Yujia'ao Township () is a rural

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...

in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Hengshi Town on the west, Huishangang Town and Yuejiaqiao Town on the north, Meitanba Town on the east, and Shuangfupu Town and Dachengqiao Town on the south. , it had a population of 35,670 and an area of .

Administrative division

The township is divided into eight villages: * Yujia'ao () * Nanling () * Yongquanshan () * Taipingshan () * Huxitang () * Shenwu () * Gaotian () * Quanlong ()

Geography

Xiashankou Reservoir () is the largest reservoir and largest water body in the township.

Economy

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and

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are important to the economy. The region is a major source of Chinese

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Culture

Huaguxi The flower-drum opera or Huaguxi () is a form of Chinese opera originating in Hunan province. Some other provinces, such as Hubei, Anhui, Henan, Shanxi, also have Huaguxi. It is known in China for its earthy quality, and is often referred to as t ...

is the most influence local theater.

Transportation

Provincial Highway

The Provincial Highway S224 runs south to north through the township.

Expressway

The S71

Yiyang-Loudi-Hengyang Expressway The Yiyang-Loudi-Hengyang Expressway () commonly abbreviated as Yilouheng Expressway (), is an expressway in Hunan province, China that connects Yiyang, Loudi, and Hengyang. It is 222.632 km in length. Route The expressway passes the follo ...

, which connects

Yiyang Yiyang () is a prefecture-level city on the Zi River in Hunan province, China, straddling Lake Dongting and bordering Hubei to the north. According to the 2010 Census, Yiyang has a population of 4,313,084 inhabitants residing in an area of . Th ...

Loudi Loudi () is a prefecture-level city located in central Hunan province, China. It is situated about southwest of the provincial capital of Changsha and is considered a small to medium size city within the province. According to the 2010 Census, ...

and

Hengyang Hengyang (; ) is the second largest city of Hunan Province, China. It straddles the Xiang River about south of the provincial capital of Changsha. As of the 2020 Chinese census, Its total population was 6,645,243 inhabitants, whom 1,290,715 l ...

, runs south through Hengshi Town, Laoliangcang Town, Liushahe Town and Hutian Town to its southern terminus at the junction of

Changsha-Shaoshan-Loudi Expressway The Changsha-Shaoshan-Loudi Expressway () commonly abbreviated as Changshaolou Expressway (), is a major expressway of Hunan province, China, linking the cities of Changsha, Shaoshan, Xiangxiang, Loudi, and Lianyuan. It is 139.151 km in leng ...

, and the north through Huishangang Town to Heshan District of Yiyang.

References

External links

* {{Ningxiang Divisions of Hunan Divisions of Ningxiang

Ningxiang Ningxiang () is a county-level city and the 2nd most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. The city is bordered to the north by Heshan Distric ...