Donghutang () is a rural

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in Ningxiang City,

Hunan Province 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 t ...

, China. It is surrounded by Yanglin Township and Ruyi Township on the west, Xiaduopu Town and

Nantianping Township Nantianping Township () is a rural township in Ningxiang County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Zifu on the west, Batang Town on the north, Donghutang Town on the southeast, and Xiaduopu Town on the northeast. it ha ...

on the north, Yuchangping Town on the east, and Huaminglou Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 47,516 and an area of .

Administrative division

The Town is divided into seven villages and one community: * Donghutang Community () * Taipingqiao () * Quanshan () * Mashan () * Taojiawan () * Yanshan () * Xichongshan () * Quantangwan ()

Geography

The

Wei River The Wei River () is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and very important in the early development of Chinese civilization. The source of the Wei River is close to ...

and Jin River flow through the town.

Economy

Citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...

is important to the economy. The region abounds with

coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dea ...

, refractory clay and

iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...

Culture

Huaguxi The flower-drum opera or Huaguxi () is a form of Chinese opera originating in Hunan province. Some other provinces, such as Hubei, Anhui, Henan, Shanxi, also have Huaguxi. It is known in China for its earthy quality, and is often referred to as t ...

is the most influence local theater.

Transportation

Provincial Highway

The Provincial Highway S208 () from

Yutan Subdistrict Yutan Subdistrict () is a subdistrict in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It borders Baimaqiao Subdistrict to the southwest, Chengjiao Subdistrict to the north and Lijingpu Subdistrict to the southeast. As of 2018, it has a population of 2 ...

, running through Donghutang Town, Huaminglou Town to Shaoshan City.

Expressway

The

Changsha-Shaoshan-Loudi Expressway The Changsha-Shaoshan-Loudi Expressway () commonly abbreviated as Changshaolou Expressway (), is a major expressway of Hunan province, China, linking the cities of Changsha, Shaoshan, Xiangxiang, Loudi, and Lianyuan. It is 139.151 km in lengt ...

, which runs east through Huaminglou Town and Daolin Town to

Yuelu District Yuelu District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. It is the 4th most populous district (after Heshan, Dingcheng and Yueyanglou Districts) in Hunan. The district is bo ...

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, an ...

, and the west through Jinshi Town, Huitang Town, Jinsou Township, Yueshan Town, Hutian Town to

Louxing District Louxing District () is the only urban district and the seat of Loudi Prefecturel-level City, Hunan Province, China. Located in northeastern part of Loudi, it is in the place across three prefecturel-level cities of Loudi, Changsha and Xiangtan, ...

Loudi Loudi () is a prefecture-level city located in central Hunan province, China. It is situated about southwest of the provincial capital of Changsha and is considered a small to medium size city within the province. According to the 2010 Census, ...

. The Shaoshan Expressway runs through the town.

County Road

The County Road X087 runs southeast to Huaminglou Town. The County Road X023 runs southwest and intersects with the Provincial Highway S208.

Notable individuals

* (), revolutionary.

References

{{Ningxiang Divisions of Hunan Divisions of Ningxiang

Ningxiang Ningxiang () is a county-level city and the 2nd most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. The city is bordered to the north by Heshan District of ...