Xiangyang, once known as Xiangfan, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province, is located in central China, northwestern Hubei, the middle reaches of the Han River, the terrain is roughly divided into three basic geographic units, including the western mountains, the central highlands and plains, and the eastern low hills; it has a subtropical monsoon climate; the city has a total of three municipal districts, three counties, and three county-level cities in its stead, with a total area of 19,700 square kilometers, and a population of 5,277,000 residents as of 2022 5.276 million people.
Xiangyang City is named after the Yang of Xiangshui, with a history of more than 2,800 years, and has been an economic and military center for many generations. Xiangyang City is the core area of Xiangyang National Famous Historical and Cultural City, and is known as "the first city of Huaxia", and is the birthplace of the Chu, Han and Three Kingdoms Cultures, and has a reputation as "the first city of Huaxia", Xiangyang is the birthplace of Chu culture, Han culture and the Three Kingdoms culture, and is known as "the first city in China, Xiangyang made of iron, and the place where soldiers must fight". Xiangyang's scenic spots and monuments tourism is mainly characterized by the Three Kingdoms culture, with famous scenic spots: Longzhong Scenic Spot, Xiangyang City, Lumen Temple, etc.; Liu Bei's "Three Visits to a Cottage" and "The Longzhong Pairing" and other stories took place here. Xiangyang has become the center city of the ecological and cultural tourism circle in West Hubei.
Xiangyang is located in the middle reaches of the Han River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, and is the center city of the adjoining areas of Ezhou, Henan, Chongqing and Shaanxi. Xiangyang is a national historical and cultural city, a provincial sub-center city, a central city in the Han River basin, a member of the city cluster in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, a third-tier city, a new industrial base in Hubei Province and a central city in northwestern Hubei as approved by the State Council. Xiangyang is an important hub of the national railroad transportation network. Xiangyang North Railway Station is one of the top three and the largest railroad freight grouping stations in the province, and is an important station for the distribution of traffic in North China, Central and South China, and Southwest China; Xiangyang East Railway Station is the largest high-speed railway passenger station built in a single period among prefecture-level cities in the country, and is the super-large hub node of the national "Eight Verticals and Eight Horizontals" high-speed railroad network. Xiangyang East Railway Station is the largest high-speed railway passenger transportation station built at one time among prefecture-level cities in China.
In 2022, Xiangyang's GDP will be 582.781 billion yuan, crossing the 580 billion yuan threshold, with an increase of 5.4% over the previous year at constant prices.
