Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · Prefecture-level

Xinyang

Where the Dabie Mountains meet the upper Huai River, Xinyang blends northern and southern landscapes in rolling Maojian tea plantations and scenic mountain valleys.

Regional story

A place shaped through time

In regional terms, the clearest first clue to Xinyang is “Where the Dabie Mountains meet the upper Huai River, Xinyang blends northern and southern landscapes in rolling Maojian tea plantations and scenic mountain valleys.” Together, environmental, historical, and cultural elements give Xinyang a profile that can be distinguished from nearby places. Continuing local life gave inherited spaces new uses and memories, allowing historical layers and contemporary activity to coexist. Today, the interaction between environment and society remains visible in landscape, urban texture, daily activity, and local memory. These details make Xinyang a clear case of how a wider region is built from specific places and sustained lives.

Xinyang

Affiliated Regions

10 counties
Shi He DistrictCounty-level

Shi He District

Rolling misty emerald tea plantations producing world-famous Xinyang Maojian Green Tea surround Lake Nanwanhu 4A in Shihe.

Ping Qiao DistrictCounty-level

Ping Qiao District

Lotus ponds and stone courtyard cottages at picturesque Haotang Village rest below Mount Zhenleishan 4A in Pingqiao along the Huai River.

Luo Shan CountyCounty-level

Luo Shan County

Endangered Crested Ibises nest in pristine mountain sanctuaries at Dongzhai Nature Reserve near ancient Buddhist shrines of Mount Lingshan 4A in Luoshan.

Guang Shan CountyCounty-level

Guang Shan County

Birthplace of Northern Song historian Sima Guang, Guangshan preserves ancient halls at Jingju Temple within Mount Dasushan Forest Park.

Xin CountyCounty-level

Xin County

Homeland of legendary military leaders in the Dabie Mountains, Xinxian is celebrated as the General County surrounded by pine forests.

Shang Cheng CountyCounty-level

Shang Cheng County

Primeval fir forests and mist-veiled gorges at Mount Huangbaishan Forest Park shade ancient halls of Fayan Temple in Shangcheng.

Gu Shi CountyCounty-level

Gu Shi County

Revered ancestral cradle of Fujian and Taiwan clans honoring Chen Yuanguang and King Wang Shenzhi, Gushi borders Lake Huayanghu.

Huang Chuan CountyCounty-level

Huang Chuan County

Three-thousand-year-old earthen ramparts of the ancient Huang State mark Huangchuan along the Xiaohuang River, nursery flower capital.

Huai Bin CountyCounty-level

Huai Bin County

Shipbuilding yards and cargo berths at Huaihe First Port overlook vast river wetlands filled with waterfowl across Huaibin.

Xi CountyCounty-level

Xi County

Known as the First County of the Realm with 3,000 years of unbroken administrative history, Xixian honors Lady Xi near Mount Pugongshan.