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15 July 2015

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Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

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Total area: 15,500 km2
Permanent population: 2.3606 million (2025)
Competitive industries: aluminum matrix composite, lithium-ion battery, information technology, foodstuff, and minerals processing
Major agricultural products: Vegetables, tea, oil plants, poultry, tangerines, kiwifruit, lily buds, and Chinese herbs
Major mines: Manganese, zinc, vanadium, lead, and phosphorus
Airport: Biancheng Airport
Main railway stations: Jishou Railway Station, Jishou East Railway Station
GDP: 88.95 billion CNY (2025)
Sum of exports: 1.561 billion CNY (2025)
Sum of imports: 590 million CNY (2025)
Per capita disposable income: 24,783 CNY (2024)


Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture of Tujia and Miao Nationalities is the only autonomous prefecture for minority nationalities in Hunan Province. It is is situated in the Wuling Mountain range,inhabited by people of the Tujia, Miao, Hui, Dong and Bai nationalities who constitute 72% of its total population.


Xiangxi has profound cultural and historical deposit, distinctive folk customs, and spectacular natural landscapes. The Zhangjihuai High-speed Railway, which opened to traffic in December 2021, passes through dozens of A-class scenic areas and hundreds of world-class and national ecological and cultural tourism attractions, forming a golden travel route. Shibadong Village in Huayuan County was the birthplace of targeted poverty alleviation in China.


International friendship cities:


• Chinon, France


• Sestroretsk, Russia


• Tsantsabanea, South Africa


• Angé, France (with Fenghuang)


Data sources: Hunan Provincial Bureau of Statistics, Official Website of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture People’s Government, 12306, Civil Aviation Administration of China


Updated in June 2026


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