Shiyan
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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| City Seat | Maojian District () |
| Area | 23,600 km² |
| Population | 3.46 million |
| GDP - Total - Per Capita |
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| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Township-level divisions | |
| CPC Committee Secretary | Zhao Bin (赵斌) |
| Mayor | Chen Tianhui (陈天会) |
| Area code | 719 |
| Postal Code | 442000 (Urban center) 442100-442300, 442500-442700 (Other areas) |
| License Plate Prefix | 鄂C |
| City Flower | Blossom of pomegranate Punica granatum L. Chinese Rose Rosa chinensis |
| City Tree | Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora L. Sieb. Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora L. |
Shiyan (Chinese: 十堰; pinyin: Shíyàn) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.
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[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Shiyan administers 8 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 1 county-level city and 5 counties.
- Maojian District (茅箭区)
- Zhangwan District (张湾区)
- Danjiangkou City (丹江口市)
- Yun County (郧县)
- Yunxi County (郧西县)
- Zhushan County (竹山县)
- Zhuxi County (竹溪县)
- Fang County (房县)
[edit] Geography
Shiyan is in the north of the Wudang Mountains, and is an important stop for tourists bound there.
[edit] Economy
Shiyan is one of the most important centres of automobile industry in China. Before 1949 it was a small village, which grew after the founding of the People's Republic of China. In 1967 teams of workers and engineers were first sent to Shiyan in order to survey sites for automotive plants and factories. At this time the population of Shiyan was only a few hundred. Chairman Mao chose Shiyan as the site for China's automobile industry because the surrounding mountains could act as a barrier against an American nuclear strike.
[edit] Sister city
Shiyan has been a sister city of Craiova, Romania, since December 1999.
[edit] External links
- Government website of Shiyan (available in Chinese and English)
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