Xiangyang is a national historical and cultural city, the city has 2800 years of history, rich cultural resources and the natural landscape.
In this city there are 7 major scenic spots,including Gurung, the Guangde Temple, Migong Templel ,and so on. It is very rich in tourism resources and 700 points of heritage and various scenic spots, including six state-level scenic spots and more than 30 provincial-level scenic spots.Also Gurung is the national 4A-level scenic spots. Cultural resources dating back 6000 years Zaoyang Diao farming of cultural sites and ancient monuments Jingchu culture, three culture. The existing natural landscape have Nirayama of Hill Yuesen Lin type , Rokumon Temple, cave Baokang hot springs, Nanhe Small Three Gorges of rivers and lakes type, etc.; there are two Auto Industry Tourism , the underground palace tour Nanchangosaurus Chu tomb, and Shen Nong's Park to agriculture and tourism ,and so on.
译文:襄樊是国家级历史文化名城,2800多年的建城史,拥有丰富的人文资源
和自然景观。
市内有古隆中、广德寺、米公祠等7大风景区。境内旅游资源十分丰富,文
物古迹或风景名胜点达700多处,其中国家级景点6处,省级景点30余处,古
隆中为国家4A级风景名胜区。人文资源有距今6000多年的枣阳雕龙碑远古农耕
文化遗址以及荆楚文化、三国文化等。自然景现有山岳森林型的薤山、鹿门寺,
溶洞温泉型的保康温泉,江河湖泊型的南河小三峡等;还有工业旅游二汽试车场、
地宫旅游南漳楚王墓、观光农业旅游神农园等等。
History
[citation needed]Xiangyang is a famous national-level historical and [citation needed]cultural city in China, with a history of over 2800 years. It
was the location of major battles during the Three Kingdoms period in 191
A.D. between Sun Jian and Liu Biao and in 1267-1273 A.D. between the
Southern Song and the Mongols.
Its major scenic spots and cultural sites include Xiangyang City Moat, [clarification needed]the Pseudo-classic Street, Ancient Longzhong, Memorial Temple
to Mi Fu, Lumen Temple.
The wall of Xiangyang city is very old, but the condition is fine now. The region's premier tourist attractions are Dahongshan scenic area and some historical relics, including the Lumenshan relic, the Zhanggongci Temple, the Cheng' en Monastery, and the Baishui Monastery.
[edit] Geography
Xiangyang has a monsoon-influenced, four season humid subtropical climate
(Köppen Cfa), with cold, damp (but comparatively dry), winters, and hot, humid summers. Monthly daily averages range from 2.6 ?C (36.7 ?F) in
January to 27.3 ?C (81.1 ?F) in July, with an annual mean temperature of 15.5 ?C (59.9 ?F). Humidity tends to be high year-round,
exacerbating temperature extremes, though rainfall is noticeably greater during the summer months.
Industry
Xiangyang possesses large water energy resources whilst its mineral
rutile, ilmenite, phosphorus, barite, coal, iron, deposits include
aluminum, gold, manganese, nitre, and rock salt. The reserves of rutile
and ilmenite rank highly in China. Textile production is the mainstay industry of Xiangyang followed by machinery manufacture, chemical processing, electronics, and manufacture of construction materials.
Xiangyang's chief farm Agricultural resources are significant with
products including grain, cotton, vegetable oil crops, tobacco, tea and fruit. As the home of Dongfeng Motors, Xiangyang is a well known automobile
hub. In addition, there are a number of chemical fibre enterprises in the city including Birla Jingwei Fibres, a member of the Aditya Birla Group.
Transportation
Rail and highway transportation facilities in Xiangyang are very good. Xiangyang is a railway junction for the Xiangyang-Chongqing (Xiangyu),
Wuhan-Danjiangkou (Handan), and Jiaozuo-Liuzhou (Jiaoliu) Railways. Three National Highways including Route 207 pass through the city. The
Han River and four other rivers are open to commercial navigation year-round. The Xiangyang Airport has commercial airline service to major cities throughout China including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou 诸葛亮英文简介
Zhuge Liang (181 - 234) was one of the greatest strategists of post-Han China, as well as a statesman, engineer, scholar, and legendary inventor of baozi. Zhuge is an uncommon two-character compound family name. Courtesy name
Chinese characters: 孔明
Other names
Crouching Dragon Xiansheng 卧龙先生
The Crouching or Sleeping Dragon 卧龙
Hidden Dragon 伏龙
It is noted that 卧龙, Crouching Dragon or Sleeping Dragon is his Taoist
name.