Chujiang Subdistrict () is a
subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
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and the
county seat
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of
Shimen in
Hunan
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,
China
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. Chujiang Town is located in the south central Shimen County, it is bordered by ''Yijiadu Town'' () to the northeast and east,
Erdu Township Erdu Township () is a township of Shimen County in Hunan, China. The township is located in the southwestern Shimen County, it is bordered by Xinguan (), Chujiang and Yijiadu () towns to the north, Linli County to the east, Jiashan Town () to the ...
to the south, ''Xinguan Town'' () to the west and north. The town has an area of with a population of 109,522 (as of 2010 census), it is divided into 15 communities.
History
Chujiang is an ancient town, it was formerly known as Shimen (). The seat of ''Tianmen Prefecture'' () was transferred to the place during
the period of Southern dynasties (420–589 AD). In the 2nd year of
Emperor Wu of
Chen dynasty (558 AD), ''Tianmen Prefecture'' was renamed as ''Shimen Prefecture'' (). In the 9th year of
Emperor Wen of
Sui (589 AD), Shimen County was established while ''Shimen Prefecutre'' ceased as a prefecture. then after that, it has been the seat of Shimen County.
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The town was named as ''Tianmen Town'' () in 1935, and changed as ''Zhongxin Township'' () in 1938. It was reorganized as town of ''Chujiang'' () taken its name after the famous ''Chujiang Tower'' () there in 1943. It was renamed as ''Chengguan Town'' () in January 1951 and reorganized as ''Chengshi People's Commune'' () in April 1960, and ''Chengguan Town'' in July 1972. it was resumed the name of Chujiang in June 1995.[the history of Chujiang Town, according to the ''Dictionary of Chinese Administrative Divisions'' (ä¸å›½è¡Œ-政区划大典) published by the ''People's Publishing House of Zhejiang'' (浙江人民出版社) ]
References
{{Divisions of Shimen County, Hunan
Shimen County
County seats in Hunan