Lantian () is a

subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district. Equivalents * Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language * Kelurahan, in Indonesia * Mukim, a township in Brunei, Ind ...

and the seat of

Lianyuan City Lianyuan () is a county-level city and the 7th most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Loudi prefecture-level City. Located on the geographical centre of Hunan, the city is bordered to the ...

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, China. The subdistrict is located in the southwest central part of the city, it is bordered by Anping and

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towns to the north, Shimashan Town to the east, Sanjia Township to the south, Liumutang Town to the west. It has an area of with a population of 81,683 (2010 census). After the ''Amalgamation of Village-level Divisions'' in 2016, the subdistrict has 6 villages and 9 communities under its jurisdiction.

History

Lantian was reorganized as a subdistrict from ''Lantian Town'' () in 1987. It is an ancient town with a history of more than 600 years. It is also the place, where the famous Chinese satiric novel '' Fortress Besieged'' was written by

Qian Zhongshu Qian Zhongshu (November 21, 1910 – December 19, 1998), also transliterated as Ch'ien Chung-shu or Dzien Tsoong-su, was a Chinese literary scholar and writer. He was known for his satirical novel '' Fortress Besieged''; his erudite, rarefied n ...

served as a teacher of ''National Teacher' College'' (the current

Hunan Normal University Hunan Normal University (HunNU) is a provincial public university in Changsha, Hunan, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Hunan, and co-funded by the Hunan Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education. The university ...

) in Lantan in 1940s.''涟源历史沿革 / History of Loudi'', se
loudi.gov.cn (2009-06-23)
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Administrative division

The subdistrict is divided into 9

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

s and 9

communities A community is a Level of analysis, social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place (geography), place, set of Norm (social), norms, culture, religion, values, Convention (norm), customs, or Ide ...

, the following areas: Minguang Community, Guangmingjie Community, Guangmingshan Community, Wenyilu Community, Jiaotonglu Community, Luojiatian Community, Shuangjiangjie Community, Guangwen Community, Xinxin Community, Hujia Village, Jianzhong Village, Xiaxi Village, Lianxing Village, Jizhong Village, Qingling Village, Hongxing Village, Risheng Village, and Xichongwan Village (民光社区、光明街社区、光明山社区、文艺路社区、交通路社区、罗家佃社区、双江街社区、光文社区、新新社区、胡家村、建中村、峡溪村、联兴村、集中村、青岭村、洪兴村、日升村、西冲湾村).

References

{{Hunan Lianyuan divisions Divisions of Lianyuan