Sangzhi () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under administration of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China ...

Zhangjiajie Zhangjiajie (), also known in Tujia language as ''Zhangx jif avlar'' /dzaŋ˩ ji˥ a˩.la˥/, is a prefecture-level city in the northwestern part of Hunan Province, China. It comprises the district of Yongding, Wulingyuan and counties of Cili ...

. Located on the northern margin of Hunan, Sangzhi County is bordered to the east by

Cili County Cili () is a county in Hunan Province, China under administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiajie. Located in the north of Hunan and the east of Zhangjiajie, Cili County is bordered to the southeast by Taoyuan County, to the south and ...

, to the south by Yongding and

Wulingyuan District Wulingyuan District () is one of two urban districts in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, China, it is also the smallest district by population in Hunan. Located on the central area of Zhangjiajie, the district is surrounded by Cili County to th ...

s, to the west by

Yongshun Yongshun County () is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture. Located on the western part of Hunan and the northeastern Xiangxi, the county is bordered to the northeast by Sangzhi Cou ...

and Longshan Counties, to the north by Xuan'en and Hefeng Counties of Hubei, Sangzhi is also the home of the Tujia,

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and Bai people. The County has an area of with rough 479,500 of population (as of 2015). It is divided into 23 township-level divisions (November 27, 2015), its

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Liyuan Town Liyuan may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places in China Inhabited places * Liyuan, Beijing (梨园地区), an area of Tongzhou District, Beijing * Liyuan, Sangzhi, a town in Zhangjiajie, Hunan * Liyuan, Qinyuan County (李元镇), a town in Qinyuan County ...

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History

Migrant workers from Sangzhi have worked as drillers in the construction boom in the city of

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...

. As a result, silicosis has become a local health concern. Kuzhu Village, with architecture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, is an example of a village known for its folk music and local cultural traditions. The former residence of Marshal He Long is located in Sangzhi County's Hongjiaguan Township.

Geography

Terrain in the county is mountainous. It is home to the Lishui River, the Badagong Mountain National Nature Reserve, and Jiutian Cave. Because the Lishui River has a high gradient in its upper reaches, floods arrive quickly, with sharp rises in water level. The county has experienced frequent flash flooding and drainage problems in urban areas. Flood control projects began in the 1980s. Planners seek to raise the county's flood-control standard from 2-year-occurrence to 20-year-occurrence, and resettle households located in vulnerable areas. "From 2010–2018, cultivated land, forest land, waters, and urban and rural construction land in Sangzhi County increased by 4.91%, 0.03%, 58.99%, and 55.63%, respectively, and grassland decreased by 13.32%." ''

Rana sangzhiensis ''Rana sangzhiensis'' is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, the "true frogs". It is endemic to China. It is known only from Mount Tianping, in Sangzhi County, Hunan (its type locality), and depending on the source, from Mount Dadong in ...

'' is a

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that was described as a new species for science from Sangzhi.

Climate

Administrative divisions

According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Sangzhi County on November 27, 2015, it has 12 towns and 11 townships (five of which are

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of Bai people)under its jurisdiction. Its

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Ruitapu, Sangzhi Ruitapu Town () is an urban town in Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China. Administrative division The town is divided into 21 Villages of the People's Republic of China, villages and 4 Residential community, communities, the follow ...

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Liyuan, Sangzhi Liyuan Town () is an urban town and the seat of Sangzhi County in Hunan, China. Administrative division The town is divided into 17 villages and 14 communities A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such a ...

() * Lifuta () * Liaojiacun () * Longtanping, Sangzhi (): formed by merging the former Sifangxi Township (), Kuzhuping Township () and the former Longtanping Town () * Wudaoshui, Sangzhi (): formed by merging the former Bamaoxi Township () and the former Wudaoshui Town () * Renchaoxi, Sangzhi (): formed by merging the former Xilian Township (), Renchaoxi Township () and 9 villages of the former Baishi Township. * Guandiping, Sangzhi (): formed by merging the former Changtanping Township (), the former Guandiping Town (), 3 villages of the former Baishi Township and Huangshanyu Village () of the former Maidiping Township * Chenjiahe (): formed by merging the former Chenjiahe Town (), Lianghekou Township (), Yanwukou Township () and 3 villages of the former Jianjiapo Township (). * Badagongshan (): formed by merging the former Badagongshan Township (), Xishaping Township () and 10 villages of the former Jianjiapo Township (). * Liangshuikou (): formed by merging the former Liangshuikou Town () and 5 villages of the former Guluoshan Township () * Qiaoziwan (): formed by merging the former Qiaoziwan Township () and 8 villages of the former Guluoshan Township (). ;6

Townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...

() * Zhuyeping () * Kongkeshu () * Shangdongjie () * Hekou, Sangzhi () * Shanghexi () * Shataping, Sangzhi () ;5 Bai

Ethnic townships An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...

() * Zoumaping (), formed by merging the former Mihu and Zoumaping Townships * Liujiaping, Sangzhi () * Hongjiaguan (), formed by merging the former Daguquan () and Hongjiaguan Townships () * Furongqiao (), formed by merging the former Linxihe () and Furongqiao Townships () * Mahekou (): formed by merging the former Mahekou Township () and 7 villages of the former Maidiping Township ()

Notable residents

* Marshal He Long, a leader of the Long March, attended school in Hongjiaguan Village.

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