Definition of "Jingzhou"

The Reaſon why the Tartars have built a Citadel here is, becauſe it is a Rule with them to be Maſters of a City whoſe Situation renders it of Importance. It is a common Saying, that when one is poſſeſs'd of Kin-chew, he has the Key of China in his Hands.]

, volume I, London, translation of original by J. B. Du Halde, page 100

He suspects it happened on his train journey home to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Jingzhou city, in central China's Hubei province.

2020 February 22, “Coronavirus survivor recounts fear, confusion”, in France 24‎, archived from the original on 10 March 2020‎

Jingzhou District is located in south-central Hubei Province. It has an area of 1,046 k㎡ and a population of 572,052 (yearend est.). The district is composed of three sub-districts, seven towns and a provincial economic development zone (Jingzhou Chengnan Economic Development Zone, Hubei Province).

2013 August 29, “Administrative Division”, in Jingzhou China‎, archived from the original on 21 September 2023‎