Datunying, Ningxiang

Datunying Township
Township
Chinese transcription(s)
• Simplified	大屯营乡
• Traditional	大屯營鄉
• Pinyin	Dàtúnyíng Xiāng

Datunying Township Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°58′30″N 112°39′28″E / 27.97500°N 112.65778°E / 27.97500; 112.65778Coordinates: 27°58′30″N 112°39′28″E / 27.97500°N 112.65778°E / 27.97500; 112.65778
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
City	Changsha
County-level city	Ningxiang County
Area
• Total	106.2 km² (41.0 sq mi)
Population	43,000
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	410617
Area code(s)	0731

Datunying Township (simplified Chinese: 大屯营乡; traditional Chinese: 大屯營鄉; pinyin: Dàtúnyíng Xiāng) is a rural township in Ningxiang County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Huaminglou Town on the north, Daolin Town on the east, and Shaoshan City on the southwest. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 39,819 and an area of 106.2 square kilometres (41.0 sq mi).

Administrative division

Datunying Township.

The township is divided into thirteen villages: Xinmin Village (新民村), Baiyang Village (白洋村), Shaoguang Village (韶光村), Zongyi Village (宗一村), Meihu Village (梅湖村), Sanxianao Village (三仙坳村), Shaohe Village (韶河村), Datunying Village (大屯营村), Tianli Village (天里村), Hexi Village (河西村), Shibei Village (狮北村), Jinxing Village (靳兴村) and Shijiawan Village (石家湾村).

Geography

The Jin River, a tributary of the Xiang River, flows through the town.^[1]

Economy

Tea and tobacco are important to the economy.^[1]

Education

There is one senior high school located with the town limits: Ningxiang County Ninth Senior High School (宁乡九中).

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Celebrity

Datunying Township.

Ouyang Qin (simplified Chinese: 欧阳钦; traditional Chinese: 歐陽欽; pinyin: Oūyáng Qīn,1900–1978), politician.^[1]

Zhou Dawu (simplified Chinese: 周达武; traditional Chinese: 周達武; pinyin: Zhōu Dáwǔ), general.

Zhu Jianfan (simplified Chinese: 朱剑凡; traditional Chinese: 朱劍凡; pinyin: Zhū Jiànfán,1883–1932), educator.^[1]

Cheng Wenshan (Chinese: 成文山); 1929-2008), educator.

References

1 2 3 4 Huang Haichao and Jiang Hongzhao (2002-09-01). 《宁乡史地》 [History and Geography of Ningxiang County] (in Chinese). Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.

External links

Towns and townships of Ningxiang County

County seat: Yutan Town

Town	Yutan Daolin Huaminglou Donghutang Xiaduopu Shuangjiangkou Meitanba Batang Xialeqiao Huitang Shuangfupu Laoliangcang Liushahe Xiangzikou Longtian Hengshi Huilongpu Huangcai Dachengqiao Qingshanqiao Jinzhou

Township	Datunying Zhuliangqiao Jinghuapu Nantianping Zifu Fengmuqiao Yujia'ao Shatian Baimaqiao Lijingpu Chengjiao Weishan

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