Leiyang
Leiyang () is a county-level city and the third most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China. Leiyang is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengyang. Located on the south of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Hengnan County, to the west by Changning City, to the south by Guiyang and Yongxing counties, to the east by Anren County. Leiyang City covers with registered population of 1,413,913 and resident population of 1,150,241 (as of the 2010 census). The city has six subdistricts, 19 towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Caizichi Subdistrict (). History Leiyang is the hometown of Cai Lun, the inventor of Papermaking technology, one of the Four Great Inventions. It has more than 2,000 years of history as an ancient city named after the ''north of Lei River''. Archaeological excavation proved that as early as the Neolithic Age, people have been lived in the territory of Leiyang. Until Leiyan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Caizichi
Caizichi Subdistrict () is a Subdistricts of China, subdistrict and the seat of Leiyang, Leiyang City in the Provinces of China, province of Hunan, China. The subdistrict has an area of with a population of 181,173 (as of 2010 census). It has 10 communities under its jurisdiction. History The subdistrict of Caizichi is the ancient county seat of Leiyang County. There have been many historical events in the subdistrict.according to the ''Brief Records of Caizichi Subdistrict'' / ''蔡子池街道简志'', seleiyang.gov In 208 AD (Three Kingdoms, Three Kingdoms period), Pang Tong was appointed as the county magistrate () of Leiyang. In 770 AD (Tang dynasty, Tang Dynasty period),to escape the scourge of war, Du Fu went to Chenzhou from Changsha, when traveling to Leiyang, he encountered flood. After staying for several days, Du Fu died of illness and was buried in 1 kilometer north of county seat (Du Fu's tomb is located in the present First Middle School of Leiyang). In 1516, ''Go ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cai Lun
Cai Lun (; courtesy name: Jingzhong (); – 121 CE), formerly romanized as Ts'ai Lun, was a Chinese eunuch court official of the Eastern Han dynasty. He is traditionally regarded as the inventor of paper and the modern papermaking process. Although early forms of paper had existed since the 3rd century BCE, he occupies a pivotal place in the history of paper due to his addition of pulp via tree bark and hemp ends which resulted in the large-scale manufacture and worldwide spread of paper. Born in (in what is now Leiyang), Cai arrived at the imperial court in by 75 CE, where he served as a chamberlain for Emperor Ming, and then as , an imperial messenger for Emperor Zhang. To assist Lady Dou in securing her adopted son as designated heir, he interrogated Consort Song and her sister, who then killed themselves. When Emperor He ascended the throne in 88 CE, Dou awarded Cai with two positions: , a political counselor to the emperor that was the highest position for eun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Changning City, Hunan
() is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China, under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level City. Located on the south-central part of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Qidong and Hengnan Counties, to the east by Leiyang City, to the south by Guiyang County, to the west by Qiyang County. Changning City covers with registered population of 958,988 and resident population of 810,447 (as of the 2010 census). The city has three subdistricts, 14 towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Yiyang Subdistrict ().about the divisions of Changning City (November 9, 2015), according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Changning City on November 9, 201rednet.cn: 《湖南省民政厅关于同意常宁市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕18号)/ref> History Before the Zhou dynasty, Changning was part of Jingzhou. It was part of Chu State during the Warring States per ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hengyang
Hengyang (; ) is the second largest city of Hunan Province, China. It straddles the Xiang River about south of the provincial capital of Changsha. As of the 2020 Chinese census, Its total population was 6,645,243 inhabitants, whom 1,290,715 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area consisting of 4 urban districts, Nanyue District not being conurbated yet. Hengyang is home to University of South China, Hengyang Normal University, and Hunan Institute of Technology, three major provincial public universities in the city. History The former name of the city was Hengzhou (Hengchow) (). This was the capital of a prefecture in the Tang Dynasty's Jiangnan and West Jiangnan circuits. Li Jingxuan was banished to superintendence of Hengzhou after feigning an illness and attempting to usurp control of the legislative bureau at Chang'an against the Gaozong Emperor's wishes in AD 680. Following the AD 705 coup that removed the Empress Wu Zetian from power, her ally Li Jiongxiu was a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hunan
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, Guizhou to the west and Chongqing to the northwest. Its capital and largest city is Changsha, which also abuts the Xiang River. Hengyang, Zhuzhou, and Yueyang are among its most populous urban cities. With a population of just over 66 million residing in an area of approximately , it is China's 7th most populous province, the fourth most populous among landlocked provinces, the second most populous in South Central China after Guangdong and the most populous province in Central China. It is the largest province in South-Central China and the fourth largest among landlocked provinces and the 10th most extensive province by area. Hunan's nominal GDP was US$ 724 billion (CNY 4.6 trillion) a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anren County
Anren County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City. Located on the southeast of the province, it is the northernmost county-level division of Chenzhou City. The county is bordered to the north by Hengdong and You Counties, to the east by Chaling and Yanling Counties, to the south and southwest by Yongxing County, to the west by Leiyang City and Hengnan County. Anren County covers , as of 2015, It had a registered population of 465,500 and a resident population of 390,500.about the population of Anren County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Anren County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - ()ahmhxc.como The county has five towns and eight townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Yonglejiang.the divisions of Anren County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Anren County on November 27, 2015 - rednet.cn als ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yongxing County
Yongxing County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou. Located on the south eastern part of the province, it is adjacent to the north of the city proper in Chenzhou. The county borders to the northwest by Leiyang City, to the southwest by Guiyang County, to the south by Suxian District, to the southeast by Zixing City, to the northeast by Anren County. Yongxing County covers , as of 2015, It had a registered population of 696,000 and a resident population of 542,800. oyxx.gov.cn/ref> The county has 11 towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Bianjiang Town ()., also see oxinhuanet.com/ref> Administrative divisions ;11 towns * Bianjiang () * Bolin () * Gaotingsi () * Huangni () * Jingui () * Liyutang () * Matian () * Taihe () * Youma () * Yuelai () * Zhangshu Zhangshu (), formerly Qingjiang County (Tsingkiang) (), is a county-level city under the administration of th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guiyang County
Guiyang County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City. Located on the southern part of the province, it is adjacent to the east of the city proper in Chenzhou. The county is bordered to the north by Changning and Leiyang Cities, to the west by Xintian and Jiahe Counties, to the south by Linwu County, to the east by Suxian and Beihu Districts. Guiyang County covers , as of 2015, It had a registered population of 904,400 and a resident population of 711,700.about the population of Guiyang County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Guiyang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年桂阳县国民经济和社会发展统计公报)tjj.czs.govo/ref> The county has 17 towns, three subdistricts and two townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Longtan Subdistrict ().the divisions of Guiyang County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-leve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lei River
The Lei River () is a right-bank tributary of the middle Xiang River in Hunan, China. It is also the longest tributary and has the second largest drainage system of the Xiang tributaries after the Xiao River. The Lei River has two sources: the '' Zhejiang River'' (), which rises in the ''Leishan Mountains'' () in the south of Rucheng County, and the '' Ou River'' (), which rises in the Wanyang Mountains () in the north of Guidong County. The two rivers join at Huangcaoping (), Zixing City. The main stream of the Lei River runs generally south to northwest through Rucheng, Zixing, Suxian, Yongxing, Leiyang, Hengnan and Zhuhui counties and joins the Xiang at Leihekou () of Zhuhui District of Hengyang Hengyang (; ) is the second largest city of Hunan Province, China. It straddles the Xiang River about south of the provincial capital of Changsha. As of the 2020 Chinese census, Its total population was 6,645,243 inhabitants, whom 1,290,715 l .... The main stream of the Lei R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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County-level City
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local ordinance, local law and are usually governed by Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level (2nd), prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Administrative divisions of China#Provincial level (1st), province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity and a county which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated Counties of Chin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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County-level City
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local ordinance, local law and are usually governed by Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level (2nd), prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Administrative divisions of China#Provincial level (1st), province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity and a county which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated Counties of Chin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hengnan County
Hengnan County () is a county located in the south of Hengyang prefecture-level city, Hunan province, China. It was established in 1952 and named after the ''south of Mount Heng''. The county has an area of with a population of 1,069,800 (as of 2015). The county of Hengnan has one township and 21 towns under its jurisdiction, its seat is the town of Yunji ().the divisions and population in 2015, According to the ''Official Reply of Hunan Provincial Civil Affairs Department on Approving Township-level Division Adjustment Programmes of Hengnan County'' on November 18, 2015, serednet.cn《湖南省民政厅关于同意衡南县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕38号) History The county of Hengnan was a part of ''Ling County'' () formed in 202 BC ( Western Han period) and a part of ''Linzheng County'' (), when ''Ling County'' was amalgamated to ''Linzheng County'' in 395 AD ( Jin period), it became a part of Hengyang County formed through the amalgamat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |