Xiang region

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The Xiang region is a historical area in south-central China centered around the Xiang River, corresponding largely to modern Hunan Province and known for its distinct cultural and linguistic traditions.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
South Central China 3
Chu region 1
Jinghu region 1

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Statements (78)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
bordersRegion Ba-Shu region
linked to: Sichuan Basin

Gan region
Jingchu region
linked to: Chu commandery

Qian region
Yue region
centeredOn Xiang River
correspondsLargelyTo Hunan Province
country China
hasAbbreviation Xiang
hasCapitalCity Changsha
hasCulturalIdentity Xiang culture
hasCulturalTradition Xiang cuisine
Xiang embroidery
Xiang opera
Xiang school of painting
Xiang school of philosophy
hasDialectGroup Chang-Yi dialect
Chen-Xu dialect
Hengzhou dialect
Luo-Shao dialect
New Xiang
Old Xiang
Yong-Quan dialect
hasEducationalTradition Xiang school of Neo-Confucianism
hasEthnicMajority Han Chinese
hasLake Dongting Lake
linked to: Lake Dongting
hasLanguage Xiang Chinese
hasLanguageFamily Sinitic languages
hasMajorCity Changde
Changsha
Hengyang
Shaoyang
Xiangtan
Yueyang
Zhuzhou
hasMinorityGroup Dong people
Hui people
Miao people
Tujia people
Yao people
Zhuang people
hasNotableThinker Hu Linyi
Mao Zedong
Peng Dehuai
Tan Sitong
Yang Changji
Zeng Guofan
hasRegionalCuisine Xiang cuisine
hasRegionalOpera Xiang opera
hasRiver Li River (Hunan)
Xiang River
Yuan River
Zi River
historicalEra Imperial China
People's Republic of China period
linked to: Maoist era in China

Republic of China period
historicalPrefecture Baoqing Prefecture
Changde Prefecture
linked to: Changde

Changsha Prefecture
Chenzhou Prefecture
linked to: Chenzhou

Daozhou Prefecture
linked to: Daozhou

Hengzhou Prefecture
linked to: Hengzhou

Lizhou Prefecture
Shaoyang Prefecture
linked to: Shaoyang

Yongzhou Prefecture
linked to: Yongzhou

Yuezhou Prefecture
linked to: Lizhou Prefecture
historicalProvince Hunan Province
knownFor freshwater fisheries
revolutionary history
rice cultivation
spicy cuisine
tea production
locatedIn south-central China
namedAfter Xiang River
partOf Hunan Province
timeZone China Standard Time
writingSystem Chinese characters

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hengyang historicalRegion Xiang region
Shaoyang isPartOf South Central China region
linked to: Xiang region
Yongzhou region South Central China
linked to: Xiang region
Chenzhou region South Central China
linked to: Xiang region
Liuye Lake locatedIn South Central China
linked to: Xiang region
Chu (Ten Kingdoms) historicalRegion Jinghu region
linked to: Xiang region
Wu Guang regionOfActivity Chu region
linked to: Xiang region