Xiangyin County () is a

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, China, it is under the administration of Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of

Lake Dongting Dongting Lake () is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province, China. It is a flood basin of the Yangtze River, so its volume depends on the season. The provinces of Hubei and Hunan are named after their location relative to the lake ...

, the

Xiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ...

runs south to north through the middle lands of the county, the

Zi River The Zi River (资水) in Hunan, China, flows into the Yangtze River via Lake Dongting Dongting Lake () is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province, China. It is a flood basin of the Yangtze River, so its volume depends on the seaso ...

merges into Dongting in the westeastern margin. Xiangyin is bordered by

Yueyang County Yueyang County () is a county in Hunan province, China. It is under the administration of Yueyang City. The county is located on the northeastern margin of the province, the Xiang River runs through the west land of the county from south to eas ...

, Yuanjiang City to the north, Heshan District of

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to the west,

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to the south,

Miluo City Miluo () is a county-level city in Hunan province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yueyang. The city is located on the northeast of the province and on the eastern bank of the Xiang River, it is to the north ...

to the east. It has an area of with rough 770,000 of population, the county is divided into 14 township-level divisions, the

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is Wenxing Town.

Administrative divisions

After an adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xiangyin county on 20 November 2015, Xiangyin has four townships and 10 towns under its jurisdiction,According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xiangyin County, Hunan province on November 20, 2015
(2015-12-04)
also se

/ref> they are: ;4 townships * Jinghe, Xiangyin () * Liutang () * Yanglinzhai () * Yuhua, Xiangyin () ;10 towns * Dongtang() * Helonghu () * Jinlong () * Lingbei, Xiangyin () * Nanhuzhou () * Santang, Xiangyin () * Wenxing () * Xiangbin () * Xinquan () * Zhangshu, Xiangyin County ()

Notable people

Guo Songtao Guo Songtao ( zh, 郭嵩燾, s=郭嵩焘, p=Guō Sōngtāo, w=Kuo Sung-t’ao; 11 April 1818 – 18 July 1891) was a Chinese diplomat and statesman during the Qing dynasty. He was among the first foreign emissaries to be sent abroad by the Q ...

, chinese diplomat and statesman during the Qing dynasty. *

Zuo Zongtang Zuo Zongtang, Marquis Kejing ( also spelled Tso Tsung-t'ang; ; November 10, 1812 – September 5, 1885), sometimes referred to as General Tso, was a Chinese statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty. Born in Xiangyin County ...

, Qing dynasty statesman and military leader. * Fan Xudong, famous chemist during the period of Republic of China. * Zhong Zhihua, member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, former president of Tongji University, former president of Hunan University. * Yang Mengfei member of Chinese Academy of Science. *

Hu Zhiying Hu Zhiying (; born November 12, 1959) is a contemporary Chinese avant-garde artist and art educator. He works within the areas of painting, installation, video art, and conceptual art. His artworks are displayed worldwide, and he has taught pai ...

contemporary

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and

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. *

Gan Lin Gan Lin (; born October 1963) is a Chinese agronomist and politician and the current director of the State Anti-Monopoly Bureau, in office since November 2021. She was a member of the 12th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Con ...

, agronomist and director of the

State Anti-Monopoly Bureau The State Anti-Monopoly Bureau () is an administrative agency under the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council governing antitrust. The current director is Gan Lin. History On 15 November 2021, Gan Lin was appointed direct ...

Climate

Gallery

File:Four Heavenly Kings Hall of Nanquan Temple.jpg, Nanquan Buddhist Temple File:Wenxing Pagoda in Xiangyin County, 19 September 2020F.jpg, Wenxing Pagoda, built in 1795 File:Dacheng Gate, Xiangyin Confucian Temple02.jpg, Xiangyin Confucian Temple File:Zuo Zongtang Memorial Temple, Former Residence of Zuo Zongtang, Picture09.jpg, Zuo Zongtang Memorial Temple File:Statue of Zuo Zongtang in Zuo Zongtang Cultural Park, 19 September 2020E.jpg, Zuo Zongtang Cultural Park

References

www.xzqh.org
County-level divisions of Hunan Yueyang {{Hunan-geo-stub