Mishui

Mishui Town () is a town and the seat of Hengdong County in Hunan, China. The town has an area of with a household population of 150,000 (as of 2017). The town of Mishui has 20 villages and 8 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat is ''Yinbin Community'' ().

History

The town of Mishui was organized through the merger of the former Chengguan Town, Tazhuang Township and Zhenzhu Township and named after the ''river of Mishui'' on November 18, 2015.

Chengguan Town

''Chengguan Town'' () was reorganized in 1984 from the former ''Chenguan Commune'' formed in 1966, it is the southwestern part of the present Mishui Town. The town had an area of with a population of 55,556 (as of 2010 census), it was divided into 6 communities of Binjiang (滨江), Dutou (渡头), Jiantou (枧头), Xingdong (兴东), Yangshan (杨山) and Yingbin (迎宾), and 9 villages of Dadian (大甸), Dutouping (渡头坪), Jin'e (金鹅), Jinhua (金花), Jinyan (金堰), Queqiao (鹤桥), Xinhe (新鹤), Yuetang (月塘) and Yuexiao (岳宵).

Tazhuang Township

''Tazhuang Township'' () was formed in 1956 and it is the southeastern part of the present Mishui Town. It had an area of with a population of 13,959 (as of 2010 census), it was divided into 16 villages of Datang (), Datuo (), Fenglin (), Fenglong (), Huayuan (), Jingming (), Langshan (), Minggang (), Mulin (), Shanglang (), Tazhuang (), Tongxiao (), Xiannan (), Zhengping (), Zhonglang () and Zhongsen ().

Zhenzhu Township

''Zhenzhu Township'' () was a part of ''Bailian Township'' in 1950 and formed in 1956, it is the northern part of the present Mishui Town. The township had an area of with a population of 16,906 (as of 2010 census), it was divided into 18 villages of Beichong (), Dajiang (), Danantang (), Dawu (), Futong (), Huangzitang (), Lingyan (), Shanchong (), Shijiang (), Shitou (), Shuangfeng (), Tongsheng (), Xiaojiang (), Xiaoshan (), Xiaowu (), Xinkai (), Yinxiang () and Zhenzhu ().

Geography

The town of Mishui is located in the northern middle part of Hengdong County. It is bordered by towns of Bailian and Yangqiao to the northeast, Ganxi Town to the southeast, Wuji Town to the south and southwest, Xintang Town to the northwest, Shiwan Town to the north. It covers an area of .

Subdivisions

Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016, its divisions was reduced to 28 from 49.

;8 communities
* Binjiang Community ()
* Jiaxing Community ()
* Jinyan Community ()
* Mijiang Community ()
* Xingdong Community ()
* Yangshan Community ()
* Yanwan Community ()
* Yingbin community ()

;20 villages
* Beichong Village ()
* Caixia Village ()
* Dadian Village ()
* Dashan Village ()
* Datang Village ()
* Datuo Village ()
* Daxing Village ()
* Hexiang Village ()
* Jin'e Village ()
* Jingming Village ()
* Jinhua Village ()
* Langshan Village ()
* Nantang Village ()
* Shijiang Village ()
* Tazhuang Village ()
* Xianlin Village ()
* Xiannan Village ()
* Yuexiao Village ()
* Zhenzhu Village ()
* Zhuangyuan Village ()

Notable people

* ''Wang Guangze'' (; 19031934), the Divisional Commander () of Red Army ''Qiandong Independent Division'' () and one of Revolutionary Martyrs. Wang was arrested by the enemy on November 28, 1934 in Xiushan County, Sichuan (modern Chongqing). Chiang Kai-shek ordered Liu Xiang to execute him and Wang was secretly killed in Youyang County on December 21, 1934 when Wang was at his age of 31 years old. Since 1949, the government of Youyang County has been searching for his remains. In April 1982, his remains were found in Yanjiapo (), two kilometers from the seat of Longtan Town (). The iron shovel was still on the cheekbones of the martyr, and its appearance was appalling. In November 1983, the government of Youyang County buried Wang's remains in the Martyrs’ Cemetery of Longtan Town to build a monument to commemorate forever.

External links

Official Website (中文 / Chinese)

References

{{Divisions of Hengdong County

Hengdong County
County seats in Hunan