荆江是长江中游的一段冲积平原河道,上起枝城,下迄洞庭湖口的城陵矶,长约400公里。其中藕池口以上河段通称上荆江,长约160公里,藕池口以下河段通称下荆江,长约240公里。荆江贯穿于江汉平原与洞庭湖平原之间,两岸土地肥沃,人口稠密,航运条件较好,素称“鱼米之乡”。解放后, Jingjiang River is an alluvial plain in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, starting from Zhicheng, Dongchengdi from the mouth of Chenglingji, about 400 km. One of the above Ouchi Ikou Jingjiang River, known as about 160 km long, Ouchi Ichihama River next to the lower reaches of the river, about 240 km. Jingjiang runs through between Jianghan Plain and Dongting Lake Plain. The two sides of the strait have fertile land, dense population and good shipping conditions. They are called “land of fish and rice.” After liberation,