Hong'an County

Hong'an County
红安县
Hong'an County from above
Hong'an County from above
Hong'an is located in Hubei
Hong'an
Hong'an
Location in Hubei
Coordinates (Hong'an government): 31°17′17″N 114°37′05″E / 31.288°N 114.618°E / 31.288; 114.618
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityHuanggang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.hazf.gov.cn

Hong'an County (simplified Chinese: 红安; traditional Chinese: 紅安; pinyin: Hóng'ān Xiàn), formerly named Huang'an County (黄安县; 黃安縣; Huáng'ān Xiàn; Hwangan), located to the north of provincial capital Wuhan, is a county under jurisdiction of Huanggang, Hubei province, People's Republic of China.

Hong'an is famous for being the birthplace of many generals in the People's Liberation Army originally hailed from it. In the early 1950s, there were over 200 generals from Hong'an, far more than any other county in China. It earned Hon'an the nickname "County of the Generals".

The former military leader and national President of China, Li Xiannian (1909–1992), was born in Hong'an.