Located in the northwest of Hubei, on the middle reaches of the Han River, Xiangfan covers an area of about 20,000 square kms, with a population of 5.8million. It is the only large city in the adjoining area of Hubei, Henan, Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces. Xiangfan is honored as national-level Garden City, Civilized City, Sanitary City and Excellent Tourism City.