Huaminglou () 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 Ruyi Township on the west, Donghutang Town on the north, Daolin Town on the eastsouth, Lianhua Town and Yuchangping Town on the northeast, and

Datunying Datunying () is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Huaminglou Town on the north, Daolin Town on the east, and Shaoshan City on the southwest. , it had a population of 39,819 and an area of . Administrati ...

on the south. 2000 census it had a population of 45,634 and an area of .

Administrative division

The Town is divided into eight villages and one community, the following areas: * Liu Family Community () * Tanzichong () * Huaminglou () * Zhushiqiao () * Jinjiang () * Jinyuan () * Lianxinqiao () * Changshan () * Yanglinqiao ()

History

In 2019, the Changsha Municipal Government decided to build it into a "Red Cultural Tourism Town".

Geography

The Jin River flows through the town.

Economy

The region abounds with

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Education

There is one senior high school located with the town limits: Ningxiang No.4 High School ().There are two

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s and six

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s located with the town.

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Transportation

Provincial Highway

The Provincial Highway S219 () runs east and intersects with S50 Changsha-Shaoshan-Loudi Expressway and

G0421 Xuchang–Guangzhou Expressway The Xuchang–Guangzhou Expressway (), designated as G0421 and commonly abbreviated as Xuguang Expressway () is an expressway in Central South China linking the cities of Xuchang and Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Ca ...

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 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 Donghutang Town, Jinshi Town, Huitang Town, Jinsou Township, Yueshan Town, Hutian Town to Louxing District, Loudi. The northern terminus of

Shaoshan Expressway Shaoshan () is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xiangtan. Qingxi Town is its seat. Located on the mid-eastern Hunan and the mid-north of Xiangtan, Shaoshan is bordered ...

is at the town.

County Road

The County Road X087 runs northwest to Donghutang Town and runs east to Daolin Town. The County Road X085 runs north and intersects with Yue-Ning Avenue. The County Road X217 runs southeast to Datunying Town. The County Road X090 runs southwest to Sanxian'ao Township.

Attractions

The Former Residence of Liu Shaoqi is a famous scenic spot. It was originally built in late

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(1644–1911).

Celebrity

* Tao Runai (), scholar. * Tao Lidian (), scholar. * Wang Tanxiu (), scholar. * Yuan Mingyao (), scholar. * Zhu Yidian (), general. * Chen Jiading (), revolutionist. * Zhou Wen (), sculptor. * Yang Shichao (), artist. * Yang Peizhen (), artist. *

Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi ( ; 24 November 189812 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary, politician, and theorist. He was Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee from 1954 to 1959, First Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1966 and C ...

(), politician.

References

External links

{{Ningxiang Divisions of Hunan Divisions of Ningxiang Ningxiang Liu Shaoqi