Zhongguan () is a town in the northeast of
Deqing County in northern
Zhejiang
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province,
China
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. , it has one residential community () and 19 villages under its administration,
and , it had a population of 46,000 residing in an area of .
History
When the
Republic of China
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ruled the mainland, Zhongguan was known as Zhongguan Township (钟管乡) until its merger in 1947 into Longxi Township (龙溪乡). In July 1950, Zhongguan Township was re-established and remained a township until October 1958, when it, along with Ganshan Township (干山乡) and Getting Township (戈亭乡), was merged into a people's commune. Township status was restored in January 1984, and Zhongguan was upgraded to a town in April 1989. Getting Township (戈亭乡) was merged into Zhongguan in July 1992, and Ganshan (干山镇) merged in April 2004.
Tourism
*Mount Li Scenic Area (蠡山风景名胜区)
*Neolithic Ruins of Huishan (辉山遗址) and Shentang (审塘遗址)
Notable people
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Guan Daosheng
Guan Daosheng also known as Guan Zhongji or Lady Zhongji (her courtesy name) (; 字仲姬；1262–1319) was a Chinese painter and poet who was active during the early Yuan dynasty. She is credited with being "the most famous female painter and ...
, Yuan Dynasty painter
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Fu Yunlong (傅云龙), Qing Dynasty diplomat and calligraphist
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Zhejiang
This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Zhejiang, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divisio ...
References
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External links
Introduction to Zhongguan
Township-level divisions of Zhejiang
Deqing County, Zhejiang