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Huanggang City ( Province, China . It is situated to the north of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and is bounded in the north by the Dabie Shan mountain range. Seven counties fall under its jurisdiction ( Tuanfeng , Hongan , Xishui , Qichun , Huangmei , Luotian , and Yingshan ) plus two county-level cities ( Wuxue and Macheng ), as well as two direct administrative divisions ( Huangzhou and Longganghu ). The complete municipality covers 9,861 square kilometers and the total population was 7,227,000 at the 2002 census. HISTORY Huanggang has a history of at least 2,000 years. In the early 1900s, one of several major uprisings against the Manchu ( Qing ) government led by Sun Yat-sen took place at Huanggang. CULTURAL HERITAGE Huanggang is home to several significant cultural sites of historical interest, such as the Buddhist Ancestral Hall of Sakyamuni at Doufang Mountain, Wuzu Temple and its Changchun Nunnery, and Dongpo Red Cliff . ECONOMY Huanggang has a diversified economy, ranging from bio- and herbal medicine to manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism. Since ancient times, Huanggang has been renowned for local specialties such as the " Qichun Four Treasures" (snake, turtle, bamboo, and moxa), Huangmei "tiaohua" embroidery, and Wuxue "zhangshuiqian" bamboo products. Today, Huanggang at large is recognized for organic vegetables. With its "Guihuaxiang" brand of Chestnuts , Luotian is the leading chestnut-growing county in all of China. Yingshan is famous for its "cloud mist" green Tea . Qichun , of course, is famous for Herbal Medicine . Macheng is a national model county for Cattle Breeding . Huangmei is a major center of freshwater Shrimp and fragrant Jade Rice production. And Hongan peanut production ranks the first in Hubei Province. TRANSPORTATION Huanggang enjoys an excellent transportation infrastructure. , Huangshi , and Jiujiang . FAMOUS PERSONS Huanggang prefecture is the birthplace of several famous Chinese inventors, scientists, and scholars, including:
As well, Huanggang is famous for breeding military and political leaders. Hongan County is known as the "County of Generals" in that more than 400 Chinese army generals have been born there, a total far greater than for any other county in all of China. In addition, former military leader and President of China, Li Xiannian (1909-1992), was born in Hongan. REFERENCES & LINKS
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