Laoliangcang () is a

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 Huangcai Town on the northwest, Hengshi Town on the northeast, Shuangfupu Town on the east, Huitang Town on the southeast, and Liushahe Town on the southwest. As of the 2007 census, it had a population of 63,000 and an area of . It is famous for the bronze culture of the

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culture.

Administrative division

The town is divided into eight villages and two communities: * Laoliangcang Community () * Tangshi Community () * Changtian () * Huichuntang () * Jianghua () * Jinhong () * Shuangou () * Maogongqiao () * Xingshi () * Wangjiang ()

Geography

Chu River The Chu (Shu or Chüy) ( kk, Шу, Shu, شۋ; ky, Чүй, Chüy, چۉي; dng, Чў, Chwu (from , ''Chǔ''); russian: Чу, Chu) is a river in Northern Kyrgyzstan and Southern Kazakhstan. Of its total length of ,Wei River The Wei River () is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and very important in the early development of Chinese civilization. The source of the Wei River is close to ...

, it flows through the town.

Economy

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prunus mume ''Prunus mume'' is an East Asian and Southeast Asian tree species classified in the ''Armeniaca'' section of the genus ''Prunus'' subgenus ''Prunus''. Its common names include Chinese plum, Japanese plum, and Japanese apricot. The flower, long ...

and

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are important to the economy.

Education

There is one

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located with the town limits: Ningxiang Sixth Senior High School (). Public

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in the town include the Laoliangcang Junior High School (), Maogongqiao Junior High School (), Tangshi Junior High School ().

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s in the town include the Laoliangcang Central School (), Laoliangcang School (), Tangshi School ()

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. Wangbai Mountain () and Lanshan Mountain () are the scenic spots in the town.

Transportation

County Road

The County Road X096 runs southeast to Huitang Town. The County Road X098 runs east to Mount Huilong Scenic Spot. The County Road X105 intersects with the County Road X104.

Provincial Highway

Among the major highways that connect Laoliangcang Town to the rest of Hunan Province include S209, which runs south through Qingshanqiao Town to Hutian Town and north to Hengshi Town.

Expressway

The S71

Yiyang-Loudi-Hengyang Expressway The Yiyang-Loudi-Hengyang Expressway () commonly abbreviated as Yilouheng Expressway (), is an expressway in Hunan province, China that connects Yiyang, Loudi, and Hengyang. It is 222.632 km in length. Route The expressway passes the follo ...

, which connects

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 ...

Loudi Loudi () is a prefecture-level city located in central Hunan province, China. It is situated about southwest of the provincial capital of Changsha and is considered a small to medium size city within the province. According to the 2010 Census, ...

and

Hengyang Hengyang (; ) is the second largest city of Hunan Province, China. It straddles the Xiang River about south of the provincial capital of Changsha. As of the 2020 Chinese census, Its total population was 6,645,243 inhabitants, whom 1,290,715 ...

, runs south through Liushahe Town and Hutian Town to its southern terminus at the junction of

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 leng ...

, and the north through Hengshi Town,

Yujia'ao Township Yujia'ao Township () is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Hengshi Town on the west, Huishangang Town and Yuejiaqiao Town on the north, Meitanba Town on the east, and Shuangfupu Town and Dachengqi ...

and Huishangang Town to Heshan District of Yiyang.

Railway

The Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway, from Luoyang City,

Henan Province Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

to Zhanjiang City,

Guangdong Province Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

, through Laoliangcang Town at Laoliangcang Railway Station.

Attractions

The Yunshan School (), built in late

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 ...

(1644–1911), now it is the famous scenic site.

References

External links

* {{Ningxiang Divisions of Hunan Divisions of Ningxiang

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 ...