Yonghe Town () is a rural town in
Liuyang City,
Hunan Province
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,
People's Republic of China
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. It is surrounded by the towns of Guandu and Zhangfang on the north, Yanxi Town on the northwest, Gugang Town on the west, Xiaohe Township on the east, and the towns of Gaoping and Zhonghe on the south. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 40,000 and an area of .
Qibaoshan Township was merged to Yonghe town on November 18, 2015.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 10 villages and one community, the following areas:
* Juxiang Community ()
* Jiacheng Village ()
* Shijia Village ()
* Jinpen Village ()
* Jingquan Village ()
* Tieshan Village ()
* Shizishan Village ()
* Shengping Village ()
* Zengjiatai Village ()
* Qibaoshan Village ()
Geography
The Daxi River (), flows northeast to southwest through the town.
The Zhushuqiao Reservoir () is the largest body of water in the town. The reservoir provides drinking water and water for irrigation.
Mount Tianyan () is situated at the town, its peak elevation is .
Economy
Yonghe Town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources, such as chrysanthemum stone, meerschaum, copper, iron, and
phosphorus
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Education
Nowadays, Yonghe Town has two public middle school: Yonghe Middle School, as well as Qibaoshan Middle School.
Transportation
County Road
The County Road X003 runs through the town.
Expressway
The Changsha–Liuyang Expressway, from
Changsha
Changsha is the capital of Hunan, China. It is the 15th most populous city in China with a population of 10,513,100, the Central China#Cities with urban area over one million in population, third-most populous city in Central China, and the ...
, running through the towns of Dongyang, Jiaoxi, Gugang, Sankou, Guandu, Zhangfang to
Jiangxi
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Railway
The Liling–Liuyang railway ()'s terminus is located in the town.
It was removed in 2004.
Attractions
The main attractions are the Grand House of Li Family () and White Horse Isle Wetland ().
Notable people
*
Li Zhen (female general), the first female general of the
People's Liberation Army
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*
Tang Liang, a general in the People's Liberation Army.
* Zhang Qilong (), politician.
References
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Divisions of Liuyang
Liuyang
Liuyang () is a county-level city, the List of County-level divisions of Hunan by population, most populous and the easternmost county-level division of Hunan, Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city ...