Administrative Differences between Hanzhong City in Shaanxi Province and Zhongxiang City in Hubei Province

Hanzhong City in Shaanxi Province is a prefecture-level city, and Zhongxiang City in Hubei Province is a county-level city.

Hanzhong City is located in the geographical and geometric center of Chinese territory, which belongs to the southwest of China, the northwest of China and the southwest of Shaanxi Province. It is connected to Xi and Baoji in the north, Ankang in the east, Guangyuan, Bazhong and Dazhou in the south and Longnan in the west. Ancient saying: Nanzheng, Liangzhou and Tianhan are the birthplaces of the Han Dynasty, which is also directly related to the formation of Han appellation. Hanzhong is the source of Hanshui River, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River, and one of the three central cities in Qinba Mountain area. It has the reputation of "the birthplace of the Han family and the cornucopia of China".

Zhongxiang City belongs to Hubei Province and was called Ying in ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was the capital of Chu, and in the late Warring States Period, it was the capital of Chu. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Kingdom of Wu built Shicheng here. From the Western Jin Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, it was the seat of Chengtianfu, one of the three directly under the central government of China, with a recorded history of more than 2,700 years. In A.D. 153 1 year, Zhu Houzong, Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, was born and made a fortune here, which means "land of geomantic omen and auspicious bells" and gave the county name "Zhongxiang".