Yushi () is a rural town in
Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County
Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County (; usually referred to as "Xinhuang County", commonly abbreviated as Xinhuang, ) ( Dong language: Xinh wangk) is an autonomous county of Dong people and the westernmost county of Hunan Province, China, it is under t ...
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Hunan
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China
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. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 17,700 and an area of . The town shares a border with
Linchong Town to the west,
Huangzhou Town to the east,
Guizhou Province
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to the north, and
Fuluo Town to the south.
History
During the
Jiaqing period of the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
(1644–1911), it was under the jurisdiction of Huangzhou (). In the
Republic of China (1912–1949)
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, it came under the jurisdiction of the 3rd Administrative District. After the establishment of the Communist State in July 1956, the Yushi Township was set up. In September 1958, it was renamed "Yushi People's Commune". In 1984, it restored the township system. In December 1984, it was upgraded to a town.
In October 2015, some parts of the Yanjia Township () were incorporated into the town.
Geography
The Wushui River () winds through the town.
Economy
The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry. Tea oil and tung oil are major specialties.
Transportation
The
G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway passes across the town northeast to southwest.
The
Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway is a high-speed railway passes across the town northeast to southwest.
References
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