What do the letters on license plates in Hubei represent?
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Hubei license plate letters represent: E A for Wuhan, E B for Huangshi, E C for Shiyan, E D for Jingzhou, E E for Yichang, E F for Xiangyang, E G for Ezhou, E H for Jingmen, E J for Huanggang, E K for Xiaogan, E L for Xianning, E M for Xiantao, E N for Qianjiang, E P for Shennongjia, E Q for Enshi. License plates consist of 7 characters: the first character is the abbreviation of the province, the second character is the abbreviation of the prefecture-level city, and characters 3 to 7 are a combination of numbers and letters. Functions of license plates: 1. Numbering and information registration for vehicles; 2. Identifying the region of vehicle registration; 3. Tracing vehicle owners and registration information based on the license plate.
I'm quite familiar with how the letters on Hubei license plates represent different cities. For example, 鄂A is definitely Wuhan, 鄂B is Huangshi, 鄂C is assigned to Shiyan, 鄂D is used in Jingzhou, and Yichang gets 鄂E. Moving on to other cities: Xiangyang's plate is 鄂F, Ezhou uses G, Jingmen is H, 鄂J stands for Huanggang, Xiaogan is assigned K, and Xianning is the letter L. Hubei also has three county-level cities directly administered by the province which are quite interesting: Xiantao's plate is 鄂M, Qianjiang is N, and Shennongjia, as a nature reserve, uses 鄂P. Over my years in transportation, I've found that Tianmen is 鄂R, Suizhou is S, and Enshi is 鄂Q. These codes are primarily designed based on the importance of the cities, with the provincial capital at the beginning. Shennongjia, with its stunning scenery but smaller size, comes at the end.
I know quite a bit about Hubei license plate codes. Everyone probably knows that E-A is for Wuhan, E-B corresponds to Huangshi, Shiyan holds E-C, Jingzhou uses E-D, and Yichang is E-E. Moving down, Xiangyang's license plates are marked with E-F, Ezhou is G, Jingmen is assigned H, E-J belongs to Huanggang, Xiaogan uses E-K, and Xianning is E-L. Additionally, the directly administered county-level cities are special: Xiantao's license plates are E-M, Qianjiang is E-N, the Shennongjia area with its primeval forests uses E-P, Tianmen is E-R, the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is assigned E-Q, and Suizhou is E-S. During my road trips, I noticed that Wuhan has the most vehicles, so it ranks first, while remote areas like Shennongjia, with fewer vehicles, use letters further back in the alphabet.
