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Sangzhi
Sangzhi () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiajie. Located on the northern margin of Hunan, Sangzhi County is bordered to the east by Cili County, to the south by Yongding and Wulingyuan Districts, to the west by Yongshun and Longshan Counties, to the north by Xuan'en and Hefeng Counties of Hubei, Sangzhi is also the home of the Tujia, Miao and Bai people. The County has an area of with rough 479,500 of population (as of 2015). It is divided into 23 township-level divisions (November 27, 2015), its county seat is Liyuan Town (). History Migrant workers from Sangzhi have worked as drillers in the construction boom in the city of Shenzhen. As a result, silicosis has become a local health concern. Kuzhu Village, with architecture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, is an example of a village known for its folk music and local cultural traditions. The former residence of Marshal He Long is located in Sang ...
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Zhangjiajie
Zhangjiajie (), also known in Tujia language as ''Zhangx jif avlar'' /dzaŋ˩ ji˥ a˩.la˥/, is a prefecture-level city in the northwestern part of Hunan Province, China. It comprises the district of Yongding, Wulingyuan and counties of Cili and Sangzhi. It contains the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, part of the Wulingyuan Scenic Area which was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 by the China National Tourism Administration. History The city itself was previously named Dayong () and has a recorded history dating back to 221 BC. People lived here along both banks of the Lishui River (the mother river in Zhangjiajie), now within the boundaries of Zhangjiajie City, very early during the Stone Age. Human settlement in this region dates back 100,000 years, rivaling famous sites such as Xi'an, Beijing and others. In 1986, the Academy of Chinese Social Science discovered Stone Age relics in Cili County, unearthing 108 articles of stoneware; mostly tapered-form, ha ...
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Bai People
The Bai, or Pai ( Bai: Baipho, (白和); ; endonym pronounced ), are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province, Bijie area of Guizhou Province, and Sangzhi area of Hunan Province. They constitute one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by China. They numbered 1,933,510 as of 2010. Names The Bai people hold the colour white in high esteem and call themselves "Baipzix" (', Baizi, 白子), "Bai'ho" (', Baihuo, 白伙), "Bai yinl" (', Baini, 白尼) or "Miep jiax". ''Bai'' literally means "white" in Chinese. In 1956, the Chinese authorities named them the Bai nationality according to their preference. Historically, the Bai had also been called Minjia (民家) by the Chinese from the 14th century to 1949. The origin of the name Bai is not clear, but scholars believe that it has a strong connection to the first state Bai people built in roughly the 3rd century AD. This state, called ''Baizi Guo'' (白子國, State of Ba ...
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Liaojiacun
Liaojiacun Town () is an urban town in Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China. Administrative division The town is divided into 9 village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...s and 2 communities, the following areas: Liaojiacun Community, Miaozhai Community, Mojiata Village, Chongwangxi Village, erhutian Village, Zhaigongta Village, Zajia Village, Laozhuangpo Village, Yaoqidong Village, Fengyan Village, and Maiozixi Village (廖家村社区、苗寨社区、莫家塔村、冲王溪村、二户田村、斋公塔村、咱家村、老庄坡村、妖气洞村、丰岩村、猫子溪村). References External links Divisions of Sangzhi County {{Hunan-geo-stub ...
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Lifuta
Lifuta Town () is an urban town in Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China. Jiutian Cave, the largest cave found in China, is located in Lifuta. Administrative division The town is divided into 22 villages and 1 community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, t ..., the following areas: Lifuta Community, Chixi Village, Qinglong Village, Chenjiawan Village, Huangjiayuan Village, Yejiafang Village, Yangxiping Village, Maoshuixi Village, Sanchaxi Village, Jinjiatai Village, Songjiatai Village, Guanzhuang Village, Yanban Village, Shujiaping Village, Sanchawan Village, Liushupo Village, Liangjiaping Village, Baishexi Village, Guojiatai Village, Shui'erchang Village, Kuzhuhe Village, Shuidong Village, and Mianhuaya Village (利福塔社区、赤溪村、青龙村、陈 ...
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Ruitapu, Sangzhi
Ruitapu Town () is an urban town in Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China. Administrative division The town is divided into 21 villages and 4 communities A community is a Level of analysis, social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place (geography), place, Norm (social), norms, religion, values, Convention (norm), customs, or Identity (social science), identity. Communiti ..., the following areas: Ruishi Community, Shucai Community, Luojiabian Community, Yangjialuo Community, Tangfang Village, Zhengjiaping Village, Qinglongxi Village, Ludouxi Village, Yanxipo Village, Xiaoxigou Village, Niao'erling Village, Huopenyu Village, Dongwangping Village, Wangjiapo Village, Laoyanqiao Village, Chaoshuihe Village, Majing Village, Yangxishan Village, Huangniya Village, Ganxi Village, Chayuanta Village, Dingjiayu Village, Gaofeng Village, Hongshaxi Village, and Xincunping Village (瑞市社区、蔬菜社区、罗家边社区、杨家逻社区、塘 ...
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Liyuan, Sangzhi
Liyuan Town () is an urban town and the seat of Sangzhi County in Hunan, China. Administrative division The town is divided into 17 villages and 14 communities A community is a Level of analysis, social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place (geography), place, Norm (social), norms, religion, values, Convention (norm), customs, or Identity (social science), identity. Communiti ..., including the following areas: References External links {{Hunan Sangzhi County divisions Divisions of Sangzhi County County seats in Hunan ...
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Rana Sangzhiensis
''Rana sangzhiensis'' is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, the "true frogs". It is endemic to China. It is known only from Mount Tianping, in Sangzhi County, Hunan (its type locality), and depending on the source, from Mount Dadong in Lianxian County, Guangdong, or from Mount Emei in Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the .... Common names Sangzhi frog and Sangzhi groove-toed frog has been proposed for it. It was formerly classified in the genus '' Pseudorana''.'''' ''Rana sangzhiensis'' occurs in hilly forest areas near streams. Breeding takes place in streams. It is a rare species. One population occurs within Badagongshan National Nature Reserve. References Rana (genus) Frogs of China Endemic fauna of China Amphibians described in 1986 Taxono ...
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He Long
He Long (; March 22, 1896 – June 9, 1969) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and one of the ten marshals of the People's Liberation Army. He was from a poor rural family in Hunan, and his family was not able to provide him with any formal education. He began his revolutionary career after avenging the death of his uncle, when he fled to become an outlaw and attracted a small personal army around him. Later his forces joined the Kuomintang, and he participated in the Northern Expedition. He rebelled against the Kuomintang after Chiang Kai-shek began violently suppressing Communists, when he planned and led the unsuccessful Nanchang Uprising. After escaping, he organized a soviet in rural Hunan (and later Guizhou), but was forced to abandon his bases when pressured by Chiang's Encirclement Campaigns. He joined the Long March in 1935, over a year after forces associated with Mao Zedong and Zhu De were forced to do so. He met with forces led by Zhang Guotao, but he disagreed ...
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Tujia People
The Tujia ( Northern Tujia: ''Bifjixkhar'' / ''Bifzixkar'', IPA: , Southern Tujia: ''Mongrzzir'', ; ) are an ethnic group and, with a total population of over 8 million, the eighth-largest officially recognized ethnic minority in the People's Republic of China. They live in the Wuling Mountains, straddling the common borders of Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou Provinces and Chongqing Municipality. The endonym ''Bizika'' means "native dwellers". In Chinese, ''Tujia'' literally means "local families", in contrast to the Hakka (), whose name literally means "guest families" and implies migration. Origins Although there are different accounts of their origins, the Tujia may trace their history back over twelve centuries and possibly beyond, to the ancient Ba people who occupied the area around modern-day Chongqing some 2,500 years ago. The Ba Kingdom reached the zenith of its power between 600 BC and 400 BC but was destroyed by the Qin in 316 BC. After being referred to by a long suc ...
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Cili County
Cili () is a county in Hunan Province, China under administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiajie. Located in the north of Hunan and the east of Zhangjiajie, Cili County is bordered to the southeast by Taoyuan County, to the south and the southwest by Yongding District, to the west and the northwest by Sangzhi County, to the north and northeast by Shimen County. Cili is also the home of the Tujia people. The County has an area of with 703,452 of registered population and roughly 613,000 permanent population (as of 2015).population of Cili County: according t2015年慈利县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 also sezjjrs.gov o It is divided into 25 township-level divisions (November 27, 2015), its county seat is Lingyang Town (). Recently a tomb was discovered around Cili that was 2,200 years old. Among the items discovered was a bronze cooking vessel that contained fish. The tomb was that of an ancient senior official . Administrative divisions According to t ...
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Wulingyuan District
Wulingyuan District () is one of two urban districts in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, China, it is also the smallest district by population in Hunan. Located on the central area of Zhangjiajie, the district is surrounded by Cili County to the northeast and southeast, to the north by Sangzhi County, to the south and southwest by Yongding District. The district is named after Wulingyuan of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of famous scenic zones. Wuling District has an area of with 52,712 of registered population (as of 2010 Census),, also sezjjrs.gov/ref> 87% of which are ethnic Tujia. It is divided into 2 subdistricts and 2 towns (November 27, 2015), its government seat is Jundiping Subdistrict (). Administrative divisions After an adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Wulingyuan District on 27 November 2015, Wulingyuan District has 2 subdistricts and 2 townships under its jurisdiction. Its government seat is Jundiping ()., also see or they are: ...
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Yongshun County
Yongshun County () is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture. Located on the western part of Hunan and the northeastern Xiangxi, the county is bordered to the northeast by Sangzhi County, to the east by Yongding District of Zhangjiajie City, to the southeast by Yuanling County, to the south by Guzhang County, to the southwest by Baojing County, to the west by Longshan County. Yongshun County covers , as of 2015, It had a registered population of 538,200 and a resident population of 448,500.about the population of Yongshun County in 2015, according to the oahmhxc.com/ref> The county has 12 towns and 11 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Lingxi Town ().the divisions of Yongshun County in 2015, according to the , also see oxinhuanet.com/ref> Settlements Settlements in Yongshun county include: * Longjiazhai * Qingtianping * Shidixi Shidi () is a small town in Yongshun County Yongshun County () is a ...
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