Jinzhou Town () 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 Shuangjiangkou Town to the northwest, Wushan Subdistrict to the east,

Lijingpu Subdistrict Lijingpu Subdistrict () is a rural subdistrict in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Yutan Subdistrict, Chengjiao Subdistrict and Baimaqiao Subdistrict on the west, Shuangjiangkou Town on the north and Xiaduopu Town on ...

to the west, and Xiaduopu Town to the south. it had a population of 27,223 and an area of . It is home of Jinzhou New Urban Area.

Administrative division

The town is divided into four villages and two communities: * Guanshan Community () * Quanmin Community () * Tongxing () * Jianlou () * Yantang () * Longqiao ()

Geography

The Wei River flows through 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 influential local theater.

Transportation

The Jinzhou Highway () runs 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 ...

through Chengjiao Subdistrict, Shuangjiangkou Town and Jinzhou Town to

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 ...

City in the

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 ...

. The G5513 Changsha-Zhangjiajie Expressway runs southeast to

Wangcheng District Wangcheng District () is one of six urban District (China), districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan, Hunan Province, China. It is the largest district of Changsha by area. The district is bordered to the north by M ...

, and the northwest through Chengjiao Subdistrict to Heshan District of

Yiyang Yiyang () is a prefecture-level city on the Zi River in Hunan province, China, straddling Lake Dongting and bordering Hubei to the north. According to the 2010 Census, Yiyang has a population of 4,313,084 inhabitants residing in an area of . The ...

Attractions

The Mount Guan Ancient Town () is a famous tourist attraction.

References

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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 ...