At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chongyang County was subordinate to Daye, Hubei Province. 1952, belonging to Xiaogan area of Hubei province. 1958 10, Chongyang, Tongcheng and Tongshan merged into Chongyang County. Chongyang has a long history and was the land of three seedlings in ancient times. It belonged to Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period and moved to Changsha County in Jingzhou in the Qin Dynasty. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, Ganxian was subordinate to it, and the county governed Mount Tai. During the Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin and Song Dynasties, Qi, Liang, Chen and Sui Dynasties, the affiliation and jurisdiction changed repeatedly, but the next one still existed. In the second year of Tang Tianbao, Tang County was established.
Xianning is located in the middle of China, in the southeast of Hubei Province, on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, bordering Hunan and Jiangxi. Known as the "southern gate of Hubei", it is an important member of Wuhan city circle and urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Mild climate, abundant precipitation, abundant sunshine, four distinct seasons and long frost-free period; The terrain is high in the south and low in the north.
The geographical environment of Chongyang County:
Chongyang county is located in the south of Hubei province, at the junction of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces. It is located at the intersection of Yangtze River Economic Development Zone and 106 National Highway, and the center of the triangle economic zone of Wuhan, Changsha and Nanchang. The county seat is 55 kilometers away from the provincial capital Wuhan/KLOC-0, and less than 20 kilometers away from the Yangtze River, Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Wuhan-Guangzhou Expressway, 107 National Road and Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway. Wushen Expressway passes through the territory, and 106 National Highway and Hangrui Expressway run through the whole territory.
The geological structure of Chongyang county is between Jiangnan ancient land and Huaiyang ancient land, belonging to the southwest edge of the west wing of the front arc of Huaiyang "mountain structure", close to the arc top, and the stratigraphic division belongs to Daye Group. Sedimentary rocks are widely exposed in the territory, accounting for about 90% of the total area, followed by metamorphic rocks and a small amount of intrusive rocks. Chongyang County is surrounded by mountains, with overlapping peaks, and is located between Damushan, Dahushan and Dayao Mountain, belonging to hilly areas.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chongyang County