Hunan Province has a total area of 2 1. 1.8 million square kilometers, governs 13 prefecture-level cities, 1 autonomous prefecture and * *14 prefecture-level administrative divisions. 67 counties (including 7 autonomous counties), 19 county-level cities, 36 municipal districts *** 122 county-level administrative divisions. At the end of 20 19, the permanent population of the province was 69184,000. Among them, the urban population is 39.587 million, and the urbanization rate is 57.22%.
There are 14 major cities in Hunan, which have a long history, developed economy and profound cultural heritage. Some are national historical and cultural cities, some are national comprehensive transportation hubs, and some are local regional political, economic and cultural centers. In addition to their official names, these cities have one or more aliases, which are called "nicknames". Dear friends, do you know the origin of these nicknames? Let me give you a detailed introduction for your understanding and reference!
First, Changsha-a star city
Changsha City is located in the eastern and northern part of Hunan Province, the lower reaches of Xiangjiang River and the western edge of Changsha Basin. One of the 28 places for observing astronomical phenomena gradually formed in China since Shang and Zhou Dynasties is called Suye. According to the position of the stars in ancient astronomy, Suye is located over Jingzhou. There is a little star next to the night, named Changsha Star. Therefore, there is a saying in history that Changsha is named after Changsha Star.
Second, Hengyang City-Yancheng
Hengyang City is located in the south-central part of Hunan Province, in the middle reaches of Xiangjiang River, which winds for thousands of miles, at the southern foot of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, and the five mountains are isolated. According to legend, Yan Hui Peak is a famous scenic spot. "The scenery in Qiu Lai is different, and Hengyang geese go inadvertently." Historically, literati wrote many poems between Hengyang and Dayan, so it is also called "Wild City".
Third, Chenzhou City-Lincheng
Chenzhou City is located in the southeast of Hunan Province, at the intersection of Nanling Mountain and Luo Xiao Mountain, and at the intersection of Yangtze River and Pearl River. "The beauty of Heng Yue in the north and the influence of Wuling in the south" has been the "throat" of the Central Plains leading to the coastal areas of South China since ancient times. The word "Chen" belongs to Chenzhou and was first seen in the Qin Dynasty. It is a seal character "Chen", which is synthesized by the words "Lin" and "Yi", meaning "the city in the forest".
Four. Huaihua-he cheng
Huaihua City borders Guilin and Liuzhou in Guangxi in the south, Tongren and Qiandongnan in Guizhou in the west, and borders Shaoyang, Loudi, Yiyang, Changde, Zhangjiajie and Xiangxi Miao and Tujia Autonomous Prefecture in this province. Huaihua is known as "the gateway to Guizhou and Yunnan" and "the throat of all Chu", and it is the "bridgehead" leading to the southwest from the eastern and central parts of China, and now it is known as the "west gate" of Hunan. Huaihua was called "Hezhou" in ancient times, so people also called her "Hecheng".
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Changde City-Liucheng
Changde, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is a famous "land of plenty" in the south of the Yangtze River, located in the Dongting Lake water system in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the lower reaches of the Yuanjiang River and the middle and lower reaches of the Lishui River, and the northern end of Wuling Mountain and Xuefeng Mountain in Shandong. Known as "the throat of Sichuan and Guizhou and the gateway of Yunnan and Guizhou" in history, it is an important city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the ecological economic circle around Dongting Lake. The name of Changde City comes from Laozi, which means "For the world, Changde will never leave". There is a famous scenic spot, Liuye Lake, in Changde, so people call Changde "Liucheng".
6. Zhuzhou City-Jianning
Zhuzhou was called Jianning in ancient times. During the Three Kingdoms period, the State of Wu established Jianning County in today's Zhuzhou, later known as Tanzhou, which was first seen in the anthology of the Southern Song Dynasty. The word "Zhu" may be taken from the word "Zhu" in the field. Zhuzhou and Zhutian are miles apart, and Zhutian was famous in the Five Dynasties. The word "continent" takes the ancient word "continent" and takes the banks of Xiangjiang River as the continent. Siamese place names. It is also called "Yun Zhou" because there are many trees there. "Cloud" and "Zhu" are homophonic. The name of Zhuzhou has been used ever since Shao Xiyuan (A.D. 1 190) in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Seven, Xiangtan City-Liancheng
The name "Xiangtan" comes from its geographical features. On the one hand, it is named "Xiangtan" because it is located in the song of Xiangjiang River. On the other hand, it is more widely accepted that it is named after Xiangzhou Lake in Xiangjiang River under Zhaoshan Mountain, that is, Zhaotan, which is actually a deep section of Xiangjiang River, but it is quite famous for its legendary connection with Zhou Zhaowang. Xiangtan, also known as "Lotus City", is named after the legend that Xianglian was widely planted in ancient Xiangtan.
Eight, Yueyang City-Baling
Yueyang City, located in the northeast of Hunan, is known as the "gateway to northern Hunan". East of Jiangxi Tonggu, xiushui county and Tongcheng County of Hubei; South to Liuyang City, Changsha City and Wangcheng District of Hunan Province; West of Yuanjiang City, Nanxian County and Anxiang; It borders Chibi, Honghu, Jianli and Shishou in Hubei Province in the north, with a total land area of 15087 square kilometers. There was Baling County in Yueyang in ancient times, so it was later called Baling.
Nine, Shaoyang City-Baoqing
Shaoyang city is located in the southwest of central Hunan, on the upper reaches of Zijiang River. It is adjacent to Hengyang City in the east, Yongzhou City and Guilin City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south, Huaihua City in the west and Loudi City in the north. Shaoyang has a total area of 20824 square kilometers. In ancient times, Baoqing Prefecture was established in China for more than 700 years, and Baoqing County was also established, so people often called it Baoqing.
Ten, Yongzhou City-Bamboo City
Yongzhou is adjacent to Chenzhou in the east, Qingyuan in Guangdong and Hezhou in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south, Guilin in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the west and Hengyang and Shaoyang in the north. Xiangjiang River flows through Lingqi Basin from west to east, and Xiaoshui runs through the whole territory from south to north. The total land area is 22,400 square kilometers. Jiuyi Mountain in Yongzhou is rich in Bambusa bambusa, also known as Feixiang Bamboo and Tears Bamboo, which is a rare bamboo species in China. The skin of Phyllostachys pubescens has vivid tears and finger marks, which are brownish black or purple halo. According to legend, Shun Di's southern tour collapsed in the wilderness of Cangwu, and his concubine's story of "a patch of bamboo with thousands of tears" was touching, so Yongzhou was also called "Bamboo City".
XI。 Yiyang City-Yin Cheng
Yiyang City is located in the north-central Hunan, across the middle and lower reaches of Zishui River, at both ends of Yuanshui River and Lishui River, around the southwest of Dongting Lake, and at the eastern end of Xuefeng Mountain, and is in the inclined zone of transition from the hills in central Hunan to Dongting Lake Plain. Yiyang borders Yueyang County and Xiangyin County in the east, Ningxiang County and Wangcheng County in the southeast, Lianyuan City and Xinhua County in the south, Xupu County and Yuanling County in the west, Taoyuan County, Dingcheng District, Hanshou County and Anxiang in the northwest, and Huarong County in the north. In fact, Yiyang has a separate name in history, called "Silver City". According to Tongzhi's Records of Three Cities in Yiyang County, "Jiajing County magistrate Liu Ji began to expand the former site and set up four gates, the east of which is called Yincheng". In ancient times, the east gate was big, so Yiyang was nicknamed "Silver City".
Dear friends, Hunan Province has beautiful scenery, outstanding people and talented people. If it's you, you like that city in Hunan best and think it has greater development potential in the future. You will choose to live in that city. Welcome everyone to express their opinions and talk about their own views!