China Xiangxi E, Chongqing, Guizhou throat" place. The state has a total area of 15,462 square kilometers, now has jurisdiction over Jishou, Luxi, Phoenix, Guzhang, Huayuan, Baojing, Yongshun, Longshan 8 cities and counties, the end of 2005, the population of 2,683,400 people, in the total population, minority populations 2,086,000 people, accounting for 74.85%, of which: 1,105,900 people of the Tujia ethnic group, 886,100 people of the Miao ethnic group. The capital of the state is located in Jishou City. At the beginning of the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the counties of Phoenix, Qiancheng, Yongsui and Luxi and the counties of Yongshun, Longshan, Baojing and Guzhang belonged to the Yuanling and Yongshun prefectures, and in August, 1952, the West Hunan Miao Autonomous Region was established, with the jurisdiction of 6 counties, namely, Jishou, Guzhang, Luxi, Phoenix, Huayuan and Baojing, and 4 counties, namely Yongshun, Longshan, Sangzhi and Dayong, under its direct jurisdiction. At the end of the year, 4 counties also belong to the direct jurisdiction. 1955 March, renamed Xiangxi Miao Autonomous Prefecture. 1957 September, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture was established, the jurisdiction of the original management of the 10 counties. 1982 and 1985, Jishou, Dayong successively changed the county into a city. 1988, Dayong and Sangzhi County to Dayong City (prefecture-level city, that is, the present-day Zhangjiajie City), the jurisdiction of the state of Xiangxi for the Longshan, Yongshun, Baojing, Longshan, Yongshun, Baojing, Guzhang, Huayuan, Luxi, Fenghuang 7 counties and Jishou city so far. Xiangxi state area east and Zhangjiajie city adjacent to the south and Huaihua area border, west and Guizhou Province, Tongren area and Chongqing Qianjiang area adjacent to the north and Hubei Province, Enshi Tujia Autonomous Prefecture junction, Zhiliu Railway through the state territory of the five counties and cities, so the state capital, Jishou City, for the Xiang-E-Chong-Qian border region, an important distribution of materials. Xiangxi is rich in resources and has great potential for investment and development.