Huangcai

Huangcai Town
Town
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Simplified 黄材镇
 • Traditional 黃材鎮
 • Pinyin Huángcaí Zhèn
Huangcai Town

Location in Hunan

Coordinates: 28°08′58″N 112°07′29″E / 28.14944°N 112.12472°E / 28.14944; 112.12472Coordinates: 28°08′58″N 112°07′29″E / 28.14944°N 112.12472°E / 28.14944; 112.12472
Country  China
Province Hunan
County Ningxiang City
Area
 • Total 220 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population 62,000
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 410627
Area code(s) 0731

Huangcai Town (simplified Chinese: 黄材镇; traditional Chinese: 黃材鎮; pinyin: Huángcaí Zhèn) is an urban town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Xiangzikou Town, Shatian Township and Weishan Township on the west, Songmutang Town on the north, Hengshi Town on the east, and Laoliangcang Town and Liushahe Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 55,412 and an area of 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi). It is known for the bronze culture of the Shang culture at Laoliangcang Town.

Siyangfangzun Vessel or Four Ram Zun Vessel (Chinese: 四羊方尊): Unearthed at Zhuanerlun hillside (转耳仑山腰), discovered by Jiang Jingsu (姜景舒) and his other two brothers on April, 1938.

Administrative division

The town is divided into twenty four villages and one community: Xinjie Community (新街社区), Huangcai Village (黄材村), Duanxi Village (段溪村), Yueshan Village (月山村), Longquan Village (龙泉村), Longxi Village (龙溪村), Shaping Village (沙坪村), Hetang Village (鹤塘村), Haoxi Village (蒿溪村), Ningfeng Village (宁峰村), Jingchong Village (井冲村), Lishan Village (栗山村), Shishi Village (石狮村), Songhua Village (松华村), Juanshui Village (涓水村), Xinqiao Village (新桥村), Shishan Village (石山村), Qingyang Village (清洋村), Shengxi Village (胜溪村), Shilongdong Village (石龙洞村), Yanxi Village (烟溪村), Cuiping Village (崔坪村), Tongxi Village (通溪村) and Xiatang Village (峡塘村).

Geography

Huangcai Reservoir.

Huangcai Reservoir is the largest reservoir in Ningxiang, it is located in the town.[1]

Wei River is known as "Mother River", a tributary of the Xiang River, it flows through the town.[1]

Economy

The region abounds with coal, manganese and uranium.[1]

Capsicum annuum is important to the economy.[1]

Education

There is one senior high school located with the town limits: Ningxiang Third Senior High School (宁乡三中).

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Celebrity

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Huang Haichao and Jiang Hongzhao (2002-09-01). 《宁乡史地》 [History and Geography of Ningxiang] (in Chinese). Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.
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