Taohuajiang Town () 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 ...
and the seat of
Taojiang County
Taojiang County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Yiyang Prefecture-level City.
Located in the north central part of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Hanshou County and Dingchen ...
in
Hunan
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 to ...
, China. It was reformed through the amalgamation of ''Huaguoshan Township'' (), ''Niutanhe Township'' () and the former ''Taohuajiang Town'' in 2005. The town is located in the east of the county, it is bordered by ''
Xinqiaohe Town'' of
Ziyang District
Ziyang District () is one of two districts in Yiyang City, Hunan Province, China. The district is located on the northern bank of Zi River and on the southern bank of the Dongting Lake. It is bordered to the north by Yuanjiang City and Hanshou C ...
and
Xiushan Town to the north, ''
Huilongshan Subdistrict'', ''
Xielingang Town'' and ''
Xinshidu Town'' of
Heshan District to the east,
Shiniujiang Town to the south,
Gaoqiao and
Fuqiushan townships to the west. It covers an area of with a population of 156,286 (as of 2010 Census), the town has 21 villages and 10 communities under its jurisdiction.
History
Taohuajiang is an ancient town with a long history. It was an ''ancient postal stop'' () named ''Wangfuyi'' (or Wangfu Postal Stop, ) in
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...
, meanwhile it was also a way station to
Xiangxiang
Xiangxiang () is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangtan, Hunan province, China. Located on Central Hunan and the west of Xiangtan, Xiangxiang is bordered by Ningxiang County and Shaoshan City to the north, Xiangtan County to the ...
. As an ancient postal stop, it gradually developed into a
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
in Tang and
Song dynasties, in those days it was known as ''Longxi Town'' () named after the ''Longxi River'' () which runs the place. In 1264 (
Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth ...
), a military depot named Taohuajiangtang (Taohuajiang Depot, ) was established. In 1684, Wangfuyi was renamed to ''Taohuayi'' (or Taohua Postal Stop, ) after the ''Taohua River''.
Taohua Town was incorporated as a town in the early years of
Minkuo, as part of ''Yiyang County''. In February 1950, the seat of Yiyang County was moved into the town. In July 1951, dividing 5
county controlled districts from Yiyang County, Taojiang County was created, Taohuajiang became the seat of Taojiang County.
[the history of Taohuajiang Town, according to the ''Chorography of Taojiang County / 桃江县志'' se]
taojiang.gov
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Administrative division
The town is divided into 29 village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
s and 9 communities
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, the following areas: Tuanshan Community, Fenghuangshan Community, Jinfeng Community, Taohualu Community, Zijianglu Community, Taohuajiang Community, Furong Community, Fumin Community, Niutanhe Community, Wenjiadu Village, Huayuandong Village, Dashiwan Village, Kongtong Village, Taogushan Village, Jintao Village, Yangjia'ao Village, Huaqiao Village, Jinliuqiao Village, Lishuqiao Village, Lishuzui Village, Luojiatan Village, Banjiazhou Village, Niutanhe Village, Huachuangang Village, Hengmu Village, Daoguanshan Village, Egongqiao Village, Qingshan Village, Chuanmenwan Village, Renheqiao Village, Gongtoushan Village, Banbianshan Village, Huaguoshan Village, Zhumutan Village, Shigaoqiao Village, Dahua Village, Gongqiao Village, and Chuangye Village (团山社区、凤凰山社区、金凤社区、桃花路社区、资江路社区、桃花江社区、芙蓉社区、富民社区、牛潭河社区、文家渡村、花园洞村、打石湾村、崆峒村、桃谷山村、近桃村、杨家坳村、花桥村、金柳桥村、梨树桥村、栗树嘴村、罗家潭村、半稼洲村、牛潭河村、划船港村、横木村、道关山村、鹅公桥村、青山村、川门湾村、人和桥村、拱头山村、半边山村、花果山村、株木潭村、石高桥村、大华村、拱桥村、创业村).
References
External links
Official Website (Chinese / 中文)
{{Hunan Taojiang County divisions
Divisions of Taojiang County
County seats in Hunan