Kaiyun Town () is a

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and the

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Hengshan County Hengshan County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China and it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang and the east-central part of Hunan province, the county is bordered to the north ...

in the

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Hunan 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, Jiangx ...

, China. The town has an area of with a population of 110,964 (as of 2016 census). It has 17 villages and 8 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat is ''Shiguqiao Village'' ().

History

The name of Kaiyun means that the ''watery clouds went out of sight or disappeared''. It is said that

Han Yu Han Yu (; 76825 December 824), courtesy name Tuizhi (), and commonly known by his posthumous name Han Wengong (韓文公), was a Chinese essayist, poet, philosopher, and politician during the Tang dynasty who significantly influenced the devel ...

, a great writer in the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

came to Hengshan County. He wanted to climb the Mount Hengshan, but it had been raining and covering the mountains with clouds and fog. He recited poems and prayed, and it turned out to be cloudless and sunny. After that, a building named ''Kaiyun Tower'' () was set up in the place of his poetry in memory of the great writer.

Subdivision

References

External links

Official Website / Chinese (中文)
{{Divisions of Hengshan County Hengshan County County seats in Hunan