Xiangyin County () is a
county
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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 to ...
, China, it is under the administration of
Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of
Lake Dongting, the
Xiang River
The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tribut ...
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
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It ris ...
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 to the north,
Heshan District of
Yiyang to the west,
Wangcheng District of
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, and ...
to the south,
Miluo City 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
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US ...
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 ()
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 Qin ...
, chinese diplomat and statesman during the Qing dynasty.
* Zuo Zongtang, Qing dynasty statesman and military leader.
* Fan Xudong, famous chemist during the period of Republic of China.
* Zhong Zhihua, 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, educator and poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or w ...
.
* 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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