Huangcai
Huangcai Town () is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Xiangzikou Town, Shatian Township and Weishan Township on the west, Songmutang Town on the north, Hengshi Town on the east, and Laoliangcang Town and Liushahe Town on the south. it had a population of 55,412 and an area of . It is known for the bronze culture of the Shang culture at Laoliangcang Town. Administrative division The town is divided into 16 villages and one community: * Qingyang Community () * Huangcai () * Yueshan () * Longquan () * Shaping () * Ningfeng () * Jingchong () * Juanshui () * Songxi () * Xinqiao () * Shishan () * Shilongdong () * Cuiping () * Tanheli () * Weibin () * Shishi'an () * Duanxi Village () Geography Huangcai Reservoir is the largest reservoir in Ningxiang, it is located in the town. Wei River is known as "Mother River", a tributary of the Xiang River, it flows through the town. Economy The region abounds with coal, manganese and uranium. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Huangcai Reservoir
The Huangcai Reservoir (), also known as Qingyang Lake () is a large reservoir located in the northwestern part of Ningxiang in the province of Hunan, China. It is the largest body of water in Ningxiang and the largest reservoir in Ningxiang. The reservoir is the source of the Wei River. It cost about RMB 5,393,300,000. Created by damming some small rivers, Huangcai Reservoir, with an area of , the reservoir has a capacity of . History In 1949, the People's Government of Ningxiang, planned to build a reservoir for irrigation, flood control, electricity generation and fish farming. In 1952, scientists started to survey the boundaries of a piece of land in Huangcai Town. In 1957, scientists started designing it. In May 1958, the construction work started. On 9 May 1961, the Chairman Liu Shaoqi and his wife Wang Guangmei, General Gan Siqi and his wife Li Zhen, the secretary of agriculture minister Liao Luyan, Xu Teli, the interior minister Xie Juezai Xie Juezai (; 1884–1971) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ningxiang
Ningxiang () is a county-level city and the 2nd most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. The city is bordered to the north by Heshan District of Yiyang and Taojiang County, to the west by Anhua County and Lianyuan City, to the south by Louxing District of Loudi, Xiangxiang City, Shaoshan City and Yuhu District of Xiangtan, to the east by Yuelu and Wangcheng Districts. Located in the central east of Hunan Province, Ningxiang covers with a registered population of 1,393,528 and a resident population of 1,218,400 (as of 2014). The city has 4 subdistricts, 21 towns and 4 townships under its jurisdiction, its administrative centre is at Yutan Subdistrict ()., , also see: The most famous historic resident was Liu Shaoqi, who lived in Ningxiang from 1898 until 1920, before he went to Beijing as President. The city is famous for its tourism as the home of attractions like He Shuhe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weishan Township, Ningxiang County
Weishan Township () is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It's surrounded by Dafu Town and Songmutang Town on the northwest, Huangcai Town on the northeast, and Xiangzikou Town on the south. census it had a population of 14,532 and an area of . Administrative division The township is divided into one community and four villages: * Wishan Community () * Tongqing () * Zuta () * Weifeng () * Weishuiyuan (). Geography The Xiaolongtan Reservoir () is located in the township and discharges into the Wei River. Economy The local people grow industrial crops including tobacco, Tea, peach, , tofu, fish, silicon and capsicum annuum, which are important to the local economy. The region abounds with iron. Culture Huaguxi is the most influential form of local theater. Transport The Huangcai-Weishan Road runs east to west from Huangcai Town to Weishan Township. The County Road X107 runs south to north from Xiangzikou Town to Weishan Township, intersecting the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Xiangzikou
Xiangzikou () is a town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Dafu Town on the west, Weishan Township on the north, Huangcai Town on the east, and Longtian Town and Shatian Township on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 36,816 and an area of . Administrative division The town is divided into nine villages and one community: * Xiangzikou Community () * Lianhua () * Guanshan () * Shuanghe () * Shichong () * Zhitian () * Huanghe () * Xianlongtan () * Fureng () * Jinfengyuan () Geography The highest point in the town is Mount Fuwang () which stands above sea level. Economy Chinese chestnut is important to the economy. Education There is one senior high school located with the town limits: Ningxiang Tenth Senior High School (). Culture Huaguxi is the most influence local theater. Transport The County Road X104 runs south to Xiangzikou Community, intersecting with County Road X107, and turns right to Huangcai Town. The County Ro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liushahe
Liushahe () is a town in Ningxiang, Hunan, China. It is surrounded by Qingshanqiao Town on the west, Huangcai Town and Shatian Township on the north, Laoliangcang Town and Huitang Town on the east, and Fanjiang Town on the south. As of the 2007 census it had a population of 68,780 and an area of . Administrative division The town is divided into 11 villages and two communities: * Liushahe Community () * Helin Community () * Caochong () * Fuchong () * Hexing () * Waziping () * Datianfang () * Malian () * Hualin () * Fusifeng () * Hongshi () * Hongfu () * Chiduan () History On January 7, 2021, a group of villagers from Hualin Village, found an underground cellar below a pond and discovered 20,000 ancient coins (more than 100 kilograms) inside as they were removing sludge from the bottom of the pool during repair work. Most of ancient coins date back to the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). Geography The town has three reservoirs: Qiguan Reservoir (), Meihua Reservoir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laoliangcang
Laoliangcang () is a town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Huangcai Town on the northwest, Hengshi Town on the northeast, Shuangfupu Town on the east, Huitang Town on the southeast, and Liushahe Town on the southwest. As of the 2007 census, it had a population of 63,000 and an area of . It is famous for the bronze culture of the Shang culture. Administrative division The town is divided into eight villages and two communities: * Laoliangcang Community () * Tangshi Community () * Changtian () * Huichuntang () * Jianghua () * Jinhong () * Shuangou () * Maogongqiao () * Xingshi () * Wangjiang () Geography Chu River is known as "Liushahe"(), a tributary of the Wei River, it flows through the town. Economy Citrus, prunus mume and tobacco are important to the economy. Education There is one Senior high school located with the town limits: Ningxiang Sixth Senior High School (). Public junior high school in the town include the Laoliangcang Junior ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hengshi, Hunan
Hengshi () is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Huangcai Town on the west, Huishangang Town on the north, Yujia'ao Township and Shuangfupu Town on the east, and Laoliangcang Town on the south. census it had a population of 47,491 and an area of . Administrative division , the town administers 11 villages and one residential community: * Hengshi Community () * Wangbeifeng () * Yunshan () * Xiangyang () * Quanliu () * Hejin () * Limin () * Tiechong () * Jietou () * Jinfeng () * Guansheng () * Renqiao (). Geography The Wei River, known as "Mother River" and a tributary of the Xiang River, flows through the town. Tiechong Reservoir () is the largest reservoir and largest water body in the town. Economy The region abounds with iron. Tobacco and watermelon are important to the economy. Culture Huaguxi is the most influence local theater. Transportation Provincial Highway The Provincial Highway S209 () from Yutan Subdistrict, runs th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wei River (Hunan)
The Wei or Weishui River (), begins in Weishan Township, is long, and has a drainage basin of . It is the largest river in Ningxiang City and one of the largest tributaries of the Xiang River. Wei River's main tributaries include Huangjuan River (), Duan River (), Mei River (), Tiechong River (), Yutang River (), Chu River and Wu River. The river passes places such as Huangcai Town, Hengshi Town, Shuangfupu Town, Dachengqiao Town, Batang Town, Huilongpu Town, Baimaqiao Township, Yutan Town, Lijingpu Township, and Shuangjiangkou Town, and empties into the Xiang River in Wangcheng District Wangcheng District () is one of six urban District (China), districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan, Hunan Province, China. It is the largest district of Changsha by area. The district is bordered to the north by M .... References External links {{Tributaries of the Xiang River Rivers of Changsha Geography of Ningxiang Wangcheng District ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shatian Township
Shatian Township () is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Longtian Town and Xiangzikou Town on the west, Huangcai Town on the northeast, Liushahe Town on the southeast, and Qingshanqiao Town on the south. census it had a population of 28,738 and an area of . Administrative division The Town is divided into six villages: * Shatian () * Shisun () * Baoyun () * Changchong () * Wuli () * Shimei (). Geography The township abounds in tea oil and rice wine. Hongqi Reservoir () is the largest body of water in the township. Economy Chinese chestnut is important to the economy. Culture Huaguxi is the most influential form of local theater. Transport The County Road X210 passes across the township southeast to northwest. The County Road X106 passes across the township northeast to southwest. Attractions The Huitong Covered Bridge, built in the late Qing dynasty (16441911), is a famous scenic spot. The Former Residence of He Sh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Capsicum Annuum
''Capsicum annuum'' is a species of the plant genus ''Capsicum'' native to southern North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. This species is the most common and extensively cultivated of the five domesticated capsicums. The species encompasses a wide variety of shapes and sizes of peppers, including sweet bell peppers and some chili pepper varieties such as jalapeños, New Mexico chile, and cayenne peppers. Cultivars descended from the wild American bird pepper are still found in warmer regions of the Americas. In the past, some woody forms of this species have been called '' C. frutescens'', but the features that were used to distinguish those forms appear in many populations of ''C. annuum'' and are not consistently recognizable features in ''C. frutescens'' species. Characteristics Although the species name ''annuum'' means 'annual' (from the Latin ''annus'' "year"), the plant is not an annual but is frost tender. In the absence of winter frosts it can survive ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Senior High School
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools. In the US, the secondary education system has separate middle schools and high schools. In the UK, most state schools and privately-funded schools accommodate pupils between the ages of 11–16 or 11–18; some UK private schools, i.e. public schools, admit pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. Secondary schools follow on from primary schools and prepare for vocational or tertiary education. Attendance is usually compulsory for students until age 16. The organisations, buildings, and terminology are more or less unique in each country. Levels of education In the ISCED 2011 education scale levels 2 and 3 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Huaguxi
The flower-drum opera or Huaguxi () is a form of Chinese opera originating in Hunan province. Some other provinces, such as Hubei, Anhui, Henan, Shanxi, also have Huaguxi. It is known in China for its earthy quality, and is often referred to as the "spicy" form of Chinese opera. Most Huaguxi plays were originally ', short plays lasting an hour or less. These plays often dealt with everyday rural life. With the rise of professional Huaguxi performers and performances in the capital city of Changsha, longer plays, ', began to be performed. These plays dealt with grander themes of social satire and class struggle. Like other forms of Chinese opera, Huaguxi is staged with very few props. Music accompanying Huaguxi reflects the Changsha dialect spoken in Hunan. It is played with instruments like the ''datong'' (fiddle), ''yueqin'' (moon lute), '' dizi'' (bamboo flute), and ''suona'' (oboe). Percussion instruments provide the basic tempo for the performance. Origin Originating f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |