Yingcheng

Yingcheng (simplified Chinese: 应城; traditional Chinese: 应城; pinyin: Yìngchéng) is a sub-prefecture-level city of about 600,000 inhabitants in eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.

Contents

• 1 History
• 2 Township-level divisions
• 3 Notable people
• 4 References

History

On December 26, 2019, a minor earthquake struck the area.

Township- level divisions

Five subdistricts:

• Chengzhong Subdistrict (城中街道), Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道), Silipeng Subdistrict (四里棚街道), Dongmafang Subdistrict (东马坊街道), Changjiangbu Subdistrict (长江埠街道)

Ten towns:

• Tiandian (田店镇), Yanghe (杨河镇), Sanhe (三合镇), Langjun (郎君镇), Huangtan (黄滩镇), Tian'e (天鹅镇), Yihe (义和镇), Chenhe (陈河镇), Yangling (杨岭镇), Tangchi (汤池镇)

Two other areas:

• Yingcheng Economic Area (经济技术开发区), Nanyuan Farm (南垸良种场)

Notable people

• Li Qing (born 1972), Chinese diver
• Yu Linxiang (born 1945), Chinese general
• Jiang Zuobin  (1884–1942), Chinese politician and diplomat
• Yang Deqing  (born 1942), Chinese general
• Liu Renjing  (1902–1987), Chinese politician