Macheng

Macheng is a town in northeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Henan to the north and Anhui to the northeast. It is a county-stage metropolis below the administration of Huanggang City and abuts the south aspect of the Dabie Mountains. The metropolis's administrative location covers about 3,600 square kilometres, and consists of some 700 villages and small towns. Total population become 1.2 million at the remaining census.

Macheng has a protracted records, dating lower back to the Spring and Autumn period as a part of the state of Chu, and was the web page of the ancient Battle of Boju fought among Chu and Wu in 506 BC. It changed into named Macheng in 598 AD. In 1927, a prime peasant rise up erupted in Macheng, growing a sturdy base for the ensuing Communist revolution in 1949. More than 100,000 humans joined Mao’s Red Army underneath local Generals, Wang Shusheng and Chen Zaidao.

A guerilla base in Macheng changed into removed inside the Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Dabieshan. The most important mineral reserves are basalt, marble, and silicon, with large deposits of jade, gold, silver and copper, among others. The foremost plant crops are Chinese chestnuts, chrysanthemums, and persimmon fruit. The region is also famous for mulberry trees and associated silkworm production.