Caizichi

Caizichi Subdistrict () is a subdistrict and the seat of Leiyang City in the 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'', se
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In 208 AD ( Three Kingdoms period), Pang Tong was appointed as the county magistrate () of Leiyang.

In 770 AD ( 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, ''Gong Fuquan'' (), the head of the ''Chengui Peasants' Revolt'' () captured the county seat.

On August 14, 1843, the Supervisor ''Yang Dapeng'' () organized about four to five hundred peasants to enter the county seat and ordered the ''county magistrate Li Jinzhi'' () to post a notice for reduction of money and grain tax. In April of the following year, because of the unbearable tax burden, he led more than one thousand of peasants to siege the county seat, After several failed attempts, he was seized and more than 200 peasants were killed by the end of June.

In early May 1918, the two troops of Cheng Qian Department (南军程潜部) of the South Army (National Revolutionary Army) and Wu Peifu Department (北军吴佩孚部) of the North Army ( Beiyang Government) met in Leiyang. On June 6, the South Army captured the county seat of Leiyang. On June 15, the two sides negotiated an armistice. The North Army established the county office in the county seat and the county office of North Army is located in ''Shangbao Street'' (上堡街), the county was divided to govern by the two troops.

In 1942, 24 Japanese invading planes throwed 44 bombs three times, in this bombing, 128 people died and 244 were injured, 627 rooms and 1 car were destroyed.

Geography

Caizichi is one of six urban subdistricts and the core urban area located in the central part of the city.

Subdivision

The subdistrict of Caizichi has 10 communities under its jurisdiction.

; 10 communities
* Hualong Community ()
* Jinnan Community ()
* Jinpen Community ()
* Meiqiao Community ()
* Nanfang Community ()
* Nanzheng Community ()
* Niezhou Community ()
* Pailou Community ()
* Xiguan Community ()
* Xihu Community ()

Notable people

* Cai Lun (; CE 48– 121), the inventor of Papermaking technology, one of the Four Great Inventions.
* ''Xie Hanwen'' (; 19041942). One of the founders and leaders of the PLA and the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base; one of Eighth Route Army senior generals and anti-Japanese generals; one of first famous anti-Japanese heroes of China; Served as Secretary-General of the Red Five Army, Secretary-General of 3rd Corps of Red Army, and Director of the Political Department of the General Logistics Department of the Eighth Route Army.
* ''Wu Yunpu'' (; 19041969). He participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising, Xiangnan Uprising and Long March. He served as director of the Xi'an Office of Eighth Route Army (), Secretary General of Central Military Commission, Secretary General of CPC Central Committee Working Committee; Secretary General of Chinese People's Relief Society, Vice President and Party Secretary of Chinese Red Cross Society, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Health.
* Wu Shaozu (; 19392012), Major general of PLA, the former Director General of State General Administration of Sports, chairman of Chinese Olympic Committee and International Wushu Federation.

References

External links

Official Website

{{Divisions of Leiyang City

Leiyang
Subdistricts of Hunan