Dongbao District is named after the Dongbao Pagoda on the Taiping Peak of Dongbao Mountain in Jingmen City built in the Sui Dynasty. Dongbao is located in central Hubei, with the remnants of Jingshan Mountain to the north and the Jianghan Plain to the south. It is the main urban area of ??Jingmen City. It was established as a municipal county-level administrative district with the approval of the State Council in 1985; in 2004, it was approved by the Provincial People's Government to enjoy economic management authority County (city) equal treatment. Dongbao District borders Zhongxiang City to the east, Yuan'an County and Nanzhang County to the west, Yicheng City to the north, and Dangyang City and Shayang County to the south. The maximum length of the region from north to south is about 70.75 kilometers, and the maximum width from east to west is 48 kilometers. Area is 1298 square kilometers. At the end of 2014, the population of the district was 330,000. Dongbao District governs 1 township, 5 towns, and 2 streets: Xianju Township, Pailou Town, Ziling Town, Shiqiaoyi Town, Mahe Town, Lixi Town, Longquan Street, and Quangkou Street. Attractions include Dongbao Pagoda, Longquan Academy, the "four springs" of Xiangshan (Long, Meng, Hui, Shun); Zhuoma Cave, Xianren Rock and other ancient battlefields of the Three Kingdoms; Taoist temples such as Laolaizi Villa, Shengjing Mountain, Jiulong Valley, Baiyun Tower, etc. Relics; natural cave Xianglong Cave National Water Conservancy Scenic Area Zhanghe Reservoir.