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Shishou Milu National Nature Reserve
Shishou (; ) is a county-level city under the administration of the prefectural-level city Jingzhou, in the south of Hubei province, near its border with Hunan province, and is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The Swan Islet Wetland of the Yangtze River in this area is the world's largest national natural reserve both for wild elks(Milu, or David Deer) and for Chinese river dolphins (finless porpoises). The Shishou City National Baiji Reserve for Chinese river dolphins is nearby. It shares its name with a stream flowing into the Yangtze River. In addition, the area enjoys convenient transportation, with an hour's drive from Yueyang East Railway Station on the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway line ( of expressway), and from Jingzhou Railway Station on the Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu high-speed railway line. Moreover, Shishou boasts a diversified landscape, including mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, terraces and plains, as well as abundant resources such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Township (PRC)
Townships (), formally township-level divisions (), are the basic level (fourth-level administrative units) of political divisions in China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in other countries and in turn may contain village committees and villages. In 1995 there were 29,502 townships and 17,532 towns (a total of 47,034 township-level divisions) in China. Much like other levels of government in mainland China, the township's governance is divided between the Communist Party Township Secretary, and the "county magistrate" (). The township party secretary, along with the township's party committee, determines policy. The magistrate is in charge of administering the daily affairs of government and executing policies as determined by the party committee. A township official is the lowest-level ranked official in the civil service hierarchy; in practice, however, the township party secretary and magistrate can amass high levels of personal power. A township government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongsheng, Hubei
Dongsheng () is a town in southern Hubei province, China, about south of the Yangtze River, east of Shishou, which administers it, and north of the border with Hunan. , it has 3 residential communities () and 33 villages under its administration. Administrative divisions Three communities: * Huajiadang (), Ping'an (), Jiaoshanhe () Thirty-three villages: * Tunzishan (), Tongzigang (), Fengshan (), Tuchengyuan (), Sanjiayuan (), Zhuangjiapu (), Chenjiapu (), Changdisi (), Bijiatang (), Zinandi (), Xindikou (), Wanghai (), Huayuhu (), Lianghu (), Huangjiatan (), Yazihu (), Nanhetou (), Yuelianghu (), Machuan (), Xianzhongmiao (), Dayangshu (), Zoumaling (), Guanluqi (), Xiemamiao (), Bajiaoling (), Jiangjiachong (), Dongjialou (), Yanglin (), Dongsheng (), Sanheyuan (), Yujiapeng (), Xingangkou (), Yayanqiao () Four other areas: * Yazihu (), State-run Farm (), Shangjinhu (), Yanzhi () See also * List of township-level divisions of Hubei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
