ChibiCityislocatedontheconfluenceofprovincesHunanandHubeiandinWuhanCityCircle，whichisadministrativelyacounty–levelcityofXianning,HubeiProvince.soitiscalledtheSouthernGateofHubeiProvince.ChibiwasoriginallynamedPuqifrom223AD.(ThreeKingdomPeriod)until1998,whentheStateCouncilapprovedtherenamingtoChibitotiethecitysinceitusedtobeafamousbattlefield.Itpossessesapopulationof520,000ina1723squarekilometers’land.Thetransportationtothecityisveryconvenient.BesidestheJinzhuExpressway,theNo.107Nationalhighwaycutsthroughit,andthefamousYangtzeRiverflowsacrossit.Also,theBeijingGuangzhouHighspeedRailLineaswellasBeijingGuangzhourailwayrunsacrosstheancientcity.Itgainsgoodreputationslikethehomeoftea,thehomeoframie,thehomeofbamboo,thehomeofChineseKiwifruitandalandoffishandrice.Asatourismpearlcity,Chibiancientbattlefieldistheonlyonethatpreservesitsoriginalappearance.Besides,ithastheclearLushuiLake,anationalimportantscenicspot.AnotherbreathtakingscenicspotisWuhongMtHotSpring,owningthemedicalandhealthyfunction.Inrecentyears,ithasbeengrantedCivilizedCityLevelinHubeiProvince,AdvancedEconomicDevelopmentCityinCountyareaofHubeiProvince,NationalDouble-SupportModelCity,theCharmingCitywithChineseCharacteristics,NationalAdvancedCityinScienceandTechnology,NationalCityofmaking9yearCompulsoryEducationUniversal,TownofChinesePoetryandsoon.
