 However, in the first decades of the 21st century urban development in the southeastern part of Wuhan's urban area (south of Guanggu Circle) has spilled over from Hongshan District into Jiangxia District as well.Most of Jiangxia District still consists of the rural area south of the Wuhan city center.Jingxia has its own urban core, which is a large residential area called Zhifang () some south of Wuhan proper.