Ezhou (Chinese: 鄂州) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Hubei Province, China. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,079,353, of which 695,697 lived in the core Echeng District. The Ezhou - Huanggang built-up (or metro) area was home to 1,152,559 inhabitants made of the Echeng and Huangzhou, Huanggang Districts.
Left to right, top to bottom: Central Yanglan Lake, Guanyin Pavilion, Lingquan Temple, Yu Liang Gate (looking south), the city viewed from Yanglan Lake
Ezhou lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River east of the southern section of Wuchang, across the river from the city of Huanggang, to which it is connected by the Ehuang Bridge. Lying between the cities of Wuhan and Huangshi, Ezhou has a relatively small area of 1,504 square kilometers (581 sq mi).[3]
There are many lakes in Ezhou, including the Liangzi Lake in Liangzihu District and Yanglan Lake, along with more than 133 lakes and pools. The city is the origin of Wuchang Bream and as a result is nicknamed "city of one hundred lakes" and "the land of fish and rice".[citation needed]
ClimateEdit
Climate data for Ezhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
A 1915 map showing a small section of Wuchang (today's Ezhou), across the river from Hwang-Chow (Huangzhou), the modern central urban area of Huanggang, along with a much larger area further west (adjacent to Hanyang and Hankou)
The name "Ezhou" dates to the Han Dynasty (206BCE – 220CE) and derives from the nearby ancient Zhou Dynasty (1046–256BCE) vassal State of E. Although the administrative seat of the city changed several times, the name remained unchanged until the Three Kingdoms era (220−280) at which time it became the capital of the state of Eastern Wu ruled by Sun Quan and was renamed "Wuchang". This name remained in use as late as 1915, which proved confusing to travelers, as it was also applied to the much larger city of Wuchang, itself shortly to become part of Wuhan.[6]
Throughout China's history, Ezhou has remained an important city politically, economically, and militarily with its strategic position along the middle part of the Yangtze River. It is also an important location in the history of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism.[citation needed]
Ezhou has six ports on the Yangtze including one than can handle up to 10,000-tonne (9,800-long-ton; 11,000-short-ton) vessels. Many important rail lines and national highways cross the area. This infrastructure make it a major logistics and distribution center. Important industries include metallurgy, construction materials, textiles, chemicals, and machinery.[citation needed]
The Ezhou railway station (30°21′48″N114°51′38″E / 30.363343°N 114.860499°E / 30.363343; 114.860499), located southwest of downtown, has an interesting layout, somewhat similar to that of the Secaucus Junction in New Jersey. Until 2014, there was just one rail line there: the north–south Wuhan–Jiujiang Railway, which is served by a large number of trains traveling from Wuhan to Nanchang and points further east and south (Fujian, Zhejiang, etc.). Until 2013, there were no commuter trains in per se in Hubei, but it took only about one hour (usually, with a stop at Huarong) to reach one of Wuhan's train stations (such as Wuchang railway station) train station from Ezhou using any of those trains. The distance from the Ezhou railway station to Wuchang by rail is 82 kilometers (51 mi).[9] In 2014, the Wuhan-Huangshi intercity railway of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway, the region's new commuter line system, was opened. This line, which runs east–west in the area, has crossed the Wuhan–Jiujiang Railway tracks at the right angle just south of the previously existing Ezhou station. To accommodate the new line, the Ezhou Station was expanded in 2013–2014, with platforms constructed on the new commuter line, providing a possibility for an easy transfer between the two lines. This is said to be the first station in China with this layout.[10]
The trains on the commuter line travel to the Wuhan Railway Station (56 km or 35 mi, 30–40 min from Ezhou).
The commuter line has one more station in Ezhou, farther to the east. It is Ezhou East, 64 km (40 mi) from Wuhan Railway Station.
TourismEdit
Top Tourist City of China Ezhou Statue
Ezhou has several tourism sites, including the West Hill (which is in the center of the city), and the nearby Lotus Hill.[citation needed] There are also three lakes, Liangzi Lake, Yanglan Lake (洋澜湖) and Honglian Lake.
ReferencesEdit
^ ab鄂州市历史沿革 (in Chinese). XZQH. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2018. 1996年，全市面积1504平方千米，{...}辖鄂城、华容、梁子湖3个市辖区，
^"China: Húbĕi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
^. Ezhou People's Government. March 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-10-16.(in Chinese)
^2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：鄂州市 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Ezhou City]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018. 统计用区划代码 名称 420701000000 市辖区 420702000000 梁子湖区 420703000000 华容区 420704000000 鄂城区
^Ezhou (鄂州) schedule search at tielu.org 2016-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
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Not to be confused with Dezhou Ezhou Chinese 鄂州 is a prefecture level city in eastern Hubei Province China As of the 2020 census the city had a population of 1 079 353 of which 695 697 lived in the core Echeng District The Ezhou Huanggang built up or metro area was home to 1 152 559 inhabitants made of the Echeng and Huangzhou Huanggang Districts Ezhou 鄂州市Prefecture level cityLeft to right top to bottom Central Yanglan Lake Guanyin Pavilion Lingquan Temple Yu Liang Gate looking south the city viewed from Yanglan LakeLocation in Hubei and the PRCEzhouLocation in HubeiCoordinates Ezhou municipal government 30 23 29 N 114 53 42 E 30 3914 N 114 8949 E 30 3914 114 8949CountryPeople s Republic of ChinaProvinceHubeiMunicipal seatEcheng DistrictArea 1 Prefecture level city1 593 54 km2 615 27 sq mi Urban1 593 54 km2 615 27 sq mi Metro963 4 km2 372 0 sq mi Population 2020 census 2 Prefecture level city1 079 353 Density680 km2 1 800 sq mi Urban1 079 353 Urban density680 km2 1 800 sq mi Metro1 152 559 Metro density1 200 km2 3 100 sq mi Time zoneUTC 8 China Standard ISO 3166 codeCN HB 07Licence plate prefixes鄂GWebsite鄂州市政府门户网站 in Simplified Chinese EzhouChinese鄂州TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinEzhōuWade GilesO4 chou1IPA ɤ ʈʂo ʊ Yue CantoneseJyutpingNgok6 zau1IPA ŋɔːk tsɐu Contents 1 Geography 2 Climate 3 History 4 Administration 5 Economy 6 Transportation 7 Tourism 8 References 9 External linksGeography EditEzhou lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River east of the southern section of Wuchang across the river from the city of Huanggang to which it is connected by the Ehuang Bridge Lying between the cities of Wuhan and Huangshi Ezhou has a relatively small area of 1 504 square kilometers 581 sq mi 3 There are many lakes in Ezhou including the Liangzi Lake in Liangzihu District and Yanglan Lake along with more than 133 lakes and pools The city is the origin of Wuchang Bream and as a result is nicknamed city of one hundred lakes and the land of fish and rice citation needed Climate EditClimate data for Ezhou 1991 2020 normals extremes 1981 2010 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 22 6 72 7 29 7 85 5 32 5 90 5 34 5 94 1 36 2 97 2 37 8 100 0 40 6 105 1 39 9 103 8 38 5 101 3 35 6 96 1 29 4 84 9 23 5 74 3 40 6 105 1 Average high C F 8 3 46 9 11 5 52 7 16 2 61 2 22 6 72 7 27 4 81 3 30 3 86 5 33 4 92 1 33 2 91 8 29 2 84 6 23 6 74 5 17 3 63 1 11 0 51 8 22 0 71 6 Daily mean C F 4 9 40 8 7 6 45 7 11 9 53 4 18 0 64 4 22 9 73 2 26 2 79 2 29 3 84 7 28 9 84 0 24 8 76 6 19 1 66 4 12 9 55 2 7 0 44 6 17 8 64 0 Average low C F 2 2 36 0 4 6 40 3 8 6 47 5 14 3 57 7 19 2 66 6 23 0 73 4 26 0 78 8 25 5 77 9 21 4 70 5 15 7 60 3 9 6 49 3 4 1 39 4 14 5 58 1 Record low C F 6 0 21 2 5 1 22 8 1 5 29 3 3 7 38 7 9 1 48 4 13 8 56 8 19 3 66 7 17 5 63 5 12 4 54 3 5 0 41 0 2 5 27 5 6 7 19 9 6 7 19 9 Average precipitation mm inches 61 7 2 43 76 8 3 02 103 1 4 06 150 4 5 92 166 8 6 57 223 6 8 80 234 4 9 23 120 6 4 75 73 2 2 88 66 7 2 63 57 7 2 27 36 9 1 45 1 371 9 54 01 Average precipitation days 0 1 mm 10 8 11 4 14 0 12 9 12 4 13 0 12 4 10 5 7 5 8 7 9 0 7 8 130 4Average snowy days 3 5 1 9 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 4Average relative humidity 76 75 75 74 74 79 77 76 74 74 75 73 75Mean monthly sunshine hours 104 9 106 2 130 4 164 7 184 3 175 7 230 9 234 0 187 7 163 3 144 2 133 0 1 959 3Percent possible sunshine 32 34 35 42 43 42 54 58 51 47 46 42 44Source China Meteorological Administration 4 5 History Edit nbsp A 1915 map showing a small section of Wuchang today s Ezhou across the river from Hwang Chow Huangzhou the modern central urban area of Huanggang along with a much larger area further west adjacent to Hanyang and Hankou The name Ezhou dates to the Han Dynasty 206 BCE 220 CE and derives from the nearby ancient Zhou Dynasty 1046 256 BCE vassal State of E Although the administrative seat of the city changed several times the name remained unchanged until the Three Kingdoms era 220 280 at which time it became the capital of the state of Eastern Wu ruled by Sun Quan and was renamed Wuchang This name remained in use as late as 1915 which proved confusing to travelers as it was also applied to the much larger city of Wuchang itself shortly to become part of Wuhan 6 Throughout China s history Ezhou has remained an important city politically economically and militarily with its strategic position along the middle part of the Yangtze River It is also an important location in the history of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism citation needed Administration EditEzhou has three districts 1 7 8 Name Chinese S Districts1 Echeng District 鄂城区 the central urban area 2 Huarong District 华容区3 Liangzihu District Liangzi Lake District 梁子湖区Map nbsp Echeng Huarong LiangzihuEconomy Edit nbsp Ezhou television company towerEzhou has six ports on the Yangtze including one than can handle up to 10 000 tonne 9 800 long ton 11 000 short ton vessels Many important rail lines and national highways cross the area This infrastructure make it a major logistics and distribution center Important industries include metallurgy construction materials textiles chemicals and machinery citation needed Transportation EditEzhou is served by the E Huang Expressway China National Highways 106 and 316 the Wuhan Jiujiang Railway the Wuhan Huangshi intercity railway of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway and Ezhou Huahu Airport Ezhou has two bridges over the Yangtze citation needed The Ezhou railway station 30 21 48 N 114 51 38 E 30 363343 N 114 860499 E 30 363343 114 860499 located southwest of downtown has an interesting layout somewhat similar to that of the Secaucus Junction in New Jersey Until 2014 there was just one rail line there the north south Wuhan Jiujiang Railway which is served by a large number of trains traveling from Wuhan to Nanchang and points further east and south Fujian Zhejiang etc Until 2013 there were no commuter trains in per se in Hubei but it took only about one hour usually with a stop at Huarong to reach one of Wuhan s train stations such as Wuchang railway station train station from Ezhou using any of those trains The distance from the Ezhou railway station to Wuchang by rail is 82 kilometers 51 mi 9 In 2014 the Wuhan Huangshi intercity railway of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway the region s new commuter line system was opened This line which runs east west in the area has crossed the Wuhan Jiujiang Railway tracks at the right angle just south of the previously existing Ezhou station To accommodate the new line the Ezhou Station was expanded in 2013 2014 with platforms constructed on the new commuter line providing a possibility for an easy transfer between the two lines This is said to be the first station in China with this layout 10 The trains on the commuter line travel to the Wuhan Railway Station 56 km or 35 mi 30 40 min from Ezhou The commuter line has one more station in Ezhou farther to the east It is Ezhou East 64 km 40 mi from Wuhan Railway Station Tourism Edit nbsp Top Tourist City of China Ezhou StatueEzhou has several tourism sites including the West Hill which is in the center of the city and the nearby Lotus Hill citation needed There are also three lakes Liangzi Lake Yanglan Lake 洋澜湖 and Honglian Lake References Edit a b 鄂州市历史沿革 in Chinese XZQH 7 December 2011 Retrieved 6 October 2018 1996年 全市面积1504平方千米 辖鄂城 华容 梁子湖3个市辖区 China Hubĕi Prefectures Cities Districts and Counties Population Statistics Charts and Map 鄂州地理位置 Ezhou People s Government March 2007 Archived from the original on 2008 09 18 Retrieved 2008 10 16 in Chinese 中国气象数据网 WeatherBk Data in Simplified Chinese China Meteorological Administration Retrieved 11 June 2023 中国气象数据网 in Simplified Chinese China Meteorological Administration Retrieved 28 May 2023 鄂州历史纪要 Xinhua Archived from the original on 16 February 2009 Retrieved 30 September 2007 鄂州市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要 数据公报 in Chinese Ezhou People s Government 18 May 2011 Retrieved 2 January 2018 六 人口的分布 全市常住人口地区分布如下 地 区 人口数 人 全市合计 1048672 鄂城区 303315 华容区 172599 梁子湖区 142608 葛店开发区 含葛店镇 64734 鄂州开发区 31013 凤凰办 138032 古楼办 127600 西山办 68771 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 鄂州市 2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural Urban Area Numbers Ezhou City National Bureau of Statistics of the People s Republic of China 2017 Retrieved 6 October 2018 统计用区划代码 名称 420701000000 市辖区 420702000000 梁子湖区 420703000000 华容区 420704000000 鄂城区 Ezhou 鄂州 schedule search at tielu org Archived 2016 12 05 at the Wayback Machine 武黄城铁预计5月开通 武汉到黄石仅30分钟票价35元 Ifeng Hubei 2014 04 27 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ezhou nbsp Look up Ezhou or O chou in Wiktionary the free dictionary Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ezhou amp oldid 1176754620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
