| Changyang County | |
| Official Name: | Changyang Tujia Autonomous County |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Hubei |
| Pushpin Label: | Changyang |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hubei |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hubei |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yichang |
| Area Total Km2: | 3430 |
| Population Total: | 305,740 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 30.4667°N 162°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Changyang Tujia Autonomous County or in Tujia language known as Changryangf Bifzivkar Zivzirxianf is an autonomous county in western Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang.
The county is located in the basin of the Qing River, a right tributary of the Yangtze. The river is flanked by mountains on both sides, the tallest of which - the Tianzhu Mountain - is tall. The river is dammed by the Geheyan Dam (located within the county) and the Gaoba Dam (located in the neighboring Yidu County-level City, but flooding some of the Qingjiang River valley within Changyang County as well). The resulting reservoirs provide the main water transportation route throughout much of the county.
Established in 1984 with a surface area of and a population in 1984 of 399,000 inhabitants, of which 295,000 were Tujia.[1]
Three townships:
The new Yichang-Wanzhou Railway crosses the northwestern part of the county, with two stations - Langping and Hejiaping - located near the eponymous towns of the county.
The China National Highway 318, and the newly constructed Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway (G50) run roughly parallel to the railway. Building the expressway in this area required the construction of a number of tunnels and remarkable bridges, such as the Longtanhe Bridge just outside Langping Town.[5]