Xiantao: brief description for tourists who wish to visit Xiantao
Xiantao is a new modern city, it lies in the inner part of beautiful and rich Jianghan plain, it borders Hanshui River in the north and Yangtze River in the south, faces Wuhan in the east, connects Jinzhou.Yichang in the west, The total area of the city is 2538 square kilometers with population of 1.47 million,the area of the city proper is 30 square kilometers with residents of 1,480,100, of which urban population is 593,500 and the rural population is 886,600.
Since the reform and opening-up, Xiantao's economy has gained profound development. In 1991,Xiantao came into the ranks of 100 most prosperous cities of county scale in the nation, since 1992,Xiantao continued to come to the first place in Hubei province for its comprehensive economy strength, In 1997,Xiantao was awarded the title of "Provincial first-batch well-to-do city" by Hubei provincial Party committee and Government. In 2002-2003, it was listed one of 100 most powerful cities in competitiveness at country in the nation, It has been titled in succession "National Civilized City", "National Hygiene City", "National Advanced Quality City", "National Advanced Sports City", and "National Advanced Greening City". |
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