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Taoyuan County () is under the administration of
Changde Changde ( ) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan province, People's Republic of China. In addition to the urban districts, Changde also administers the county-level city of Jinshi City, Jinshi and six counties. Changde is adjacent ...
,
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 ...
,
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. The
Yuan River The Yuan River, also known by its Chinese name as the Yuanjiang, is one of the four largest rivers in Hunan province in southeast-central China. It is a tributary of Yangtze River. It is long and rises in Guizhou province in the Miao Mountains n ...
, a
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of the
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, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangjiang Town, the county seat, to Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province. The county occupies the southwestern corner of Changde City and borders the
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of
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 a ...
to the northwest and
Huaihua Huaihua () is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Hunan province, China. It covers and is bordered by Xiangxi to the northwest, Zhangjiajie and Changde to the north, Yiyang, Loudi and Shaoyang to the east, Guilin and Liuzhou of Guangxi ...
to the southwest.


History

The area of present-day Taoyuan County belonged to the
Chu (state) Chu, or Ch'u in Wade–Giles romanization, (, Hanyu Pinyin: Chǔ, Old Chinese: ''*s-r̥aʔ'') was a Zhou dynasty vassal state. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BCE. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou he ...
during the
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and the
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, and was a portion of Linyuan County during the
Western Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by th ...
. In AD 50, the 26th year of Jianwu, the
Eastern Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...
was merged with Yuannan County, and administered by the Wuling Prefecture, separating it from Linyuan County. In AD 783, the third year of
Sui Dynasty The Sui dynasty (, ) was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China that lasted from 581 to 618. The Sui unified the Northern and Southern dynasties, thus ending the long period of division following the fall of the Western Jin dynasty, and layi ...
, Wuling County was created by annexing the three counties Linyuan, Yuannan, and Hanshou, administered by the Langzhou Prefecture. In AD 963, the third year of the
Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
, Taoyuan County was officially established by separating a part of Wuling County. It was named after its famous Taohuayuan, a park named after the fable “
Peach Blossom Spring ''The Peach Blossom Spring'' (, also translated as “(The Record of) the Peach Blossom”), or ''Peach Blossom Spring Story'' or ''The Peach Blossom Land'' was a fable written by Tao Yuanming in 421 CE about a chance discovery of an ethereal utop ...
”. Its capital, Zhanjiang, is situated on the northern bank of
Yuanjiang Yuanjiang () is a county-level city in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yiyang. Located in the north of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Nan County, to the northeast b ...
river.


Economy

Agricultural products include: rice, wheat, edible oils, sesame seeds, peanuts, cotton, and tobacco. Manufactured products include: machinery, textiles, chemicals, wood products, and leather goods. Local mines extract gold, silver, iron ore, and diamonds.


Education

Taoyuan has 123,000 students enrolled in its
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,
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and
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. 99.99% of children of
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age are enrolled in schools, and 93.2% of children with disabilities are enrolled in schools. Approximately 2000 high school graduates are admitted to
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and
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each year. Taoyuan Yizhong, the first Middle School of Taoyuan, which includes both a middle school and high school, is the most prestigious school in Taoyuan County.


Geography and climate


Subdivisions

According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Taoyuan county on November 20, 2015, Taoyuan County had 18 towns and 10 townships under its jurisdiction in 2015. Five townships were reorganized as towns on December 28, 2016;《桃源大事2016》:2016年12月28日,杨溪桥、郑家驿、双溪口、牛车河、九溪5个乡撤销乡建制,并在各自原行政区域基础上设镇. se
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/ref> ''Mutangyuan Township'' was reorganized as a town,常德市人民政府《关于桃源县木塘垸乡撤乡设镇的批复》(常政函〔2017〕154号) se
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/ref> Zhangjiang Town ceased to be a separate town, it was incorporated into two subdistricts in December 2017. The county has two subdistricts, 23 towns and four townships under its jurisdiction.湖南省民政厅 湘民行发〔2017〕13号, se

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/ref> ;2 subdistricts * Xunyang (浔阳街道) * Zhangjiang (漳江街道) ;23 towns * Chayanpu (茶庵铺镇) * Guanyinsi (观音寺镇) *
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(黄石镇) * Jianshi (剪市镇) * Jiaqiao (架桥镇) * Jiuxi (九溪镇) * Ligonggang (理公港镇) * Longtan (龙潭镇) * Mazongling (马鬃岭镇) * Mutangyuan (木塘垸镇) * Niuchehe (牛车河镇) *
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(盘塘镇) * Qihe (漆河镇) * Reshi (热市镇) * Sanyanggang (三阳港镇) * Shaping (沙坪镇) * Shuangxikou (双溪口镇) * Taohuayuan (桃花源镇) *
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(西安镇) * Yangxiqiao (杨溪桥镇) * Yiwangxi (夷望溪镇) * Zhengjiayi (郑家驿镇) * Zoushi (陬市镇) ;2 townships * Niwotan (泥窝潭乡) * Shejiaping (佘家坪乡) ;2
Hui The Hui people ( zh, c=, p=Huízú, w=Hui2-tsu2, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Хуэйзў, ) are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the n ...
& Uyghur
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s * Fengshu (枫树维吾尔族回族乡) * Qinglin (青林回族维吾尔族乡)


Geography

Taoyuan County is in the northwestern portion, , of Hunan Province. It is from its northernmost point, LaoPeng village, Reshi Town, to its southernmost point, Shizi Ling, Xuejiachong village, Xi'an Town and from its easternmost post, Caoxiezhou, Renfeng village, Mutangyuan Township, to its westernmost post, Wanjiahe, Gaofeng village, Niuchehe Township. Its total area is , which is the fourth largest in Hunan Province. is arable land, the largest area of arable land in Hunan Province. The agricultural landscape consists of: 13.4% alluvial plains of the
Yuanjiang Yuanjiang () is a county-level city in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yiyang. Located in the north of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Nan County, to the northeast b ...
River, 49.3% hillocks, and 36.0% hills and mountains.


Climate

Taoyuan County is a transition zone from
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to north subtropical having a
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with seasonal prevailing winds. All four seasons are distinct. The average annual temperature is 17.0 Celsius. The average temperature is 4.8 degrees Celsius in January and 28.4 degrees Celsius in July. The average annual precipitation is 146 centimeters (58 inches), gradually decreasing from south to north. The annual average relative humidity is 81%; the annual sunshine length is 1531 hours and frost-free period lasts 284 days.


Demographics

Taoyuan County has a population of 976,000 composed of a dominant
Han Han may refer to: Ethnic groups * Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. ** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...
ethnic group and twelve other minority ethnic groups of:
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, Uyghur, Tujia,
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, Dong, Zhuang and Yao. The Uyghur and Hui number more than 3000 people.


Taoyuan Uyghurs

Around 5,000
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live around Taoyuan County and other parts of Changde. They are descended from a Uyghur leader Hala Bashi, from
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(
Kingdom of Qocho Qocho (), also known as Idiqut, ("holy wealth"; "glory"; "lord of fortune") was a Uyghur kingdom created in 843, with strong Chinese Buddhist and Tocharian influences. It was founded by Uyghur refugees fleeing the destruction of the Uyghur Kh ...
), who the
Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...
Emperor
Zhu Yuanzhang The Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang (), courtesy name Guorui (), was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1368 to 1398. As famine, plagues and peasant revolts in ...
sent to Hunan in the 14th century (mid-1300s). Along with him came Uyghur soldiers from which the Hunan Uyghurs descend. During the 1982 census 4,000 Uyghurs were recorded in Hunan. They have genealogies from the period beginning 600 years ago to the present day. Keeping genealogical records is a Han Chinese custom which the Hunan Uyghurs adopted. These
Uyghurs The Uyghurs; ; ; ; zh, s=, t=, p=Wéiwú'ěr, IPA: ( ), alternatively spelled Uighurs, Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. The Uyghur ...
were given the surname Jian by the Emperor; they received a Chinese education. A prominent Hunan Uyghur was
Jian Bozan Jian Bozan ( zh, s=翦伯赞, t=翦伯贊, p=Jiǎn Bózàn; April 14, 1898 – December 18, 1968) was a Chinese scholar and Marxist historian of Uyghurs, Uyghur descent. Born in Taoyuan County, Hunan Province, Jian became an early supporter of ...
(1898–1968) who was a member of the
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. The Uyghur troops led by Hala were ordered by the Ming Emperor to crush
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and were given titles by him. Jian () is the predominant surname among the Uyghur in Changde, and Hunan. Hala Bashi was given the title "Grand General of South-Pacifying Post of the Nation" by the Emperor () Another group of Uyghur have the surname Sai.
Hui The Hui people ( zh, c=, p=Huízú, w=Hui2-tsu2, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Хуэйзў, ) are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the n ...
and Uyghur have intermarried in the Hunan area, and the Hui were also used by the Ming Emperor to crush revolts. The Hui are regarded as ethnically Han Chinese, who share the Islamic religion with the Uyghur in Hunan. It is reported that they now number around 10,000 people.


Religious practice

There is some confusion as to whether Uyghurs in Changde practice Islam or not. Some scholars state that they have assimilated with the Han and do not practice Islam anymore, and that only their genealogies indicate their Uyghur ancestry. Chinese news sources report that they are Muslim. Another report says they are not very religious, and eat pork. Older Uygurs disapprove of this, especially elders at the mosques in Changde, and they seek to draw them back to Islamic customs. In addition to eating pork, the Uygurs of
Changde Changde ( ) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan province, People's Republic of China. In addition to the urban districts, Changde also administers the county-level city of Jinshi City, Jinshi and six counties. Changde is adjacent ...
Hunan practice other Han Chinese customs, like ancestor worship at graves. Some Uyghurs from Xinjiang visit the Hunan Uyghurs out of curiosity or interest. Also, the Uyghurs of Hunan do not speak the Uyghur language, instead, they speak Chinese as their native language, and Arabic for religious reasons at the mosque.


Language

The Taoyuan dialect was profoundly influenced by the northern dialect since the path used by government messengers, speaking the northern dialect, travelling to
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and
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from the Song to the Qing dynasty, passed through Taoyuan. It was also influenced by the dialects of central
Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...
since substantial numbers of people from Jishui, Zhangshu, and Fengcheng of Jiangxi relocated to Taoyuan in succession from the Ming dynasty to the early Qing dynasty. There are two types of accents in the Taoyuan dialect, one of which is called the native accent spoken in the central area of Taoyuan, including Zhangjiang Town, Zoushi Town, Qihe Town, Sanyanggang Town, and part of Jianshi Town; the other is called the periphery accent, spoken in the strip area bordering the other counties. Taoyuan dialect is a fusion of the northern and Jiangxi dialects. Its accent is close to those of the
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,
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, and
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dialects. It is categorized as Southwestern Mandarin.


Culture

Taoyuan has its unique folk custom characteristics since it is located in a zone neighbouring surviving distinct ethnic groups. In cooking,
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(pounded tea), is a "five flavors soup" made by smashing a mixture of tea leaves, ginger, corn,
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beans and salt into a powder; it is popular drink in Taohuanyuan area. According to legend, Lei cha protected soldiers from pestilence caused by their inability to acclimatize to the environment in Taoyuan during the
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period when General Ma Yuan fought southward to Taoyuan. Taoyuan has unique local operas. Wuling Opera is a popular local opera performed by professionals. ''Musty Notes'' received the National Artist Award for its performance and script writing.
Nuo opera Nuo opera or Nuo drama () is one of China's most popular folk operas. Characterized by its special features such as ferocious masks, unique dresses and adornments, the strange language used in performance, and mysterious scenes, Nuo opera has be ...
drama, called a "living fossil", is still widespread. The town of Sangyanggang is known as the home of Nuo Opera. The Three Bar Drum, Yugu Drum, and string instruments are very popular as well.


Notable residents

*
Song Jiaoren Song Jiaoren (, ; Given name at birth: Liàn 鍊; Courtesy name: Dùnchū 鈍初) (5 April 1882 – 22 March 1913) was a Chinese republican revolutionary, political leader and a founder of the Kuomintang (KMT). Song Jiaoren led the KMT to elec ...
(Apr 5, 1882 - Mar 22, 1913), a Chinese republican revolutionary, political leader and a founder of the
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. * Liu Kan (1906 – Mar 03, 1948), posthumously awarded rank of
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of the
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in 1953, was born in Zhengaotian village, Taohuanyuan Town. * Wang Qimei (, Dec 27, 1914—Aug 15, 1967), awarded rank of
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of
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in 1955, was born in Wangjiaping village, Sanyanggang Town. *
Jian Bozan Jian Bozan ( zh, s=翦伯赞, t=翦伯贊, p=Jiǎn Bózàn; April 14, 1898 – December 18, 1968) was a Chinese scholar and Marxist historian of Uyghurs, Uyghur descent. Born in Taoyuan County, Hunan Province, Jian became an early supporter of ...
(1898-Dec 18, 1968), a prominent Marxist historian, Vice President of
Beijing University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...
from 1952 to 1968, was born in Huiwei village, Fengshu Uyghur Autonomous Township. *
You Rizheng You Jih-cheng (15 May 1949 – 25 May 2002) was a Taiwanese politician who served as the mayor of Longtan District in Taoyuan City and was elected as the second legislator in Taoyuan County on behalf of the Kuomintang party. He was killed in the c ...
(1949 – May 25, 2002), second legislator of Taoyuan County, former mayor of Longtan District, and member of the second Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1996.


Tourist attractions

The Taohuayuan Scenic Area is a park modelled after the
Peach Blossom Spring ''The Peach Blossom Spring'' (, also translated as “(The Record of) the Peach Blossom”), or ''Peach Blossom Spring Story'' or ''The Peach Blossom Land'' was a fable written by Tao Yuanming in 421 CE about a chance discovery of an ethereal utop ...
fable, (), about a land secluded from the outside mortal world depicted as an idyllic shangri-la by
Tao Yuanming Tao Yuanming (; 365–427), also known as Tao Qian (; also T'ao Ch'ien in Wade-Giles), was a Chinese poet and politician who was one of the best-known poets during the Six Dynasties, Six Dynasties period. He was born during the Eastern Jin dyn ...
, (365–427), an
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poet.


References


External links


Taoyuan County profile



Taoyuan County Government official website
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