Maoping () is a rural

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

under the administration of

Chengbu Miao Autonomous County Chengbu Miao Autonomous County (), usually referred to as Chengbu County () or abbreviated just as Chengbu, is an autonomous county of Miao people in the Province of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located on the s ...

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. , it has 5 residential communities and 10 villages under its administration. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 21,000 and an area of . The town is bordered to the north by Xiyan Town, to the east by Huangjin Township of

Xinning County Xinning County () is a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in the Provinces of China, Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang, Shaoyang City. Located on the south western margin of Hunan, the county is ...

, to the south by Rulin Town, and to the west by Suining County.

Name

In the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

(618–907), the

Miao people Miao is a word that the Chinese use to designate some ethnic minority groups living in southern China and Mainland Southeast Asia. Miao is thus officially recognized by the Chinese government as one of the largest ethnic minority groups that h ...

moved from Xuzhou to Maoping, and changed their surname from "

Yang Yang may refer to: * Yang, in yin and yang, one half of the two symbolic polarities in Chinese philosophy * Korean yang, former unit of currency of Korea from 1892 to 1902 * YANG, a data modeling language for the NETCONF network configuration p ...

" to " Mao". And named the residence "Maoping" (), meaning the Mao family's land. "Ping" means a flat piece of land. Later, due to the drought, the area became increasingly barren, Maoping became "Maoping" (). "Mao" () means thatch grass.

Administrative divisions

As of 2015, the town is divided into 4 communities: the 1st Community (), 2nd Community (), 3rd Community (), Yanzishan Community (), and 10 villages: Tonglong (), Lianlong (), Jinxing (), Gaoping (), Shuangqiao (), Xipenshui (), Changle (), Dagu (), Tuqiao () and Qilishan ().

Geography

The town is located in the north of

. It has a total area of , of which is land and is water. There are three rivers flow through the town, namely the Wushui River,

Yuan River The Yuan River, also known by its Chinese name as the Yuanjiang, is one of the four largest rivers in Hunan province in southeast-central China. It is a tributary of Yangtze River. It is long and rises in Guizhou province in the Miao Mountain ...

and

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 Eurasia and the third-longest in the world. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau an ...

. The highest point in the town is Mount Maozitou (), which, at above sea level.

Demographics

In December 2015, the town had an estimated population of 21,000 and a population density of 139 persons per km².

Miao Miao may refer to: * Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China * Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages * Miao (Unicode ...

is the dominant ethnic group in the town, accounting for 13,400, or 63.81% of the population. There are 14 ethnic groups represented within the population, including 3,900 Han (18.57%) and 3,600 Dong,

Hui The Hui people are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the northwestern provinces and in the Zhongyuan region. According to the 2 ...

and Yao people (17.14%).

Economy

The town's economy is based on nearby natural mineral and agricultural resources. Minerals such as

pyrite The mineral pyrite ( ), or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula Fe S2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral. Pyrite's metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue ...

lead Lead () is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol Pb (from Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a Heavy metal (elements), heavy metal that is density, denser than most common materials. Lead is Mohs scale, soft and Ductility, malleabl ...

zinc Zinc is a chemical element; it has symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodic tabl ...

copper Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orang ...

phosphorus Phosphorus is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol P and atomic number 15. All elemental forms of phosphorus are highly Reactivity (chemistry), reactive and are therefore never found in nature. They can nevertheless be prepared ar ...

sand Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is usually defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural ...

, and

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

can be found in the region.

Watermelon The watermelon (''Citrullus lanatus'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, that has a large, edible fruit. It is a Glossary of botanical terms#scandent, scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, and is plant breeding ...

and

citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. ''Citrus'' is nativ ...

are important to the local economy.

Transport

The Provincial Highway S219 passes the town.

References

Bibliography

* Towns of Hunan Chengbu Miao Autonomous County {{Hunan-geo-stub