自治州	Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu	Xangdxid tutjadcul maolcul zibzhibzhoud	Xianxxix bifzivkar befkar zifzifzoux	15462.30	7	69	89	183	1967
Jishou City	吉首市	Jíshǒu Shì	Jib Soud	Jirsouv sif	1062.46	4	5	7	38	138
Luxi County	泸溪县	Lúxī Xiàn	Lioux Kid	Lurqir xianf	1568.65		8	7	16	134
Fenghuang County	凤凰县	Fènghuáng Xiàn	Jib Zhes	Fongrhuanr xianf	1751.10		9	15	15	344
Huayuan County	花垣县	Huāyuán Xiàn	Jib Yox	Huaxyanr xianf	1111.12		8	10	19	288
Baojing County	保靖县	Bǎojìng Xiàn	Jib Yal	Baovjinf xianf	1745.88		10	6	16	198
Guzhang County	古丈县	Gǔzhàng Xiàn	Bloud Nhol	Guvzanf xianf	1286.23		6	6	18	140
Yongshun County	永顺县	Yǒngshùn Xiàn	Mongl Dongs	Yinvsunf xianf	3809.69		12	18	33	291
Longshan County	龙山县	Lóngshān Xiàn	Gheul Rongx	Longrsanx xianf	3127.16	3	11	20	28	434

Government

Main article: Politics of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

The current CPC party secretary of the autonomous prefecture is Guo Zhenggui, and the current mayor is Long Xiaohua.

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Hunan

Notes

1. Chinese :湘西土家族苗族自治州; pinyin :Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu; Tujia: Xianxxix bifzivkar befkar zifzifzoux; Miao: Xangdxid tutjadcul maolcul zibzhibzhoud
2. The name of the prefecture, 湘西, literally means 'Hunan west', 湘 (Xiāng) being an abbreviation for Hunan and 西 (xī) meaning 'west'.
3. Until 1988, part of the area that is now the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiajie, specifically Dayong (now, Zhangjiajie) city and Sangzhi County, was part of the autonomous prefecture.

References

1. "2022年湖南省各市州地区生产总值（三季度".
2. Xiangxi city and Xiangxi River - Xiangxi Tujia-Miao Autonomous Prefecture Is Located in Northwestern Hunan Province.
3. 湘西土家族苗族自治州国土资源局 [Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Bureau of Land Resources]. 《湘西土家族苗族自治州土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.^{[ full citation needed ]}
4. Ministry of Civil Affairs (1 August 2014). 《中国民政统计年鉴2014》 (in Simplified Chinese). China Statistics Press. ISBN   978-7-5037-7130-9.