Chibi, city, county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei province, administered by Xianning, located in southeastern Hubei province, on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in the contact zone between the low hills of Mufu and the Jianghan Plain; as of 2023, the city had jurisdiction over 3 streets, 10 towns, and 1 township, with a total area of 1,723 square kilometers; as of the end of 2022, it had a registered household population of 526,148. Chibi City was formerly known as Puqi, originating from the setting up of Puqi County in the Three Kingdoms of China and Wu, and was named after the market formed by the abundance of Puqi grass (the material used for weaving bushels in ancient times) in the lake.In May 1986, approved by the State Council, Puqi County was abolished to set up a city, and was administered by Xianning City, and in June 1998, its name was changed to Chibi City. Chibi city has a superior transportation location, convenient transportation, north of the provincial capital of Wuhan, south of the northern Hunan town of Yueyang City, known as "the southern gate of Hubei", an important part of the Wuhan City Circle.In November 2018, it was honored as the "2018 China's Happiness Hundred Counties List". . It is a pilot county of the National Intellectual Property Rights Project.On March 6, 2019, it was announced as a county of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization area.In May 2020, it was selected as a model list for the construction of new urbanization in counties. Chibi City has Chibi Scenic Scenic Area, Lushui Lake Scenic Area, Xuefeng Mountain and other scenic areas. In 2022, Chibi City realized a gross regional product of 57.209 billion yuan.