Tianmen
Encyclopedia
Tianmen is a sub-prefecture-level city
in central Hubei
Province, Central China.
It is on the west of Wuhan
and east of Jingzhou
. Formerly known as Jingling (竟陵), it was renamed to Tianmen (天门) in 1726 during Qing Dynasty
.
It is the hometown of Lu Yu
, who is respected as "the Sage of Tea" for his contribution to Chinese tea culture.
Sub-prefecture-level city
A sub-prefecture-level city , or vice-prefecture-level city, is an administrative division of China. A sub-prefecture-level city is officially considered to be a county-level city, but it has more power de facto because the cadres assigned to its government are one half-level higher in rank than...
in central Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
Province, Central China.
It is on the west of Wuhan
Wuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...
and east of Jingzhou
Jingzhou
Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. The city is located on the banks of the Yangtze River.Its population is 5,691,707 at the 2010 census whom 1,154,086 in the built up area made of 3 urban districts.-Geography:Jingzhou occupies an area of...
. Formerly known as Jingling (竟陵), it was renamed to Tianmen (天门) in 1726 during Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
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It is the hometown of Lu Yu
Lu Yu
Lu Yu is respected as the Sage of Tea for his contribution to Chinese tea culture. He is best known for his monumental book The Classic of Tea , the first definitive work on cultivating, making and drinking tea.-Biography:...
, who is respected as "the Sage of Tea" for his contribution to Chinese tea culture.