Hengshi () is a rural

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in Ningxiang City,

Hunan Province Hunan is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chon ...

, China. It is surrounded by Huangcai Town on the west, Huishangang Town on the north, Yujia'ao Township and Shuangfupu Town on the east, and Laoliangcang Town on the south. census it had a population of 47,491 and an area of .

Administrative divisions

, the town administers 11 villages and one residential community: * Hengshi Community () * Wangbeifeng () * Yunshan () * Xiangyang () * Quanliu () * Hejin () * Limin () * Tiechong () * Jietou () * Jinfeng () * Guansheng () * Renqiao ().

Geography

The

Wei River The Wei River () is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and very important in the early development of Chinese civilization. In ancient times, such as in the Records ...

, known as "Mother River" and a tributary of 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 second-largest tributary (after the Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the fifth-largest ...

, flows through the town. Tiechong Reservoir () is the largest reservoir and largest water body in the town.

Economy

The region abounds with

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Tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...

and

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are important to the economy.

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 S209 () from

Yutan Subdistrict Yutan Subdistrict () is a subdistrict in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It borders Baimaqiao Subdistrict to the southwest, Chengjiao Subdistrict to the north and Lijingpu Subdistrict to the southeast. As of 2018, it has a population o ...

, runs through Shuangfupu Town, Hengshi Town, Laoliangcang Town, Liushahe Town, Qingshanqiao Town to Loudi City.

Expressway

The S71 Yiyang-Loudi-Hengyang Expressway, which connects

Yiyang Yiyang ( zh, s=益阳 , t=益陽 , p=Yìyáng) 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 Sixth National Population Census of the People's Repub ...

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, of whom 1,290,71 ...

, runs south through Laoliangcang Town, Liushahe Town and Hutian Town to its southern terminus at the junction of Changsha-Shaoshan-Loudi Expressway, and the north through Yujia'ao Township and Huishangang Town to Heshan District of Yiyang.

Railway

The Luoyang–Zhanjiang Railway, from Luoyang City,

Henan Province Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Luo ...

to Zhanjiang City,

Guangdong Province ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

, runs through Hengshi Town at Hengshi Railway Station.

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 District o ...