Tianxin District () is one of six urban

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of the

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Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, an ...

, the capital of

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. The district is bordered by

Yuetang District Yuetang District () is one of two urban districts in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. Located in the eastern region of the city proper and on the northeastern shoreside of the Xiang River, the district is bordered to the north by Tianxin an ...

Xiangtan Xiangtan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hunan province, south-central China. The hometowns of several founding leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, including Chairman Mao Zedong, President Liu Shaoqi, and Marshal Peng Dehuai, ...

to the south, Yuhua District to the east, Furong and Kaifu districts to the north,

Yuelu District Yuelu District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. It is the 4th most populous district (after Heshan, Dingcheng and Yueyanglou Districts) in Hunan. The district is bo ...

across the

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to the west. Located in the southern central Changsha, Tianxin covers with population of 604,600 (as of 2016). The district has 14 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, its

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is at Qingyuan Subdistrict.

History

Tianxin District was formed on 22 April 1996 as a result of adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha. It covers most of the historic South District, including Yunanjie (), Jinpenling (), Chengnanlu (), Shuyuanlu () and Nandalu () 5 subdistricts, Pozijie () and Xueyuanjie () two subdistricts of the historic West District, Shiren (), Xinkai () and Yuchang () 3 villages of Yuhuating Township () and Datuo Township () of the historic Suburb District. o
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Muyun Muyun () is a subdistrict of Tianxin District in Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. ...

() and Nantuo () subdistricts of

Changsha County Changsha County () is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. Located in the west portion of Changsha, the county is bordered to the north by Miluo City and Pingjiang County, t ...

were added to Tianxin District on 14 January 2015. , or o
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Subdivisions

According to the ''No.2 Notice on adjustment of administrative divisions of Hunan Province in 2015'' published on February 27, 2015, Tianxin has 14 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, they are: ;14

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* Chennanlu () * Chilinglu () * Datuopu () * Guihuaping () * Heishipu () * Jinpengling () *

() * Nantuo () * Pozijie () *

Qingyuan, Changsha Qingyuan Subdistrict () is an urban subdistrict and the seat of Tianxin District Tianxin District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. The district is bordered by Yuet ...

() * Wenyuan () * Xianfeng, Changsha () * Xinkaipu () * Yunanjie ()

Economy

According to preliminary accounting of the statistical authority, the

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of Tianxin District in 2017 was 87,674 million yuan (12,985 million

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), up by 9.4 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the

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of the primary industry was 165 million yuan (24 million US dollars), up by -19 percent, that of the secondary industry was 27,436 million yuan (4,064 million US dollars), up by 3.8 percent and that of the tertiary industry was 60,073 million yuan (8,897 million US dollars), up by 12.3 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 0.19 percent of the GDP; that of the secondary industry accounted for 31.29 percent; and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 68.52 percent. The per capita GDP in 2017 was 134,088 yuan (19,860 US dollars).according to the ''Statistical Communiqué of Tianxin District on the 2017 National Economic and Social Development'' / 天心区2017年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 se
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/ref> It houses two economic Industrial park, development zone at the province level, the Muyun Economic Development Zone and the Tianxin Economic Development Zone.

Tourism

Tianxin District is a place of cultural and historical attractions, including

Tianxin Pavilion Tianxin Pavilion () is an ancient Chinese pavilion located on the ancient city wall of Changsha, Hunan. The pavilion was first established in the 14th century, at the dawn of Ming dynasty (1368–1644), but because of war and natural disasters ...

, Du Fu River Pavilion, Former Residence of Jia Yi, Former Residence of Li Fuchun, Site of Hunan First Normal University, and Fiery Palace. Changsha Bamboo Slips Museum also play significant role in the tourism of Tianxin District. The district's most visited park is the

Changsha Ecological Zoo Changsha Ecological Zoo () is a zoo in Muyun, Changsha, Hunan, China. Covering an area of , the zoo includes a walking zone, driving zone, education zone, ecological scenic zone, leisure zone and a service zone. It hosts over 300 animal species, a ...

References

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