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Tianxin District () is one of six urban
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of the
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of
Changsha Changsha is the capital of Hunan, China. It is the 15th most populous city in China with a population of 10,513,100, the Central China#Cities with urban area over one million in population, third-most populous city in Central China, and the ...
, the capital of
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 ...
,
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. The district is bordered by
Yuetang District Yuetang District () is one of two urban districts in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. Located in the eastern region of the city proper and on the northeastern shoreside of the Xiang River, the district is bordered to the north by Tianxin ...
of
Xiangtan Xiangtan ( zh, s=湘潭) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hunan province, south-central China. The hometowns of several founding leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, including Chairman Mao Zedong, President Liu Shaoqi, and Marshal P ...
to the south, Yuhua District to the east, Furong and Kaifu districts to the north,
Yuelu District Yuelu District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. It is the 4th most populous district (after Heshan, Dingcheng and Yueyanglou Districts) in Hunan. The district is b ...
across 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 ...
to the west. Located in the southern central Changsha, Tianxin covers with population of 604,600 (as of 2016). The district has 14 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, with its
administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
at Qingyuan Subdistrict.


History

Tianxin District was formed on 22 April 1996 as a result of adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha. It covers most of the historic South District, including Yunanjie (), Jinpenling (), Chengnanlu (), Shuyuanlu () and Nandalu () 5 subdistricts, Pozijie () and Xueyuanjie () two subdistricts of the historic West District, Shiren (), Xinkai () and Yuchang () 3 villages of Yuhuating Township () and Datuo Township () of the historic Suburb District. o
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Changsha County Changsha County (), commonly known as Xingsha (), is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. Located in the west portion of Changsha, the county is bordered to the north by Miluo ...
were added to Tianxin District on 14 January 2015. , or o
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Subdivisions

According to the ''No.2 Notice on adjustment of administrative divisions of Hunan Province in 2015'' published on February 27, 2015, Tianxin has 14 subdistricts under its jurisdiction. They are: ;14 subdistricts * Chennanlu () * Chilinglu () * Datuopu () * Guihuaping () * Heishipu () * Jinpengling () * Muyun () * Nantuo () * Pozijie () * Qingyuan, Changsha () * Wenyuan () * Xianfeng, Changsha () * Xinkaipu () * Yunanjie ()


Economy

According to preliminary accounting of the statistical authority, the
gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the total market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries. GDP is often used to measure the economic performanc ...
of Tianxin District in 2017 was 87,674 million yuan (12,985 million
US dollars The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introduced the U.S. dollar at par with the Spanish silver dollar, divided it int ...
), up by 9.4 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the
value added Value added is a term in economics for calculating the difference between market value of a product or service, and the sum value of its constituents. It is relatively expressed by the supply-demand curve for specific units of sale. Value added ...
of the primary industry was 165 million yuan (24 million US dollars), up by -19 percent, that of the secondary industry was 27,436 million yuan (4,064 million US dollars), up by 3.8 percent and that of the tertiary industry was 60,073 million yuan (8,897 million US dollars), up by 12.3 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 0.19 percent of the GDP; that of the secondary industry accounted for 31.29 percent; and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 68.52 percent. The per capita GDP in 2017 was 134,088 yuan (19,860 US dollars). In 2015, the streets of Muyun and Nanto in Changsha County were transferred to Changsha Tianxin District and changed into the Tianxin Economic Development Zone.


Tourism

Tianxin District is a place of cultural and historical attractions, including Tianxin Pavilion, Du Fu River Pavilion, Former Residence of Jia Yi, Former Residence of Li Fuchun, Site of Hunan First Normal University, and Fiery Palace. Changsha Bamboo Slips Museum also play significant role in the tourism of Tianxin District. The district's most visited park is the Changsha Ecological Zoo.


External links


Tianxin District Government Official Website(China/Simplified Chinese)


References

{{County-level divisions of Hunan Districts of Changsha