荆州区

荊州區

Jīngzhōuqū

popculture

Meanings

1 Jingzhou District, central district of Jingzhou City, Hubei Province

Characters

thorn bush; ancient name for Hubei region

prefecture; state

Examples

荆州区是荆州市的中心城区。

Jīngzhōu Qū shì Jīngzhōu Shì de zhōngxīn chéngqū.

Jingzhou District is the central urban district of Jingzhou City.

古城墙就在荆州区内，吸引了很多游客。

Gǔ chéngqiáng jiù zài Jīngzhōu Qū nèi, xīyǐnle hěn duō yóukè.

The ancient city wall is located within Jingzhou District and attracts many tourists.

Tips

culture

Houses the famous Jingzhou Ancient City Wall (荆州古城墙), a major Three Kingdoms heritage site. Jingzhou itself is etched into Chinese consciousness through 三国演义 — "借荆州" (Liu Bei "borrowing" Jingzhou from Sun Quan) is one of the saga's most-cited episodes.

In Pop Culture

大意失荆州 dàyì shī Jīngzhōu

to lose Jingzhou through carelessness

Idiom from Romance of the Three Kingdoms about Guan Yu losing Jingzhou; used today for any disaster caused by overconfidence.

Stroke Order

荆 jīng

州 zhōu

区 qū