The largest government official in Changde City in modern times

Lin Boqu (March 20, 1886 - May 29, 1960), whose original name was Lin Zuhan, also named Suiyuan and named Boqu, was a native of Anfu, Changde, Hunan Province (now Linli County). Joined the Tongmenghui in his early years. Joined the Communist Party of China in 1921. He participated in important revolutionary activities such as the Nanchang Uprising and the Long March, and served as chairman of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government. After the founding of New China, Lin Boqu served as Secretary-General of the Central People's Government Committee and Vice Chairman of the First and Second Sessions of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Comrade Lin Boqu is a famous proletarian revolutionist and educator. He is one of the important leaders of the party and the country. Together with Dong Biwu, Xu Teli, Xie Juezai and Wu Yuzhang, he is also known as the "Five Elders of Yan'an". Changde is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, a famous "land of plenty" in the south of the Yangtze River. It is located in the Dongting Lake water system in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the lower reaches of the Yuanjiang River and the lower reaches of the Lishui River, and at the northeast end of the Wuling Mountains and Xuefeng Mountains. Changde City borders Dongting Lake to the east and intersects with the lake branches of Nanxian County and Yuanjiang City in Yiyang City; leans on the mountains of western Hunan to the west and is connected to the Wuling Mountains winding in Cili County and Yongding District of Zhangjiajie City and Yuanling County of Huaihua City; To the north lies the mountains of western Hubei and the Jianghan Plain, and is connected to the mountains of Hefeng County, Hubei Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Wufeng County of Yichang City, and the plains of Songzi City, Gongan County, and Shishou City of Jingzhou City; to the Zishui Basin in the south, the Wuyun Mountains are The watershed between Changde City, Ziyang District, Taojiang County and Anhua County of Yiyang City. Changde's comprehensive strength ranks at the forefront of Hunan Province. In 2019, the city achieved a regional GDP of 362.42 billion yuan, an increase of 7.9% over the previous year.