What is the history and economy of Xingshan County?

Xingshan County, Yichang City, Hubei Province

It was a fief from Chu in ancient times. During the reign of the Zhou Dynasty (857-842 BC), Xiong Zhi, a descendant of Xiong Yi, sealed Xingshan and built Gaoyang City. Qin and Han belong to Zigui, a southern county.

Xingshan County, the hometown of Wang Zhaojun, the princess of Han Ming, was founded in 26 AD.

in the third year of Wu Yong' an in the Three Kingdoms (26), Xingshan was established in the northern boundary of Zigui County, and it was named Xingshan because the county governance rose in the mountains.

Changning County (Xingshan and Zigui were transferred to Changning) was located in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the first year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (581), Changning was changed to Zigui (Xingshan belongs to Zigui), and in the third year of Tang Wude (62), Xingguan was set up in Zigui, and in the fifth year of Xining in Northern Song Dynasty (172), Xingshan entered Zigui.

xingshan was merged into Badong county in the seventh year of Ming dynasty (1442), and was restored to xingshan county in the seventh year of Chenghua (1471).

in p>1949, xingshan county government was established, which successively belonged to Yichang prefecture, Yichang region and Yichang city.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Zhaojun volunteered to marry the Huns, which made important contributions to national unity and the peace of the frontier. Li Laiheng, the leader of the peasant uprising army in the late Ming Dynasty, led a crowd to fight here for 13 years. During the Revolution of 1911, there were Gao Shangzhi, Sun Shao Ji, Chen Guang 'an, Jia Yehong, Xing Yuwen and others. During the Second Civil Revolution (i.e. the Agrarian Revolution), the Baxinggui Soviet Area, founded by China * * * production party, was one of the Hunan and Hubei base areas led by He Long, and the Xingshan County Committee of China * * * production party was established in 1928. In War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Xingshan is the front battlefield to defend Chongqing, and the people of Xingshan have made great contributions to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. On August 6th, 1949, China People's Liberation Army liberated Xingshan.

xingshan county is rich in natural resources. There are dense forests and numerous local products on the mountain, and there are abundant minerals under the mountain. The rivers in the mountains contain abundant water energy, and the combination of mountains and rivers with peculiar natural scenery has formed four advantageous resources: hydropower, minerals, Lint and tourism.

in p>21, the county can achieve a regional GDP of 4.4 billion yuan and a per capita GDP of 25, yuan.

Xingshan County is located at the head of the Three Gorges Dam, bordering Yichang in the east, Badong in the west, Quyuan's hometown in the south and Shennongjia in the north. Unique location advantages and convenient land and water transportation. The impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam has greatly improved the tourist traffic conditions in Xingshan and brought unprecedented development opportunities to Xingshan tourism.

47 large and small power stations have been built in Xingshan County, with an installed capacity of 18, kilowatts, and the per capita installed capacity and electricity consumption are at the leading level at the county level in China, realizing primary electrification in rural areas. More than 1 kinds of geological and mineral resources have been developed and utilized, forming pillar industries such as phosphating, metallurgy and building materials. Xingfa Chemical Group, led by phosphorus chemical industry, has total assets of more than 2 billion yuan, and its products are sold to more than 3 countries and regions such as Europe, America and Southeast Asia, earning 5 million US dollars annually. The forestry and fruit industry has developed special products with brands of Zhaojun navel orange, Jincheng orange, Rouge pomelo, thin-shell walnut, ginkgo, Eucommia ulmoides and Chinese kiwifruit. The 6, mu Linguote base has become a "green bank" for farmers to get rich. The mileage of highways is 1,3 kilometers, 9% of villages are connected with highways, and the newly-built Xiakou Port, with an annual throughput of 6, tons and 3, passengers, has been put into operation. The Lanzhou-Hangzhou Expressway has been included in the national plan after passing through Xingshan. Radio and television optical cable from Xingshan to Yichang was opened, with a total telephone installation capacity of 28,, and mobile communication covered all towns and major traffic roads. Zhaojun Mountain Villa, Hanmingfei Hotel, Xiangxi Hotel and many other star-rated hotels provide first-class services for guests from all over the world.