Shuanglong Town () is a rural town in

Huayuan County Huayuan County () is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture. Located on the western margin of the province and the south western Xiangxi, it is immediately adjacent to the borders of Gu ...

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (; Tujia: Xianxxix bifzivkar befkar zifzifzoux; Miao: Xangdxid tutjadcul maolcul zibzhibzhoud) is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is located in northwestern Hunan provin ...

, in northwestern

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. it had a population of 29,000 and an area of .

History

On November 3, 2013,

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explored the Shibadong Village, where he first put forward the scheme of the " targeted poverty alleviation" (). Shibadong Village became a testing ground for the new initiative in since Xi's investigation. On November 30, 2015, Pailiao Township, Paibi Township and Dongmaku Township merged to form the Shuanglong Town.

Geography

Zixia Lake () is a lake and the largest body of water in the town. The Ancient Miao River () flows through the town.

Economy

Special local products such as native

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mushroom A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans. The standard for the name "mushroom" is t ...

s, Miao embroidery are important to the economy.

Kiwifruit Kiwifruit (often shortened to kiwi in North American, British and continental European English) or Chinese gooseberry is the edible berry of several species of woody vine A vine (Latin ''vīnea'' "grapevine", "vineyard", from ''vīnum'' ...

and

cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult mal ...

rearing are also the source of revenue.

Transportation

* Jishou-Chaling Expressway * National Highway G209 * National Highway G319

Attractions

The Yelang Shiba Cave () is a

karst cave Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

in the town and became a tourist attraction in 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shuanglong Divisions of Huayuan County Towns of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture