Zigui County Explained

Zigui County
Other Name:Tzekwei
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Hubei
Pushpin Label:Zigui
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hubei
Coordinates:30.826°N 110.978°W
Coor Pinpoint:Zigui government
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hubei
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Yichang
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2427
Population Total:367107
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+8
P:Zǐguī Xiàn
W:Tzu3-kuei1 Hsien4
Psp2:Tzukwei
S2:秭归
T2:秭歸
W2:Tzu3-kuei1
P2:Zǐguī

Zigui County is a county of western Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang and encompasses the easternmost portion of the Yangtze River Gorges, including the Xiling Gorge.

The county seat of Zigui is now the town of Maoping, situated a few kilometers west of the Three Gorges Dam on the high southern shore of the river. The original Zigui town was upstream to the west and was abandoned and submerged under the rising waters of the reservoir in the early years of the 21st century. As it is common in China, Maoping is typically labelled as "Zigui County" (Chinese: 秭归县) or simply "Zigui" (Chinese: 秭归) on most maps.

Administrative divisions

Eight towns:[1] [2] [3]

Four townships:

Tourism

A good view of the Three Gorges Dam, and of an ancillary dam further south, can be had from Maoping's riverside parks.

Economy

Most of Zigui is hilly or mountainous with basic farming and tea production. There are many small coal mines in the mountains, with the coal trucked to the river then loaded onto barges for shipping downstream.

Transportation

Passenger boats and ferries travelling up and down the river can dock at the large passenger dock ("Zigui Harbor", 秭归港) at Maoping, or at Taipingxi Town on the north bank close to the Dam. Frequent bus service connects Maoping with the center city of Yichang to the east; there is also bus service to most towns in the county, as well as to the neighboring counties.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hb/15334.html . zh:秭归县历史沿革 . Zigui County Historical Development . XZQH.org . zh-hans. 14 July 2014 . 8 November 2018 . Chinese: 1996年,秭归县面积2427平方千米,{....
  2. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2017/42/05/420527.html . zh:2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:秭归县 . 2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Zigui County . . 2017 . 8 November 2018 . Chinese: 统计用区划代码 名称 420527101000 茅坪镇 420527102000 归州镇 420527103000 屈原镇 420527104000 沙镇溪镇 420527105000 两河口镇 420527106000 郭家坝镇 420527107000 杨林桥镇 420527108000 九畹溪镇 420527201000 水田坝乡 420527202000 泄滩乡 420527203000 梅家河乡 420527204000 磨坪乡|.
  3. Web site: http://www.zigui.gov.cn/zigui/xzfc/ . zh:乡镇风采 列表页 . View of the Township-level divisions List . zh-hans. Zigui County People's Government . Chinese: {... . 8 November 2018.