Xiangyin County () is a
county in
Hunan Province
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi t ...
, China, it is under the administration of
Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of
Lake Dongting, the
Xiang River 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
Yuanjiang () is a county-level city in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yiyang.
Located in the north of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Nan County, to the northeast b ...
to the north,
Heshan District of
Yiyang to the west,
Wangcheng District of
Changsha 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
county seat 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
Zhangshu () is a town under the administration of Xiangyin County, in northeastern Hunan, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population ...
()
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, Qing dynasty statesman and military leader.
* Fan Xudong
Fan commonly refers to:
* Fan (machine), a machine for producing airflow, often used for cooling
** Hand fan, an implement held and waved by hand to move air for cooling
* Fan (person), short for fanatic; an enthusiast or supporter, especially wit ...
, famous chemist during the period of Republic of China.
* Zhong Zhihua
Zhong Zhihua (; born July 1962) is a Chinese engineer and educator. He served as president of Hunan University from 2005 to 2011, and president of Tongji University from 2016 to 2018. He is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Zhong w ...
, 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 contemporary artist
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, educator
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''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...
and poet.
* Gan Lin, agronomist and director of the State Anti-Monopoly Bureau.
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
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