Dankou () 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 ...

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 ...

, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 25,800 and an area of . It is surrounded by Guanxia Town of Suining County on the north, Chang'anying Town on the west, Dingping Township on the south, and Rulin Town on the easth. Because there are many

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s and trees in the town, it is hailed as "the home of bamboo and wood" ().

History

In 1995, four townships, namely Dankou (), Yangshi (), Liuzhai () and Pinglin (), merged to form the Dankou Town.

Administrative division

As of 2015, the town is divided into 1 community: Xiatuan Community (), and 15 villages: Qianjin (), Shuangshun (), Qianzhou (), Pingnanzhai (), Taolin (), Bianxi (), Yongping (), Xian'e (), Qunwang (), Yangshi (), Shazhouyanmen (), Qingtong (), Xinshi (), Dankou (), Gonghe (), Hualong (), Jinyan (), Taiping (), Beixi (), Shuanglong (), Longzhai (), Yangliu (), Dongtoushan ()

Geography

The town is located in the southwest of

. It has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The Wushui River () flows through the town. The highest point in the town is Mount Niupotou () which stands above sea level.

Climate

The town is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of .

Demographics

On December 31, 2015, the

National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China The National Bureau of Statistics (), abbreviated as NBS, is an deputy-cabinet level agency directly under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of statis ...

estimates the town's population was 25,800.

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 ...

is the dominant ethnic group in the town, accounting for 63.95% 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 ...

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 ...

. Among them, there are 4,400

Han people The Han Chinese () or Han people (), are an East Asian ethnic group native to China. They constitute the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 18% of the global population and consisting of various subgroups speaking distinctive ...

(17.05%) and 3,300 Dong, Yao, Hui and Manchu people (12.79%).

Economy

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Myrica rubra ''Myrica rubra'', also called yangmei (; Cantonese: yeung4 mui4; Shanghainese: ), , Chinese bayberry, red bayberry, yumberry, waxberry, or Chinese strawberry (and often mistranslated from Chinese as arbutus) is a subtropical tree grown for its f ...

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and

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are famous local products in the town.

Tourist attractions

The former residence of Lan Yu is the birthplace of Lan Yu, a general in the early

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). Now it is a historical site in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County. The Baishuidong Waterfall () a famous scenic spot.

References

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