Zhongxiang
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Zhongxiang 钟祥市 |
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| County-level City | |
 Zhongxiang
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| Coordinates: 31°10′N 112°35′E / 31.167°N 112.583°ECoordinates: 31°10′N 112°35′E / 31.167°N 112.583°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Jingmen |
| Township-level divisions | 1 subdistrict 15 towns 1 township |
| Seat | Yingzhong Subdistrict (郢中街道) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,488 km2 (1,733 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,032,568 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 431900 |
| Area code(s) | 0724 |
| Website | http://www.zhongxiang.gov.cn/ |
Zhongxiang (simplified Chinese: 钟祥; traditional Chinese: 鍾祥; pinyin: Zhōngxiáng; Wade–Giles: Chung1-hsiang2) is a county-level city of Jingmen, central Hubei province, People's Republic of China. The name Zhongxiang means "Blessed with propitious omen", and was given to the city by the Jiajing Emperor in the Ming dynasty. Zhongxiang is a well-known historical and cultural city in China.
Zhongxiang is one of the cradles of Chu culture. It was the alternate capital of the Chu state in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period.
Because the Jiajing Emperor (r. 1521–1567) of the Ming dynasty was born and had lived in the city before he succeeded to the throne, Zhongxiang, the place where the Chengtian Prefecture (fu) Government Office was located, became one of the three major prefectures directly under the central government. Once on the throne, the Jiajing Emperor controversially had his dead father Zhu Youyuan (1476–1519) retroactively styled as the Gongruixian Emperor; his mother became the Zhangsheng empress dowager. They were buried at a sumptuous mausoleum, knowns as the Xianling Tomb, a few kilometers northeast of Zhongxiang.
During the Jiajing Emperor's reign, a large estate owned by the emperor occupied a significant part of Chengtian Prefecture, and was run by the same eunuch who was in charge of the protection of the mausoleum.
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