Chibi city is located in the southeast of Hubei Province, on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, which is the contact zone between the low hills of the shogunate and Jianghan Plain.
The geographical coordinates of chibi city are11332 ′ ~165438+0413 ′ and 29 28 ′ ~ 29 55 ′ north latitude. Wuhan, the provincial capital in the north, and Yueyang, an important town in the north of Hunan in the south, are known as the "South Gate of Hubei". It now administers 15 towns, 4 sub-district offices, 2 state-owned forest farms and tea farms.
The city is 68.9 kilometers long from east to west, 60 kilometers wide from north to south and 26 kilometers narrow from north to south, with a total area of 1723 square kilometers and a population of 520,000. The urban population is 2 1000, and the urban built-up area is 20 square kilometers. The Yangtze River flows through the northwest border, mainly including Lushui River, Xindian River and Tingsi River.
Chibi has a long history and is famous all over the world, with a history of 1700 years. Chibi was called Puyin in ancient times, which originated from the establishment of Puyin County in the second year of Wu Dong Huang Wu in the Three Kingdoms period. It is named after the lake is rich in cattail (the material of ancient futon weaving) to form a market.