Xiantao City, formerly known as Shinyang, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province, a member of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area and the city cluster in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, is located in the central part of Hubei Province, in the hinterland of the Jianghan Plain, depending on the Hanjiang River in the north, relying on the Yangtze River in the south, and neighboring the provincial capital of Wuhan to the east, and connecting Jingzhou and Yichang to the west, and is located in the intersection of the "Two Rivers" (Yangtze River and Hanjiang River) economic belt of Hubei Province; as of the end of 2021, the The city has 4 streets and 15 towns under its jurisdiction, with an area of 2,538 square kilometers and a resident population of 1,105,100 people. On May 27, 1986, approved by the State Council, Shinyang County was abolished and Xiantao City was established. in October 1994, approved by the People's Government of Hubei Province, Xiantao City was listed as a city under the direct control of the province. Xiantao City is a national garden city, a national model area for all-area tourism, a national health city, a national comprehensive pilot area for new-type urbanization, a national smart city, a top 100 city in terms of national comprehensive economic competitiveness, a top 10 county in central China for six times, and a top 100 city in terms of national investment potential, and is one of the birthplaces of the Jing-Chu culture.In December 2018, the "Population Development Plan of Hubei Province (2018 -2030) classified Xiantao City as a medium-sized city. In 2022, Xiantao City realized a gross regional product of 101.314 billion yuan.