Xiantao () is a sub-prefecture-level city in the east of Hubei province, China. Located at the Jianghan Plain in the middle of Hubei province and spanning 112°55' – 113°49' east longitude and 30°04' – 30°32' north latitude, Xiantao City covers an area of . Xiantao is the hometown of author Chi Li and entrepreneur Lei Jun.
History
Xiantao was known as Mianyang () until 1986.
Geography It is close to the provincial capital of Wuhan, and only one hour drive from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, Hankou Railway Station and Changjiang—Wuhan Port. The G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway running and the G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway cross near Xiantao city.
Administrative divisions Xiantao administers: # Name (Standard Mandarin) Chinese (S) Pinyin RomanizationSubdistricts 1 Shazui Subdistrict Shāzuǐ Jiēdào 2 Ganhe Subdistrict Gān/Gànhé Jiēdào 3 Longhuashan Subdistrict Lónghuáshān JiēdàoTowns 4 Zhengchang Town Zhèngcháng/chǎng Zhèn 5 Maozui Town Máozuǐ Zhèn 6 Louhe Town () Lóuhé Zhèn 7 Sanfutan Town Dog days Pond Sānfú Zhèn 8 Huchang Town Húcháng/chǎng Zhèn 9 Changtangkou Town () Chángtǎngkǒu Zhèn 10 Xiliuhe Town Xīliúhé Zhèn 11 Shahu Town Sand Lake Shāhú Zhèn 12 Yanglinwei Town Yánglínwěi Zhèn 13 Pengchang Town Péngcháng/chǎng Zhèn 14 Zhanggou Town Zhānggōu Zhèn 15 Guohe Town Guo River Guōhé Zhèn 16 Miancheng Huizu Town Miǎnchéng Huízú Zhèn 17 Tonghaikou Town (T'ung-hai-k'ou) Tōnghǎikǒu Zhèn 18 Chenchang Town Chéncháng/chǎng Zhèn Other Areas 19 Xiantao Industrial Park Zone Xiāntáo Gōngyè Yuánqū 20 Jiuheyuan Seed Stock Station Jiǔhéyuàn Yuánzhǒngcháng/chǎng 21 Shahu Seed Stock Station Sand Lake Shāhú Yuánzhǒngcháng/chǎng 22 Paihu Scenic Area Pai Lake Páihú Yuánzhǒngcháng/chǎng 23 Wuhu Fishery Five Lake Wǔhú Yúchǎng 24 Zhaoxiyuan Forestry Area Zhàoxīyuàn Línchǎng 25 Liujiayuan Forestry Area Liu Family Dyke Liújiāyuàn Línchǎng 26 Chuqinliang Seed Stock Station Chùqínliáng Yuánzhǒngcháng/chǎng
Former town: Xiachabu/Xiazhabu (Hsia-cha-fou) ()
Climate
Demographics As of 2006, the population of Xiantao was 1,480,100. Of this, the urban population was 593,500 and the rural population was 886,600. As of 2016, the population of Xiantao was 1.5635 million.
Sports Xiantao has been described as a "Gymnastics town", because it has cultivated several gymnastics champions, such as Li Xiaoshuang, Li Dashuang, and Yang Wei.
Transportation China National Highway 318 Xiantao West railway station on the Wuhan–Yichang railway (Hankou-Yichang) Xiantao railway station on the Wuhan–Xiantao intercity railway Jianghan Plain railway (freight only)
Notable people Chi Li (; born 1957), writer Yuan Huazhi (; born 1961), People's Liberation Army Navy admiral Lei Jun (; born 1969), billionaire entrepreneur and computer engineer Li Dashuang (; born 1973), artistic gymnast Li Xiaoshuang (; born 1973), artistic gymnast Mickey He (; born 1976), actor and singer Zheng Lihui (; born 1978), artistic gymnast Yang Wei (; born 1980), artistic gymnast Liao Hui (; 1987), weightlifter Chang Yani (; born 2001), diver
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