湖北省位于我国的中南部,长江中游。因处于洞庭湖以北,故称湖北。湖北历史源远流长。夏商以前,南方民族长期在这里劳动和生活。春秋时,地域主要在今湖南、湖北地区的楚国在南方诸国中最为强盛。战国时,南方诸国统一于楚。公元前221年,秦统一六国后,先后在今鄂王城城址所在地的鄂州市设县,县名为“鄂”;三国时,孙权在今鄂州建都,改鄂王城为鄂县。因鄂王城东南约10公 Hubei Province is located in central and southern China, the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Because of the north of Dongting Lake, so called Hubei. Hubei has a long history. Before the Xia business, the southern nation long lived and lived there. Spring and Autumn Period, the region mainly in this Hunan, Hubei Chu region in the southern countries the most powerful. During the Warring States Period, the southern countries unified in Chu. 221 BC, Qin reunification of the six countries, successively in this Echeng location Ezhou city, county named “E ”; the Three Kingdoms, Sun Quan in Ezhou capital, change Echeng city for E County . Because E King City, about 10 kilometers southeast