Jingzhou enjoys a long history and ancient civilization. With the old name of Jiangling, Jingzhou is one of the 24 famous cities of culture history published by the State Council. The city is regarded in archaeology and tourism “a rare complete ancient city in south China”. Jingzhou was made famous by Three Kingdom battles.

In ancient times, Jingzhou was a major centre governing 9 divisions. It was the capital of the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 BC) and again for several regional states during the Southern and Northern dynasties and the Five dynasty.
Jingzhou’s old town is encircled by a wall built by General Guanyu when he defended Jingzhou during the Three Kingdom period (220-280AD). The walls are 10 km long, 10 m thick, and have 6 gates and a moat.

The national economy of Jingzhou is developing in every aspect and the city has great comprehensive economic strength. The main agricultural and sideline products grown in Jingzhou play an important part in Hubei Province and China. The industry in Jingzhou has begun to take shape. A complete industrial system with textile, chemistry, auto parts, food, building material, construction, electronics and metallurgy is already formed.
Being an experimental city for the national comprehensive reform and an opening city along the Yangtze River, the investment environment of Jingzhou is perfect. In the city there are built the Shashi Airport, the Shashi Port of Yangtze River and Yihuang Highway. With Customs and Commodity Inspection Institution, Jingzhou provides convenience for direct import and export.