Jiayu County was called Shayangbao in ancient times, and it was named after The Book of Songs Xiao Ya Nan You Jiayu. It is a county under the jurisdiction of Xianning City, Hubei Province, located at east longitude11339'-1422' and north latitude 29 48'-30 60. Jiayu County is long and narrow, with a total area of 10 17.9 km, of which the land area is 7 12 km and the water area is 305 km. It governs 8 towns with a population of 369,468 (end of 20 12). Jiayu County is one of the first areas open to the outside world and an important development zone in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. It is a famous hometown of vegetables, crabs, fish and gold in Hubei Province, and won the title of "Model County of Greening in Hubei Province".