Huashi Town () is an urban town in

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 ...

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 ...

, People's Republic of China. It's surrounded by Paitou Township on the west, Shebu Town on the north, Zijingshan Town on the east, and Cha'ensi Town on the south. it had a population of 54,941 and an area of .

Administrative division

The town is divided into 31 villages and 1 community, the following areas: Huashi Community (), Qixing Village (), Qianjin Village (), Hetou Village (), Malong Village (), Chaoshang Village (), Luohan Village (), Changling Village (), Shuangxi Village (), Jinlian Village (), Qiling Village (), Furong Village (), Xinhua Village (), Tongluo Village (), Shuinan Village (), Zijing Village (), Zhongxin Village (), Beidou Village (), Tianma Village (), Xinghe Village (), Shiba Village (), Zhaojiaying Village (), Juanjiang Village (), Yanbu Village (), Jintang Village (), Jinfeng Village (), Yanfu Village (), Yongren Village (), Yongfeng Village (), Yuanyi Village (), Dongxiao Village (), and Runtang Village ().

History

In 1985, Huashi Township was built. In 1995, Huashi Town was built.

Geography

Yisu River () is known as "Juan River"(), a tributary of the

Xiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ...

, it flows through the town. Huashi Reservoir (), was built in August 1959, is located in the town.

Economy

Lotus seed A lotus seed or lotus nut is the seed of plants in the genus ''Nelumbo'', particularly the species ''Nelumbo nucifera''. The seeds are used in Asian cuisine and traditional medicine. Mostly sold in dried, shelled form, the seeds contain rich con ...

is important to the economy.

Education

There are 10

primary school A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary e ...

s, one

Middle school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...

and one

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

located with the town.

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.

Attractions

Hancheng Bridge () was built in

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

. Guanzheng Bridge () was built in 1755.They are famous tourist attractions.

References

External links

{{Hunan Xiangtan County divisions Divisions of Xiangtan County