Jiaoxi Township () is a rural

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in Liuyang City,

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. As of the 2016 census it had a population of 28,000 and an area of . It is surrounded by Chunkou Town on the north, Beisheng Town on the northwest, Dongyang Town on the west, Guankou Subdistrict on the east, and Jili Subdistrict on the south.

Administrative divisions

The township is divided into six villages, the following areas: Gaosheng Village (), Jiaoxi Village (), Changfeng Village (), Hantian Village (), Shuiyuan Village (), and Jinyuan Village ().

Geography

Liuyang River, also known as the mother river, flows through the township. Wanfeng Lake () and Shidong Lake () are popular attractions in the township.

Economy

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and herbal medicine are important to the economy.

Education

* Jiaoxi Middle School

Transportation

Expressway

The Changsha-Liuyang Expressway in Hunan province leads to

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and

Liuyang Liuyang () is a county-level city, the List of County-level divisions of Hunan by population, most populous and the easternmost county-level division of Hunan, Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city ...

runs through the township.

National Highway

The G106 National Highway, which runs north through the towns of Chunkou, Longfu and Shegang to

Pingjiang County Pingjiang County () is a county in the northeast of Hunan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Yueyang. The county is located on the eastern margin of the province, the Miluo River runs ...

, and the southeast through the subdistricts of Jili and Guankou and Jingang Town to Litian Town of

Liling Liling () is a county-level city and the 12th most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhuzhou. Located on the middle eastern margin of the province, the city i ...

. The G319 National Highway, runs west through the towns of Dongyang and Yong'an, and the southeast through the subdistricts of Jili and Guankou and Dayao Town to

Shangli County Shangli County () is a county in the west of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Pingxiang Pingxiang ( zh, s=萍乡 , t=萍鄉 , p=Píngxiāng, w=P'ing-hsi ...

Attractions

Quantai Academy (), Shade Ancient Bridge () and Pengjia Ancient Houses () are well known tourist spots in the township.

References

External links

{{Hunan Liuyang divisions Divisions of Liuyang