Yizhou (), formerly Yishan County (宜山县), is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
under the administration of
Hechi
Hechi ( zh, c=河池) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, bordering Guizhou to the north. The actual inner city itself is referred as Jinchengjiang ( zh, c=金城江). ...
City,
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Yizhou is located in the northwest of Guangxi on the
Long River in an area noted for its magnificent
karst
Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...
formations. The limestone karst formations dot the district and surrounding country and several rivers cut through the landscape. The district of Yizhou has several hundred thousand inhabitants. The surrounding countryside is home to a number of ethnic
Zhuang villages. The economy is centered on sugar production, with a British-Chinese jointly run sugar processing plant nearby. The countryside surrounding Yizhou is similar in appearance to the tourist Mecca
Yangshuo, located in the east of Guangxi. While Yizhou has a convenient tourist infrastructure, foreign tourists are sparse.
A notable person from Yizhou is the
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...
singer
Liu Sanjie 刘三姐, renowned for her voice. The people of Yizhou believe that Liu was born there and a statue of her is in the district center.
In 2002 a riot struck the district. The
Yizhou riots involved violence between the police and local farmers.
[McDonald, Joe. "Chinese Police Holding 20 After Farmer Protest Over Low Crop Prices." Associated Press 2 November 2002. LexisNexis.]
In Shanghai, the Yishan Road and Yishan light rail station are named after the district.
On 26 August 2008 an explosion at a chemical plant killed 20 people and injured many more. 11,000 were evacuated from their homes.
Administrative divisions
Yizhou administers 9 towns, 5 townships, and 2 ethnic townships:
;Towns:
Qingyuan (庆远镇),
Sancha (三岔镇),
Luoxi (洛西镇),
Huaiyuan (怀远镇),
Desheng (德胜镇),
Shibie (石别镇),
Beishan (北山镇),
Liusanjie (刘三姐镇),
Luodong
Luodong Township (), sometimes spelled Lotung or Lotong, is an Township (Taiwan), urban township in the central part of Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan. Luodong is the smallest township in the county by area.
Toponym
Its name and forme ...
(洛东镇)
;Townships:
Xiangjian Township (祥贝乡),
Pingnan Township (屏南乡),
Tongde Township (同德乡),
Anma Township (安马乡),
Longtou Township (龙头乡)
;Ethnic townships:
Fulong Yao Ethnic Township (福龙瑶族乡),
Beiya Yao Ethnic Township (北牙瑶族乡)
Climate
Transportation
Rail
*
Guizhou–Guangxi Railway
See also
*
Huang Tingjian
References
Xinhua News Agency 27 August 2008
County-level divisions of Guangxi
Administrative divisions of Hechi
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