What is the postal code of Xishui County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province?
Postcode: 438000
Xishui County is located at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains, eastern Hubei, and the north bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Xishui County governs 15 towns (fields) and 1 provincial economic development zone. . The land area is 1949.3 square kilometers. The total population at the end of the year was 1.0276 million. She is the hometown of Mr. Wen Yiduo, a famous patriotic poet, scholar, and democratic fighter. It is also the place where the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries such as Chen Tanqiu, Dong Biwu, Xu Xiangqian, Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, and Li Xiannian fought and lived.
Xishui has beautiful mountains and rivers and picturesque scenery. Du Mu, Su Dongpo, Wang Xizhi, Huang Tingjian and other literary giants and poets visited here many times and left many popular poems and ink marks. Xu Shouhui, the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Yuan Dynasty, once established his capital here. The "third spring in the world" located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and Xihe River was personally identified by the tea sage Lu Yu. Doufangshan Zen Temple, known as the "Holy Land of Buddhism", was first built in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Yuan Dynasty. It has been popular for more than a thousand years. The famous Hubei Triangle Mountain Summer Resort and Bailian River Scenic Area have always been ideal places for tourism and leisure vacations. The county museum has an impressive collection of more than 40,000 thread-bound ancient books and publications, ranking the largest among all counties and cities in Hubei. In particular, the "Wen Yiduo Memorial Hall", whose name was inscribed by General Secretary Jiang Zemin himself, has been listed as a patriotism education base by the country and attracts an endless stream of visitors.
Xishui has a unique location and developed transportation. It has been a battleground for merchants since ancient times. It is located in the Yangtze River Open Development Zone of Jiujiang, Huangshi, and Wuhan. The Yangtze River Waterway, Liujie Highway, and Hurong Expressway pass through the border in parallel; the Huangshi Yangtze River Bridge directly crosses the Xishui River and can reach the county in 20 minutes; the Beijing-Kowloon Railway crosses the border. It runs through the territory and has two passenger and cargo stations, forming a network of railways, highways and waterways extending in all directions.
Xishui’s industrial economy is developing strongly. There are 14 categories including metallurgy, machinery, chemical industry, medicine, building materials, electronics, and food, and more than 150 famous brand products such as Tianbao wine, double-low oil, high-agricultural fertilizer, binding paper, low-temperature meat, etc., which are famous all over the country, both inside and outside the Great Wall.
Xishui has a long history of agriculture, sophisticated farming technology, and specialty products that are popular in the market. Six major production bases have been built for commercial grain, commercial cotton, low erucic acid rape, lean pigs, freshwater fish, and fast-growing and high-yield forests. Oil production is among the top 100 counties in the country. "Sesame Lake Lotus Root" and "Cehu Crab" were tributes from the Ming and Qing dynasties and were included in the "Chinese Recipe". High-quality rice, low erucic acid rape, lean pork, fresh fish, and green tea are well-known at home and abroad. Vegetables, citrus, chestnuts, tea, sericulture and other products are large in quantity, high in quality and low in price, and are very popular among consumers. Xishui is rich in products and has obvious resource advantages. There are thirty-eight kinds of proven mineral deposits, mainly iron sand, yellow sand, granite, marble, potassium (sodium) feldspar, pyrite, etc. Yellow sand has unique resources and excellent quality, with static reserves of 650 million tons and an annual output of 50 million tons. It is known as the "national food stamp" of building materials. The total reserves of the newly discovered sillimanite mine exceed 10 million tons, and its economic value is about 30 billion yuan, which is rare in the country.
The infrastructure construction in Xishui has developed rapidly, and the county has taken on a completely new look. The urban streets are clean, the roads are spacious, and public facilities are complete, winning the "Chutian Cup" for county construction in the province. Xihe realizes cascade power generation and continues to develop. Program-controlled telephones were integrated into international networks, and mobile telephones spread throughout urban and rural areas. The coal yard in the railway station area was put into operation, and the railway economy made great progress. Xishui Economic Development Zone and Sanhua Economic Special Zone under the provincial administration have open policies and beautiful environment. They are feng shui treasures for Chinese and foreign businessmen to invest in real estate. More than 20 well-known Chinese and foreign companies, including Hubei Yihua Group, have invested more than 1 billion yuan here and have achieved substantial economic benefits.
Geographical situation
Xishui County is located in the southeast of Hubei Province, on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains. It borders Qichun County to the east, Tuanfeng County to the north, and faces Ezhou City and Huangshi City across the river to the west. It is adjacent to Yingshan and Luotian counties in the northeast. The geographical position is 115 degrees to 115 degrees 38 minutes east longitude, and 30 degrees 12 minutes to 30 degrees 49 minutes north latitude. The county is 61.3 kilometers wide from east to west and 68.5 kilometers long from north to south, with a territory of 1949.3 square kilometers. Xishui has been the main thoroughfare of seven provinces since ancient times. The county seat is only 100 kilometers away from the provincial capital city Wuhan, and the neighboring provincial capital cities Hefei, Nanchang, and Changsha are all about 300 kilometers away. There are three deep-water docks in the territory: Bahe, Lanxi and Sanhua, which can lead to Sichuan from above and Shanghai from below. The Beijing-Kowloon Railway runs through the entire territory, reaching Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in the morning and evening. The Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway, Wuhuang Expressway and Daguangbei Expressway cross the border.
The terrain of this county slopes from northeast to southwest, with the highest point above sea level being 1055 meters (triangular top) and the lowest point being 14.5 meters. The county's terrain mainly includes three types: low mountains, hills and plains. It is known as "three mountains, six hills and one plain, with pastoral water in between". Low mountains are mostly distributed in Xima Town and Triangle Mountain Tourist Scenic Area in the east of the county, covering an area of 407.8 square kilometers, accounting for 20.4% of the county's total area; hills and hills are spread throughout the county, covering an area of 1,276.4 square kilometers, accounting for 20.4% of the county's total area. 63.9%; alluvial plains are mostly found in the southwest riverside area, covering an area of 314.9 square kilometers, accounting for 15.7% of the total area.
This county has five major water systems: Xihe River, Bahe River, Qihe River, Cehu Lake and Wangtian Lake, all of which belong to the Yangtze River water system. The Yangtze River enters from Bahekou, passes through Bahe, Lanxi, Daijiazhou, and Sanhua to Maoshan Gate and exits into Qichun County, with a crossing section of 41 kilometers. The total length of the Xihe River is 133.5 kilometers, of which 72.5 kilometers are within the territory and the drainage area is 816.5 square kilometers. The Ba River is the boundary river between this county and Luotian and Tuanfeng counties, with a total length of 151 kilometers and a drainage area of 579.93 square kilometers. Qihe River, the drainage area of three rivers in the territory belongs to the Qihe River Basin. The first is the Xima River, which is 19.8 kilometers long; the second is the Liupu River, which is 9.5 kilometers long; and the third is the Longtanchong River, which is 8 kilometers long. The above three rivers have a basin area of 259.2 square kilometers and are all mountain rivers. Ce Lake is the largest lake in the county, located 40 kilometers south of the county, with a water surface of approximately 13,500 acres. Wangtian Lake is located in the northeast of Bahe Town, on the edge of the Yangtze River, 25 kilometers away from the county seat. The area is about 10,000 acres.
Administrative divisions
The county has jurisdiction over 12 towns (Qingquan, Bahe, Zhuwa, Wanggang, Tuanpi, Guankou, Bailian, Caihe, Xima, Dingsi _, Lanxi, Sanhua) Township 1 (Lvyang), District 2 (Xishui Economic Development Zone, Triangle Mountain Scenic Area) and Farm 1 (Cehu Breeding Farm), *** there are 649 villages (communities), 5669 A villager group (resident group).
Historical evolution
It has a history of more than 1,500 years since the county was established in the 25th year of Yuanjia of Liu Song Dynasty (AD 448) in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The original name was "Xishui". In the first year of Nanliang Dynasty (520), the "Xishui" of Xishui was changed to "Xi". The county name "Xishui" began from this point on. During the Qi, Liang, and Chen periods of the Southern Dynasties, the local area was briefly occupied by the Northern Wei, Northern Qi, and Northern Zhou, and most of them followed the old arrangements of the Southern Dynasties.
Xishui in the Sui Dynasty
In the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty (621), Xishui County was changed to Lanxi County, and Luotian County of the province was merged into Lanxi County. In the first year of Tianbao (742), Lanxi County was renamed Qishui County, and it was under the same jurisdiction as Qichun County, Qizhou, Huainan Road. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Qishui County and Qichun County belonged to Yang Wu one after another. In the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Later Zhou Dynasty, the Dao and prefectures under its jurisdiction were like those of the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, Qishui and Qichun counties began to be under the jurisdiction of Huainan Road and Qizhou; in the fifth year of Xining (1072), Huainan Road was divided into east and west roads, and Qishui and Qichun counties were both under the jurisdiction of Huainan West Road and Qizhou ( defense state). In the Yuan Dynasty, Qishui and Qichun counties were both under the jurisdiction of Qizhou Road, Jiangbei Road, Henan Province. In the eleventh year of Zhizheng (1351), Xu Shouhui (from Luotian) rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty, called the Red Scarf Army, and established a political power. The country was named Tianwan, the reign was named Zhiping, and the capital was established in Qishui County to govern Qingquan Temple in the northeast. Liantai Province was established in Qishui County (its functions were equivalent to those of Yuan Zhongshu Province), which led hundreds of officials and presided over administration. In the 20th year of Zhizheng, Chen Youliang murdered Xu Shouhui and changed the country's name to Han. In the 24th year of Zhengzheng Dynasty, Zhu Wuzhang destroyed the Han Dynasty and changed Qizhou Road into Qizhou Prefecture. The prefecture governed Qichun and was under the jurisdiction of Huguang Province. Qishui County was under its jurisdiction. The east of Xihe River (the east of today's county) was separated from Qichun County and merged into Qishui County. In the eleventh year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1378), Qishui County was transferred to Huangzhou Prefecture. In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (1644), the Ming Dynasty fell, and the county was still occupied by the anti-Qing army. In December of the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1645), the county was affiliated to Huangzhou, Hanhuang Dedao, Huguang Province. In the seventh year of Yongzheng (1729), Han Huangde Road was changed to Wuhan Huangde Road.
Qishui in the Republic of China
In the third year of the Republic of China, the observation envoys were withdrawn and Daoling County was established under the province. Qishui County was under the jurisdiction of Jianghan Road in Hubei Province. In the 15th year of the Republic of China, the road was abolished and the county was directly under the jurisdiction of the province. In the 21st year of the Republic of China, administrative inspection districts were established between provinces and counties. Qishui County was under the third administrative inspection district of Hubei Province. In June of the 22nd year of the Republic of China, the county name was changed to "Xishui". In April of the 25th year of the Republic of China, the Hubei Provincial Government adjusted the administrative inspection areas and merged the original third and fourth administrative inspection areas into the second administrative inspection area. The inspectorate's office was moved from Qizhou to Huangzhou the following year. Xishui County is one of the counties under its jurisdiction. In the 28th year of the Republic of China, the Second Administrative Supervision District Commissioner's Office was changed to the Hubei Administrative Office, which performed the functions of the provincial government on behalf of the provincial government (because the provincial government moved to Enshi).
The Hubei Administrative Office was located in Sanlifan, Luotian County today. Xishui County is one of its leading counties. In the 34th year of the Republic of China, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the administrative office was revoked and the administrative supervision district was restored. The district governed Huangzhou, and Xishui County was still under its jurisdiction. On April 8, 1949, Xishui County was liberated; in May, the County People's Democratic Government moved to the county; in October, the County People's Democratic Government was changed to the County People's Government, under the jurisdiction of Huanggang District, Hubei Province. In 1968, Huanggang Prefecture was changed to Huanggang District, and the county is still under its jurisdiction. In 1996, Huanggang area was changed to Huanggang City, and the county is still under its jurisdiction.
In June 2020, Xishui County was included in the second batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (E-Henan-Anhui area).
In March 2019, Xishui County was included in the first batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi areas).
In February 2017, Xishui County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2016.
In 2005, Xishui County ranked 96th among the top 100 oil-producing counties in the country in 2005.