Puqi
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Chibi City is a city of about 133,000 in southwestern Hubei
province, Central China. The city was originally named Puqi (蒲圻) until 11 June 1998, when the State Council
approved the renaming to "Chibi" to tie the city to the famous historical Battle of Chibi. It is administratively a county-level city
of Xianning
City.
Chibi has an area of 1723 square kilometres (665.3 sq mi) and a population of 506,509 as of 2006.
near Hubei's border with Hunan
, some 26 km southwest of downtown Chibi.
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
province, Central China. The city was originally named Puqi (蒲圻) until 11 June 1998, when the State Council
State Council of the People's Republic of China
The State Council of the People's Republic of China , which is largely synonymous with the Central People's Government after 1954, is the chief administrative authority of the People's Republic of China. It is chaired by the Premier and includes the heads of each governmental department and agency...
approved the renaming to "Chibi" to tie the city to the famous historical Battle of Chibi. It is administratively a county-level city
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
of Xianning
Xianning
Xianning is a prefecture-level city in China's Hubei province. It is known as the "City of Osmanthus".-Geography and climate:Xianning is located in southeastern Hubei province, just south of Wuhan, between the southern bank of the Yangtze River in the north and the Mufu Mountains in the south. It...
City.
Chibi has an area of 1723 square kilometres (665.3 sq mi) and a population of 506,509 as of 2006.
Historic sites
Yangloudong (羊楼洞), an old center of tea production and trade. Located in Zhaoliqiao townTown (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...
near Hubei's border with Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
, some 26 km southwest of downtown Chibi.