Enshi Prefecture 恩施州 Enshih | |
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恩施土家族苗族自治州 Enrshiv bifzivkar befkar zifzifzoux(Tujia) Entshil tutjadcul maolcul zibzhibzhoud(Miao) | |
 Enshi Grand Canyon | |
.png) Location of Enshi Prefecture in Hubei | |
| Coordinates (Enshi Prefecture government):30°16′19″N109°29′17″E / 30.272°N 109.488°E /30.272; 109.488 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture seat | Enshi City |
| Area | |
• Total | 24,061 km2 (9,290 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 3,290,294 |
| • Density | 136.75/km2 (354.18/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Total | CN¥ 67.1 billion US$ 10.8 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 20,191 US$ 3,242 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 445000 |
| Area code | 0718 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HB-28 |
| Website | enshi |
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| Chinese | 恩施土家族苗族自治州 | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 施南 | ||||||||
| Postal | Shihnan | ||||||||
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Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese:恩施土家族苗族自治州;pinyin:Ēnshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu) is located in the mountainous southwestern corner ofHubei province, People's Republic of China. It forms Hubei's southwestern "panhandle", bordering onHunan in the south andChongqing Municipality in the west and northwest. TheYangtze River crosses the prefecture's northeastern corner inBadong County.
There are two county-level cities:[1][3][4]
There are six counties:
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"Endless green mountains to walk on, endless clear water going away" (by a poet of theTang dynasty)
TheRepublic of China's Hubei provincial government was relocated to Enshi during the 1937-45 resistance war (against Japanese invasion and occupation).
The Roman Catholic Church had theDiocese of Shinan on the territory of today's Enshi Prefecture.
Badong County was the site of theDeng Yujiao incident.
Enshi Prefecture is located in the west end of Hubei Province, a mountainous belt separating Hubei'sJianghan Plain from theSichuan Basin.
There arekarst phenomena in the region. The most famous of them is perhaps theTenglong Cave near Lichuan, a county-level city of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. A 290-meter deepkarst sinkhole, located near the village of Luoquanyan (锣圈岩村) inXuan'en County, is described as possessing its own unique ecosystem.[5][6]
TheEnshi Grand Canyon is also a well-known scenic area.
The total area is 24,000 square kilometres (9,300 sq mi), and the population is 3,800,000. 52.6% of the population belong to theTujia andMiao nationalities. Enshi is the only autonomous prefecture in Hubei province.
Enshi is also the only part of Hubei which has been included in the Chinese government's Western exploration programme and over the next 5–10 years they will put 50 billion RMB into its development.
The prefecture has only a small amount of Yangtze River frontage, butBadong, in the prefecture's northeast, has aYangtze River port.
TheQing River in the central part of the prefecture, with its cascade of reservoirs, is an important waterway as well.
Due to the mountainous terrain, until recently the prefecture had no railways, and even the highways were of doubtful quality.[7]
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TheYichang−Wanzhou Railway, completed in December 2010, crosses the prefecture from east to west, providing a more direct connection between Hubei andSichuan than was previously available.[8] In addition, theChongqing−Lichuan Railway from theLichuan Railway Station on the Yiwan line connects the cities. A single line now connects Enshi with Beijing and Wuhan as well as many additional cities. The train between Beijing and Enshi takes approximately 24 hours and includes many stops along the way.
TheG42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway, routed along the same Yichang-Wanzhou corridor, is under construction. TheSidu River Bridge on that road has become the world's highest bridge.
Xujiaping Airport is the only airport in Enshi.
The soil in Enshi is rich inselenium. Enshi is known as the "selenium capital of China" and is the world's sole independent selenium deposit. Selenium Square in the city is named after this rare element.
The countryside has a diverse range of flora and fauna, including many Chinese herbs. Much of the mountain landscape is covered in virgin forest and is home topangolins.
Enshi locals are especially proud of their potato crops and consider the potato and tea crops to be the region's agricultural specialties.
Enshi Prefecture possesses significant hydroelectric resources. Among major hydroelectric dams already completed, or under construction, within the prefecture are:
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