Cili County is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, on the eastern edge of the Wuling Mountains, in the upper reaches of the Lishui River. It borders Shimen County to the northeast, Taoyuan County to the southeast, Sangzhi County to the northwest, and Yongding to the southwest. It is a mountainous county with "seven mountains, half water and half fields, and one half roads and manors".
The county has a total area of ??3,480 square kilometers, accounting for 1.7% of the total area of ??Hunan Province, including 3.4 million acres of mountainous area and 571,200 acres of cultivated land; it governs 31 towns (including 7 Tujia townships), There are 675 administrative villages (neighborhood committees) with a total population of 675,700, including an agricultural population of 596,500, and a minority population of 409,100, mainly Tujia, accounting for 61% of the total population.
According to historical records, Cili is known as "Yinli Jinci" - this means that Cili is rich and beautiful.
Cili has been established for more than 2,200 years, with an area of ??3,480 square kilometers and a population of 680,000.
Cili is located in the northwest of Hunan Province and is an important wing of the scenic Zhangjiajie.
On this fertile soil, a large number of outstanding talents such as the patriotic general Sun Kaihua, the Chinese hero Du Xinwu, the proletarian revolutionary Yuan Renyuan, and the famous nuclear physicist Chen Nengkuan were cultivated. .
On this fertile soil, there are 427 kinds of precious trees such as ginkgo and involucrata, and 400,000 acres of precious medicinal materials are planted. It is known as the "Hometown of Eucommia in China"; "Cili" named by the Chinese Academy of Sciences "Jinxiangyou" is sweet and mellow, and is well-known overseas; it also gathers 472 species of wild animals such as clouded leopards and giant salamanders, and collects 27 kinds of minerals, especially marble, with an industrial reserve of 300 million cubic meters. Varieties such as tiger skin yellow and cloud topaz are rare in the country, so Ci Ci Li also has the reputation of "the hometown of marble".
On this fertile soil, the children of Cili took advantage of the east wind of reform and opening up and worked hard to make "Yinli Jinci" even more elegant.
Ten major commodity bases for grain, cotton, oil, tobacco, fruits, commodities, and medicines have been initially established, and industrial systems such as electric power, metallurgy, textiles, food, chemicals, and building materials have been initially established.
Cili’s transportation has been greatly improved. The Zhiliu Railway runs east to west, Zhangjiajie Airport is within easy reach, provincial and county roads extend in all directions, and the Chang (Changde) Zhang (Zhangjiajie) Expressway has started construction. She will give Cili The economy has wings to take off.
It is rich in water energy resources. 131 small hydropower stations have been built with an installed capacity of 60,000 kilowatts. It is a "National Rural Electrification Standard County".
Chengguan Power Station and Jiangya Power Station with an installed capacity of 300,000 kilowatts, built in cooperation with the American AES Company, have both completed power generation and have received good benefits.
Postal communications are developing rapidly, program-controlled telephones and mobile phones are spread throughout urban and rural areas, and the Internet has also "flyed into the homes of ordinary people."
Wulei Mountain, a Taoist tourist resort known as "South Wudang" in Cili County, the scenery of the Lujiang River formed after the construction of Jiangya Power Station and the scenery of the Zhaojiaya Reservoir across the basin attract thousands of people. of tourists.
The investment environment is relaxed, and more than 20 foreign-funded enterprises have settled in Cili.
Culture, education, health, science and technology, sports and other social undertakings develop simultaneously, making it an advanced county in education and sports in the country.
Both the People's Hospital and the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine have been rated as the second-class hospitals in the country, and the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine has been rated as the "National Model Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine".
Urban and rural living conditions have been greatly improved, and people live and work in peace and contentment.
It can be said boldly that Cili has become the forefront of open development in northwest Hunan.
Historical evolution Cili County has been established for more than 2,200 years.
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period in the realm, Bai Sheng, the grandson of King Chuping of Zhou Dynasty, built a city on the bank of Lingshui, which is Baigong City.
In 221 BC, Cigu County was established under Qianzhong County.
In the twelfth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (195 BC), the name was changed to Lingyang County and it belonged to Lingjun.
In the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang’s reign in the Sui Dynasty (598), it was renamed Cili County.
Take the meaning of "the local customs are honest and kind, and the products will be profitable".
Still in use today! Cili County has a long history and has been established for more than 2,200 years.
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period in the realm, Bai Sheng, the grandson of King Chuping of Zhou Dynasty, built a city on the bank of Lingshui, which is Baigong City.
In 221 BC, in the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (221 BC), the administrative area was divided into 36 counties, and Cigu County was established under Qianzhong County.
In the twelfth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (195 BC), the name was changed to Lingyang County and it belonged to Lingjun.
In the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang’s reign in the Sui Dynasty (598), it was renamed Cili County.
Belongs to Chongzhou.
The name of the county means "the local customs are honest and kind, and the products are profitable".
In the first year of Yuanzhen (1295), it was promoted to Cigu Prefecture and then changed to Cili Prefecture.
In the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369), Cili Prefecture was reduced to a county, which has been followed to this day.
The county was governed in Baigong City from the Han Dynasty to the early Sui Dynasty. After several moves, it was moved to Yongtai Street in the late Wanli year of the Ming Dynasty, which is now Chengguan Town.
In the fifth year of the Republic of China (1916 AD, the year Bingchen of the lunar calendar), Hunan Province removed Wuling Road and divided Dayong, Sangzhi and Cili counties into Chenyuan Road.
In the eleventh year of the Republic of China (1922 AD, the Renxu year of the lunar calendar), the "Dao" organizational system was abolished, leaving only the provincial and county levels. Therefore, Dayong, Cili, and Sangzhi counties all belong to the province. Municipalities.
On November 24, the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934 AD, the Jiaxu year of the lunar calendar), He Long, Ren Bishi, Xiao Ke, Guan Xiangying and others led the Second and Sixth Army Corps of the Red Army to liberate Dayong County and establish the People's Republic of China Soviet Revolutionary Committee of Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou.
During the Red Army’s Long March in the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935 AD, Year Yihai of the Lunar Calendar), Hunan Province established the Xiangxi Appeasement Office, which administered six counties including Cili, Dayong, Sangzhi, Linli, Shimen and Lixian. The county, commissioner's office, is located in Cili County.
From the 27th to the 38th year of the Republic of China (1938 to 1949 AD, from the Wuyin year to the Jichou year of the lunar calendar), Hunan Province was adjusted into 10 administrative inspection districts. Dayong and Sang It belongs to the Eighth Inspectorate District, and the commissioner's office is located in Yongshun.
Cili County belongs to the Fourth Supervisory District, and the commissioner’s office is located in Changde.
From 1949 to 1988 (from the year of Si Chou to the year of Si Si in the lunar calendar), Cili County was under the jurisdiction of Changde Prefecture. From 1988 to 1990 (from the year of Si Chou to the year of Xin Wei in the lunar calendar), it was approved by the State Council Dayong prefecture-level city was established, with jurisdiction over Cili and Sangzhi counties and Yongding and Wulingyuan districts.