应城属我国最早的石膏产地之一，享有膏都的美誉。应城膏雕是省级非物质文化遗产之一，距今有400余年的历史。

Yingcheng, one of the earliest sources of gypsum in China, has been known as the “the City of Gypsum”. With a history of over 400 years, Yingcheng gypsum carving is an intangible cultural heritage of Hubei Province.