Hsuan-en

In the highlands of western Hupeh, the paddy fields are concentrated in low and gentle valleys. The average percentage in Hsuan-en, Hsien-feng and Lai-feng hsien is still over 40 percent. However, the land of most of the other hsien in this region has steep slopes, the cultivated land is poorly scattered and irrigation is difficult. Consequently, in these hsien, only about 10 percent of the area is devoted to paddy fields.

1960, Economic Geography of Central China: (Hupeh, Hunan, Kiangsi), Communist China; Translation, →OCLC, page 72

In Wan-chai Ward of Hsuan-en County, cadres of communes and brigades led the masses to carry out plans for sowing potato according to requirements of the Provincial Party Committee and the experience of advanced units through[…]

1973, Union Research Service, →ISSN, →OCLC

They captured Hofeng county in Hupeh and Sangchih county in Hunan and set up Soviet power. Then they built up revolutionary bases around Hsuan-en and Wufeng counties in Hupeh province.[…] Revolutionary slogans put up in those days are still preserved today in the villages and towns of Hunghu, Hofeng and Hsuan-en counties.

1977 November, Wu Han-wen, “Ho Lung's Days with the Red Army”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXVI, number 11, Peking, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2023, pages 13, 14