Xiangzikou, Ningxiang

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Xiangzikou Town
Town
Chinese transcription(s)
  Simplified 巷子口镇
  Traditional 巷子口鎮
  Pinyin Xiangzikou Zhen
Xiangzikou Town
Location in China
Coordinates: 28°05′52″N 111°57′41″E / 28.09778°N 111.96139°E / 28.09778; 111.96139Coordinates: 28°05′52″N 111°57′41″E / 28.09778°N 111.96139°E / 28.09778; 111.96139
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
City Changsha
County Ningxiang County
Area
  Total 105.8 km2 (40.8 sq mi)
Population 42,000
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 410629
Area code(s) 0731

Xiangzikou Town (simplified Chinese: 巷子口镇; traditional Chinese: 巷子口鎮; pinyin: Xiàngzǐkǒu Zhèn) is an urban town in Ningxiang County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. It's surrounded by Dafu Town on the west, Weishan Township on the north, Huangcai Town on the east, and Longtian Town and Shatian Township on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 36,816 and an area of 105.8 square kilometers.

Cityscape

The Town is divided into twelve villages and one community, the following areas: Xiangzikou Community (巷子口社区), Lianhua Village (联花村), Guanshan Village (官山村), Xinshu Village (新书村), Shuanghe Village (双河村), Shichong Village (狮冲村), Xiangshi Village (巷市村), Zhitian Village (直田村), Huanghe Village (黄鹤村), Xianlongtan Village (仙龙潭村), Fureng Village (扶峰村), Huaqiao Village (花桥村) and Jinfengyuan Village (金枫园村).

Economy

Chinese chestnut important to the economy.[1]

Education

There are one senior high school located with the town limits:Ningxiang County Tenth Senior High School (宁乡十中).

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Attractions

On 16 December 2011, the natives discovered 128 bridges, there were built in the period of the Qianlong Emperor.

Celebrity

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 黄海潮,姜宏照 (2002-9). 《宁乡史地》 (in zh-cn). Hainan: 南方出版社. ISBN 7-80660-538-X. 


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