A Snapshot of Xingshan County

Xingshan County is located to the north of Xiling Gorge on the Yangtze River. Stretching 66 kilometers from east to west and 54 kilometers from north to south, the county has a land area of 2,328 square kilometers and a resident population of 166,000.




Xingshan is the hometown of Wang Zhaojun, one of the “Four Beauties” of ancient China whom Chinese pupils learn about at school. Talented in music and dance, she was born in Xingshan County during the Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.-8 A.D.).




Xingshan’s scenic spots include the Three Gorges Xiangxi International Tourism and Leisure Area, Zhaojun Village & Ancient Han Culture Tourism Area and Chaotianhou Rafting Scenic Spot.

Guzhao Highway runs through the county. With much of it built over water, it is one of China’s most beautiful highways.



Xingshan county is also famed for its mineral reserves: it has 460 million tons of phosphate and 100 million tons of high-quality graphite, making it the only large repository of graphite in south-central China. 

Xingshan Country is home to state-owned enterprise Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group, the world’s largest producer of sodium hexametaphosphate and China's largest producer of sodium tripolyphosphate. The company has total assets of 29.5 billion yuan (US$4.1 billion) and 11,500 employees on its global payroll. It is the largest phosphate firm in China.