Shuangfupu

Shuangfupu Town
Town
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Simplified 双凫铺镇
 • Traditional 雙鳧鋪鎮
 • Pinyin Shuāngfúpù Zhèn
Shuangfupu Town

Location in Hunan

Coordinates: 28°07′49″N 112°17′32″E / 28.13028°N 112.29222°E / 28.13028; 112.29222Coordinates: 28°07′49″N 112°17′32″E / 28.13028°N 112.29222°E / 28.13028; 112.29222
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
City Changsha
County Ningxiang County
Area
 • Total 62.9 km2 (24.3 sq mi)
Population 47,000
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 410624
Area code(s) 0731

Shuangfupu Town (simplified Chinese: 双凫铺镇; traditional Chinese: 雙鳧鋪鎮; pinyin: Shuāngfúpù Zhèn) is an urban town in Ningxiang County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Laoliangcang Town and Hengshi on the west, Yujia'ao Township on the north, Dachengqiao Town and Zifu on the east, and Xieleqiao Town and Fengmuqiao Township on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 36,374 and an area of 89.5 square kilometres (34.6 sq mi).

Administrative division

The town is divided into eleven villages and one community: Shuangfupu Community (双凫铺社区), Yuahua Village (月华村), Hexuan Village (合轩村), Shuangyan Village (双燕村), Shuangfu Village (双凫村), Yuxin Village (余新村), Maitian Village (麦田村), Hejiang Village (河江村), Shuanggui Village (双桂村), Suxi Village (粟溪村), Huilongshan Village (回龙山村) and Quanjing Village (泉井村).

Geography

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

Economy

The region abounds with iron.[1]

Prunus mume, tobacco and watermelon are important to the economy.[1]

Education

There is one senior high school located with the town limits: Ningxiang County Fifth Senior High School (宁乡五中).

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influential local theater.

Transportation

Shuangfupu, Ningxiang.

S206 Provincial Highway (省道S206) running through the town. The 1810 Provincial Highway (1810省道) from Yutan Subdistrict, running through Shuangfupu Town, Hengshi Town, Laoliangcang Town, Liushahe Town, Qingshanqiao Town to Loudi City.[1]

Attractions

Hall of the Great Heroes, Baiyun Temple.

Baiyun Temple is a Buddhist temple on Huilong Mountain (回龙山) built during the Tang dynasty and later destroyed and rebuilt several times. The temple is where Mao Zedong carried out social research in 1917. Gautama Buddha is the main target of worship along with the Three Saints of the West, the Ksitigarbha, and the twenty four Heavens.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
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