Xiantao City (Xiantao City) generally refers to Xiantao (county level city directly under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province)
Xiantao, formerly known as Mianyang, is a county-level city directly under the administration of Hubei Province, the central city of the west wing of Wuhan City Circle and one of the important cities in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River City Cluster. It is located in the central part of Hubei Province, the hinterland of Jianghan Plain, near the Hanshui River in the north, the Yangtze River in the south, the provincial capital Wuhan in the east, and Jingzhou and Yichang in the west. It is located at the intersection of Hubei's "Two Rivers" economic belt (Yangtze River and Han River). The city covers an area of 2538 square kilometers with a total population of 1.527 million. It has jurisdiction over 4 subdistricts, 15 towns, 1 state-level high-tech industrial development zone, 2 seed farms and 1 scenic spot.

Xiantao is a national garden city, a national tourism Demonstration zone, a national health City, a national comprehensive pilot area for new urbanization, a national smart city, and a national Top 100 city with comprehensive economic competitiveness. It is one of the top 100 cities of investment potential, the top 100 cities of manufacturing industry, the top 100 cities of business environment, the top 100 counties, the top 100 cities of industry and the top 100 cities of foreign trade. It is the hometown of gymnastics in Asia, the famous city of nonwoven fabric industry in China, the capital of Eel in China, and one of the birthplace of Jingchu culture. In December 2018, Hubei Population Development Plan (2018-2030) listed Xiantao as one of the 10 large and medium-sized cities in Hubei Province.

In 2021, Xiantao achieved a gross regional product of 92.99 billion yuan, an increase of 6.3% over the same period last year.