Chang'anying () is a rural town in

Chengbu Miao Autonomous County Chengbu Miao Autonomous County (; usually referred to as "Chengbu County", commonly abbreviated as "Chengbu", ) is an autonomous county of Miao people in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located on ...

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, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 8,013 and an area of . It is surrounded by Zhaishi Miao Ethnic and Dong Ethnic Township on the north, Wanfoshan Town on the west, Dankou Town on the east, Wutuan Town on the southeast, and Pingdeng Town on the southwest. It lies at the border of three provinces of Hunan,

Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...

and

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, which made it even a place of strategic importance in ancient China.

Name

The town was named after Chang'anying, a military camp established in 1741 during the Qianlong period (1736–1795) of the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

(1644–1911). "

Military camp A military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent military base, for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or operations, and often have the form of large cam ...

" is called "Ying" in Chinese. The name of the town means the long period of stability of the town.

History

In the early

Han dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

(206 BC–220 AD), the

Miao people The Miao are a group of linguistically-related peoples living in Southern China and Southeast Asia, who are recognized by the government of China as one of the 56 List of ethnic groups in China, official ethnic groups. The Miao live primarily in ...

settled in the region and became an aboriginal people. In 1436, in the 1st year of Zhengtong period (1436–1449) of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

(1368–1644), Mengneng (), a tribal chief of

Dong people The Kam people, officially known in China as Dong people (; endonym: , ), a Kam–Sui people of Southern China, are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They are famed for their native-bred ''Kam ...

, united with the Dong and Miao people in

Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County Longsheng Various Nationalities (Gezu) Autonomous County ( zh, s=龙胜各族自治县, t=龍勝各族自治縣, p=Lóngshèng Gèzú Zìzhìxiàn; za, Lungzhingz Gakcuz Swciyen; usually referred to as "Longsheng County" ) is a county in the nort ...

to start an uprising. In 1460, they won a military victory. In 1740, in the region of

Qianlong Emperor The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t ...

(1736–1795) of the

(1644–1911), the Qing government put down the rebellion which was led by Miao chiefs Yang Qingbao () and Su Xianyu (). In 1741, the Chang'anying, a military organization was set up here. Two years later, the Chang'anying city was built with government funding. In the early

Republic of China (1912–1949) The Republic of China (ROC), between 1912 and 1949, was a sovereign state recognised as the official designation of China when it was based on Mainland China, prior to the Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, relocat ...

, in the midst of the warlord's melee, Zhou Baochen () was a local despot and reigned here. In 1918, he led 500 people to burn the city after robbing it. On December 31, 2015, the former Nanshan Town () was demerged, some areas were merged into Wutuan Town, and the other areas were merged into Chang'anying Township to form a town.

Administrative division

As of 2015, the town is divided into 15 villages: Yanzhai (), Dazhai (), Changping (), Hengpo (), Shangpai (), Xiapai (), Liujia (), Liuma (), Desheng (), Bashu (), Changxing (), Huangyang (), Shuangtang (), Chang'anying (), Juezhiping (), and 3 communities: Daping (), Jianjiaping (), Jizhuaping ().

Geography

The town is located in the southwest of

. It has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The highest point in the town is Nanshan Peak () which stands above sea level. The second highest point in the town is Mount Huangzhu (), which, at above sea level. The Pingdeng River () flows through the town north to south.

Demographics

On December 31, 2015, the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China estimates the town's population was 8,013.

is the dominant ethnic group in the town, accounting for 57% of the total population. There are also 12 ethnic groups, such as Dong, Yao,

Hui The Hui people ( zh, c=, p=Huízú, w=Hui2-tsu2, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Хуэйзў, ) are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the n ...

, Zhuang, Tujia and

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...

Botany

The town has a 1,600-year-old fir tree.

Tourist spots

The Drum-tower of Dong people () is a famous tourist attraction. The Wenchang Pavilion () is a historic building in the town. A Red Army Monument is located in the village of Changping.

References

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