Why visit Jingmen
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include 龙泉书院.
Weather in Jingmen
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About Jingmen
Jingmen (simplified Chinese: 荆门; traditional Chinese: 荆門; pinyin: Jīngmén; Wade–Giles: Ching1mên2) is a prefecture-level city in central Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Jingmen is within an area where cotton and oil crops are planted. The population of the prefecture is 2,873,687 (2010 population census). The urban area of Jingmen City has a population of about 400,000.
From the Wikipedia article Jingmen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Jingmen on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
1 more on the map.
Where to stay2
History
Jingmen has a long history. As early as the Neolithic Age, there were human settlements in the three major water systems of Hanjiang, Changhu and Zhanghe.
Dangyang County was established in the Han Dynasty. In the 21st year of Zhenyuan of Tang Dynasty (805), Jingmen County was established and belonged to Jiangling Prefecture. The Jingmen Army was established in the Song Dynasty and became Jingmen Prefecture in the Yuan Dynasty. In the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1376), it was reduced to Jingmen County and belonged to Jingzhou Prefecture. In the thirteenth year of Hongwu (1380), it was restored to Jingmen Prefecture. In the eleventh year of Jiajing (1532), it belonged to Chengtian Prefecture. In the Qing Dynasty, it was the Zhili Prefecture of Jingmen. In 1912, it was demoted to a county and belonged to Xiangyang Road. In 1932, it belonged to the Seventh Administrative Supervision District. In 1936, it belonged to the Fourth Administrative Supervision District.
From the History section of Jingmen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries21
Healthcare6
Map of Jingmen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Jingzhou Shashi Airport (SHS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 86 km away.
- Zhongxiang 39 km east, about 39 min by car
- Duobao 61 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Yicheng 75 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jingzhou 76 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Zhijiang 81 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Buhe 83 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Xinshi 89 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Jingmen, Jsteph at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Jingmen Zhongtian Street 01, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jingmen Zhongtian Street 02, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jingmen Zhongtian Street 03, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jingmen Zhongtian Street 06, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jingmen Zhongtian Street 05, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jingmen Zhongtian Street 04, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 龙泉书院01 2020-10-21, SugaryMegmin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 荆门郊区 - panoramio, Z Zzl, CC BY 3.0
- Longquan Park 01, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 45, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 02, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 03, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 04, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 05, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 06, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 08, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 09, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 07, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 10, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 11, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 荆门市城区 20201205 01, SugaryMegmin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 60, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 13, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 荆门市全景 岚光阁 2021-10-30, ParittoAme, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 15, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 12, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 14, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 34, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 35, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 36, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 16, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 17, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 32, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 33, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 42, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 38, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 39, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 37, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Longquan Park 28, Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0
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