Heye Town () is a rural
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Shuangfeng County
Shuangfeng County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Loudi prefecture-level City.
Located on the east central part of the province, it is adjacent to the southeast of the city proper of Loudi. The county i ...
,
Hunan Province
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,
People's Republic of China
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. The town is bordered to the north by Jingzi Town, to the northeast by Shigu Town of
Xiangtan County
Xiangtan County () is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Xiangtan City. Located on the east central Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by Yuhu, Yuetang Districts and Xiangtan City, to the west by Xian ...
, to the southeast by Xinqiao Town of
Hengshan County
Hengshan County () is a counties of China, county in the Provinces of China, Province of Hunan, China and it is under the administration of Hengyang, Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang and the east-central part of Hun ...
, to the west by Shiniu Township, and to the south by Xijiang Township of
Hengyang County
Hengyang County () is a county and the 5th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang City and the south east of Hunan p ...
.
History
On 14 October 2016, the town was listed among the first group of "Distinctive Towns in China" by the
National Development and Reform Commission
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,
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and
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
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.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 63
village
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s and 1
community
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, the following areas: Hejia'ao Community, Shaxi Village, Fengtian Village, Mupi Village, Shipai Village, Zhumu Village, Shiyu Village, Jinyu Village, Longyin Village, Fengming Village, Shenchong Village, Niyu Village, Dasheng Village, Xinmin Village, Qiaojia Village, Tianping Village, Guihua Village, Hetang Village, Jianshe Village, Hengmu Village, Haiqiu Village, Xingqiu Village, Shuangjiang Village, Qingquan Village, Youshui Village, Lianmeng Village, Fengshi Village, Hongri Village, Yongzhen Village, Haosheng Village, Shuanghe Village, Futuo Village, Shilin Village, Xinyao Village, Hecun Village, Tangjia Village, Xingao Village, Shangxin Village, Taiyuan Village, Dangxian Village, Jinfeng Village, Xiashi Village, Baini Village, Jianshi Village, Daping Village, Jiangbian Village, Jiufeng Village, Liangjiang Village, Lianshi Village, Huabei Village, Shihu Village, Nitang Village, Shiyuan Village, Hanpo Village, Xiangxing Village, Xiao Village, Xinjian Village, Yijiaping Village, Heye Village, Yuefei Village, Zhengjiang Village, and Huangteng Village ().
Transportation
Provincial Highway S314 passes across the town north to southeast.
Attractions
Former Residence of Zeng Guofan
The Former Residence of Zeng Guofan or Zeng Guofan's Former Residence () was built in 1865. It is located in Heye Town, Shuangfeng County, Hunan, China. It includes the Banyue Pool (), gatehouse, main buildings, Qiuque Pavilion (), Guipu Pavilion ...
is a famous scenic spot in China.
Notable people
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Jiang Wan
Jiang Wan (180s - November or December 246), courtesy name Gongyan, was a regent and military general of the state of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the late Eastern Han dynasty, Jiang Wan initially served as a scribe, c ...
(), politician.
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Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong (; 26 November 1811 – 12 March 1872), birth name Zeng Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan, was a Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty. He is best known for raising and organizing the Xiang A ...
(), politician.
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Qiu Jin
Qiu Jin (; 8 November 1875 – 15 July 1907) was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and writer. Her courtesy names are Xuanqing () and Jingxiong (). Her sobriquet name is Jianhu Nüxia (). Qiu was executed after a failed uprising against the Qi ...
(), revolutionist.
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Tang Qunying
Tang Qunying (; 8 December 18713 June 1937) was the first female member of the Tongmenghui (Chinese Revolutionary Alliance), a secret society and underground resistance movement founded in Tokyo, Japan by Sun Yat-sen and Song Jiaoren in 1905. T ...
(), revolutionist.
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Ge Jianhao
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(), scientist.
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Xiang Jingyu
Xiang Jingyu (, – , ''née'' Xiang Junxian), was one of the earliest female members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), widely regarded as a pioneer of the women's movement of China.
Early life
Xiang Jingyu was born in Xupu, Hunan provinc ...
(), revolutionist.
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Wang Caozhi
Wang may refer to:
Names
* Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname
* Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname
* Titles in Chinese nobility
* A title in Korean nobility
* A title in Mongolian nobility
Places
* Wang River in Thailand ...
(), revolutionist.
References
External links
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{{Divisions of Shuangfeng County
Divisions of Shuangfeng County