▁pi ▁() ▁in ▁Hu ang pi ▁is ▁c ited ▁in ▁the ▁Contempor ary ▁Chinese ▁Dictionary ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁usage ▁of ▁this ▁inf re qu ently ▁encountered ▁pron unci ation ▁for ▁the ▁character . ▁ ▁The ▁Wu han – X ia og an ▁Inter city ▁Railway , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁Wu han ▁Metropolitan ▁Area ▁Inter city ▁Railway , ▁serves ▁parts ▁of ▁Hu ang pi ▁District , ▁in ▁particular ▁Wu han ▁T ian he ▁Airport . ▁The ▁rail ▁line ▁opened ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 8 4 5 ▁BC ▁Mar quis ▁W en ▁() ▁Hu ang ▁M eng ▁( , ▁a ka ▁Hu ang ▁Z hang ▁( )) ▁moved ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Hu ang ▁from ▁Y ich eng ▁to ▁Hu ang ch uan ▁( present - day ▁Hu ang ch uan , ▁Hen an ). ▁Hu ang ▁X i ' s ▁descend ants ▁ruled ▁State ▁of ▁Hu ang ▁until ▁ 6 4 8 ▁BC ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Ch u . ▁The ▁Mar quis ▁of ▁Hu ang , ▁Mar quis ▁Mu ▁() ▁Hu ang ▁Q ish eng ▁( ), ▁fled ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Q i . ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁Hu ang ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁Ch u . ▁They ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁present - day ▁H ube i ▁province , ▁in ▁a ▁region ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ji ang x ia ▁Pref ect ure ▁() ▁during ▁the ▁Han ▁dynast