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Zhangjiang, Taoyuan
Zhangjiang Town () was a historic town and the former seat of Taoyuan County in Hunan, China. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of ''Chehuyuan Township'' (), ''Shenshuigang Township'' () and the former ''Zhangjiang Town'' on November 20, 2015. Zhangjiang was located in the west of the county, it was bordered by ''Fengshu Township'' () and ''Qinglin Township'' () to the north, ''Xujiaqiao Township'' () of Dingcheng District and ''Mutangyuan Township'' () to the east, ''Yaotianping Town'' () of Dingcheng District to the southeast, ''Taohuayuan Town'' (), ''Jianshi Town'' () and ''Niwotan Township'' () to the southwest, ''Sanyanggang Town'' () to the northwest. The town had an area of with a population of 153,200 (as of 2015), The town had 25 villages and 19 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat was at ''West Wuling Rd.'' ()about the present ''Zhangjiang Town'', according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Taoyuan County on ... [...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] |
County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US state of Vermont and in some other English-speaking jurisdictions. County towns have a similar function in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as historically in Jamaica. Function In most of the United States, counties are the political subdivisions of a state. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its respective county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taoyuan County
Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangjiang Town, the county seat, to Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province. The county occupies the southwestern corner of Changde City and borders the prefecture-level city, prefecture-level cities of Zhangjiajie to the northwest and Huaihua to the southwest. History The area of present-day Taoyuan County belonged to the Chu (state) during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, and was a portion of Linyuan County during the Western Han Dynasty. In AD 50, the 26th year of Jianwu, the Eastern Han Dynasty was merged with Yuannan County, and administered by the Wuling Prefecture, separating it from Linyuan County. In AD 783, the third year of Sui Dynasty, Wuling County was created by annexing the three counties Linyuan, Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dingcheng District
Dingcheng District () is one of two urban districts in Changde City, Hunan Province, China; it is also the 2nd most populous district (after Heshan District) in Hunan. The district is bordered to the north by Anxiang County, Jinshi City and Linli County, to the west by Taoyuan County, to the north by Anhua and Taojiang Counties, to the east by Hanshou County, Wuling District is in the central west of Dingcheng District. Dingcheng is the largest district by population or by area in Hunan, it has an area of with 764,700 of registered population (as of 2015).population in 2015, according tdingcheng.gov: 常德市鼎城区关于2015年国民经济和社会发展的统计公报/ref> It is divided into four subdistricts, 19 towns and one township, its government seat is Hongyun Subdistrict (). Administrative divisions According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Dingcheng District on November 23, 2015, Dingcheng District has four subdistrict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhangjiang Subdistrict
Zhangjiang Subdistrict () is a subdistrict and the county seat of Taoyuan County in Hunan, China. The subdistrict was incorporated from a part of the former Zhangjiang Town Zhangjiang Town () is a town located in the Pudong District of Shanghai, China. The town hosts an industrial park for high technology companies. See also *Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park The Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park is a technology park in the Pudo ... in 2017. It has an area of with a population of 97,000 (as of 2017). The subdistrict has 13 villages and 13 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat is at ''North Yufu Rd.''() Subdivisions References {{Divisions of Taoyuan County, Hunan Taoyuan County County seats in Hunan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xunyang Subdistrict
Xunyang Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Taoyuan County in Hunan, China. The subdistrict was incorporated from a part of the former Zhangjiang Town Zhangjiang Town () is a town located in the Pudong District of Shanghai, China. The town hosts an industrial park for high technology companies. See also *Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park The Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park is a technology park in the Pudo ... in 2017. It has an area of with a population of 56,800 (as of 2017). The subdistrict has 10 villages and 8 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat is at ''West Wuling Rd.''() Subdivisions References Taoyuan County Subdistricts of Hunan {{Hunan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Song often came into conflict with the contemporaneous Liao, Western Xia and Jin dynasties in northern China. After retreating to southern China, the Song was eventually conquered by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The dynasty is divided into two periods: Northern Song and Southern Song. During the Northern Song (; 960–1127), the capital was in the northern city of Bianjing (now Kaifeng) and the dynasty controlled most of what is now Eastern China. The Southern Song (; 1127–1279) refers to the period after the Song lost control of its northern half to the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in the Jin–Song Wars. At that time, the Song court retreated south of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
