Qingxi Town
清溪镇
Qingxi Town is located in Hunan
Qingxi Town
Qingxi Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°55′39″N 112°31′05″E / 27.92750°N 112.51806°E / 27.92750; 112.51806
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityXiangtan
County-level cityShaoshan
Area
 • Total71.16 km2 (27.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
48,500
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
411300
Area code0732

Qingxi Town (simplified Chinese: 清溪镇; traditional Chinese: 清溪鎮; pinyin: Qīngxī Zhèn) is an urban town in and subdivision of Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 48,500 and an area of 71.16 square kilometres (27.48 sq mi).[1]

History

In 2015, Ruyi Town and Yongyi Township were merged into Qingxi Town.[1]

Administrative division

The town is divided into 18 villages and 4 communities:[2]

Transportation

Expressway

The Shaoshan Expressway, which runs east through Yintian Town to Nanzhushan Town of Xiangtan County and the north through Huaminglou Town to Ningxiang. Its eastern terminus is at G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway and its northern terminus is at Changsha-Shaoshan-Loudi Expressway.[3]

Provincial Highway

The S208 Provincial Highway runs east through Yintian Town to Nanzhushan Town of Xiangtan County and the north through Donghutang Town to Ningxiang.[3]

Railway

The Shaoshan railway, from Xiangshao station of Xiangtan County to Shaoshan station in the town.[3]

Religion

Huguo Temple (护国禅寺) is a Buddhist temple on the town.

Celebrity

References

  1. ^ a b 韶山市乡镇区划调整方案:调整后下辖2镇2乡. hn.rednet.cn (in Chinese). 2015-12-04.
  2. ^ "2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码".
  3. ^ a b c Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). 《中国分省系列地图册:湖南》 [Maps of Provinces in China: Hunan] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: SinoMaps Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.