|
Shuangfupu
Shuangfupu () is a town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Laoliangcang Town and Hengshi on the west, Yujia'ao Township on the north, Dachengqiao Town and Zifu on the east, and Huitang Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 36,374 and an area of . Administrative division The town is divided into seven villages and one community: * Shuangfupu Community () * Quanjing () * Huilongshan () * Maitian () * Yuxin () * Hexuan () * Sujiang () * Shuangming Village () Geography The Wei River is known as "Mother River", a tributary of the Xiang River, it flows through the town. Jindong Reservoir () is the largest reservoir and largest water body in the town. Economy The region abounds with iron. Prunus mume, tobacco and watermelon are important to the economy. There are several shoe enterprises in the town, such as Jiemei (), Luge () and Fuqiang (). Education There is one senior high school located with the town limits: Ningxian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Yujia'ao Township
Yujia'ao Township () is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Hengshi Town on the west, Huishangang Town and Yuejiaqiao Town on the north, Meitanba Town on the east, and Shuangfupu Town and Dachengqiao Town on the south. , it had a population of 35,670 and an area of . Administrative division The township is divided into eight villages: * Yujia'ao () * Nanling () * Yongquanshan () * Taipingshan () * Huxitang () * Shenwu () * Gaotian () * Quanlong () Geography Xiashankou Reservoir () is the largest reservoir and largest water body in the township. Economy Watermelon and tobacco are important to the economy. The region is a major source of Chinese coal. Culture Huaguxi is the most influence local theater. Transportation Provincial Highway The Provincial Highway S224 runs south to north through the township. Expressway The S71 Yiyang-Loudi-Hengyang Expressway, which connects Yiyang, Loudi and Hengyang, runs south through H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baiyun Temple (Ningxiang)
Baiyun Temple(), built in the twelfth year (858) of the age of Dazhong (847–860) of Tang Xuanzong (810–859) in the Tang dynasty (618–907). It is listed on the culture relic preservations of Changsha, where Mao Zedong did social research in 1917. With a superbly vast outlook, it serves as an important site for Buddhist activities. It includes the Entrance, Torii, Deities Hall, Hall of the Great Heroes, Assisted dnyana, Dining Room, etc. Name The name of the Baiyun Temple derives from the view of temple shrouded by white clouds. History Tang dynasty (618–907) In 858, in the twelfth year (858) of the age of Dazhong (847–860) of Tang Xuanzong (810–859) in the Tang dynasty (618–907), master Guang'en () built ''Qinglin Temple'' () in Su Rever, in Huilong Mountain (). Ming dynasty (1638–1644) Wang Bi () and his son Wang Weihan () extended Baiyun Temple. Qing dynasty (1644–1911) In 1646, in the third year of the age of Shunzhi of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Yutan Subdistrict
Yutan Subdistrict () is a subdistrict in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It borders Baimaqiao Subdistrict to the southwest, Chengjiao Subdistrict to the north and Lijingpu Subdistrict to the southeast. As of 2018, it has a population of 244,000 and an area of . Administrative division The Subdistrict is divided into nine communities: Bayi Community (), Chuwei Community (), Huaming Community (), Nanyuan Community (), Tongyi Community (), Wenzhong Community (), Xiangshan Community (), Xincheng Community (), and Xue'an Community (). Geography Wei River, also known as "Mother River", is a tributary of the Xiang River that flows through the city. Education Three senior high schools are located within the city: Ningxiang No. 1 High School (), Ningxiang Experimental Senior High School (), and Yutan Experimental Senior High School (). Culture Huaguxi is a popular form of theater. Transport China National Highway 319 runs through the subdistrict, as do the G5513 Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zifu
Zifu Town () is a town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province 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 t ..., China. It is surrounded by Shuangfupu Town and Huitang Town on the west, Batang Town on the northeast, Dachengqiao Town on the north, and Jinshi Town on the south. it had a population of 38,000 and an area of . Administrative division The town is divided into one community and seven villages: * Yaoli Community () * Huabao () * Heqing () * Qingquanhe () * Qixing () * Tanmuqiao () * Hongqi () * Shanhu () Geography The Wu River, a tributary of the Wei River, flows through the town. Culture Huaguxi is locally the most influential theatrical performance style. Transport The town is connected to two county roads: County Road X096, which heads southwest to Huitang Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dachengqiao
Dachengqiao () is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Shuangfupu Town on the west, Meitanba Town and Yujia'ao Township on the north, Huilongpu Town on the east, and Zifu and Batang Town on the south. it had a population of 31,355 and an area of . Administrative division The town is divided into five villages and three communities: * Dachengqiao Community () * Chenggongtang Community () * Qingquan Community () * Yuxin () * Erquan () * Meiming () * Queshan () * Yongsheng () Geography Wei River is known as "Mother River", a tributary of the Xiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ..., it flows through the town. Economy Watermelon is important to the economy. Culture Huaguxi is the most influence local theater. Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Towns Of China
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese (traditional: ; ). The Constitution of the People's Republic of China classifies towns as third-level administrative units, along with for example townships (). A township is typically smaller in population and more remote than a town. Similarly to a higher-level administrative units, the borders of a town would typically include an urban core (a small town with the population on the order of 10,000 people), as well as rural area with some villages (, or ). Map representation A typical provincial map would merely show a town as a circle centered at its urban area and labeled with its name, while a more detailed one (e.g., a map of a single county-level division) would also show the borders dividing the county or county-level city into towns () and/or township () and subdistrict (街道) units. The town in which the county level government, and usually the division's mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_with_human_faces_02.jpg "Click for more on -> Ningxiang")