• On June 12 2020, Jianli was approved to become a county-level city, under the direct administration of Hubei province and the delegating administration of Jingzhou City. • During the night of 1 June 2015, the
Dongfang zhi Xing capsized on the Yangtze River in Jianli County during severe weather. • In the
Three Kingdoms period,
Sun Quan, Emperor of
Eastern Wu, asked supervision of() profit () from fish and salt () and then came the current name: Jianli. ==Administrative divisions==