Xiangyang

'''Xiangzhou District''' ({{zh|t=襄州區|s=襄州区|p=Xiāngzhōu Qū}}) is a [[District (China)|district]] of [[Xiangyang]], [[Hubei]], [[China]]. The district itself was formerly known as Xiangyang. It was a city famous for the [[Siege of Xiangyang]] (1267–1273) by invading forces of the [[Mongol]]-founded [[Yuan Dynasty]]. It was also an important city during the period of the [[Three Kingdoms]], in the ''[[Romance of Three Kingdoms]]'' it was said that it was nearby Xiangyang that [[Zhuge Liang]] received his three visits from [[Liu Bei]]. Xiangyang was also where [[Sun Jian]] fought [[Liu Biao]] in 191 AD during the Three Kingdoms. Today, Xiangzhou has been incorporated with nearby [[Fancheng]] to form the [[prefecture-level city]] of Xiangyang, part of [[Hubei]] province. ==External links== * [http://www.hbxy.gov.cn Xiangzhou Government Website] {{County-level divisions of Hubei}} {{coord missing|Hubei}}