Zhongguan () is a town in the northeast of
Deqing County in northern
Zhejiang
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China
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. , it has one residential community () and 19 villages under its administration,
and , it had a population of 46,000 residing in an area of .
History
When the
Republic of China
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ruled the mainland, Zhongguan was known as Zhongguan Township (钟管乡) until its merger in 1947 into Longxi Township (龙溪乡). In July 1950, Zhongguan Township was re-established and remained a township until October 1958, when it, along with Ganshan Township (干山乡) and Getting Township (戈亭乡), was merged into a people's commune. Township status was restored in January 1984, and Zhongguan was upgraded to a town in April 1989. Getting Township (戈亭乡) was merged into Zhongguan in July 1992, and Ganshan (干山镇) merged in April 2004.
Tourism
*Mount Li Scenic Area (蠡山风景名胜区)
*Neolithic Ruins of Huishan (辉山遗址) and Shentang (审塘遗址)
Notable people
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Guan Daosheng, Yuan Dynasty painter
*Fu Yunlong (傅云龙), Qing Dynasty diplomat and calligraphist
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Zhejiang
This is a list of Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#Township level, township-level divisions of the province of Zhejiang, People's Republic of China (PRC). After Province-level divisions of the People's Republic of China ...
References
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External links
Introduction to Zhongguan
Township-level divisions of Zhejiang
Deqing County, Zhejiang