Liushahe
流沙河镇
Town
Government building of Liushahe Town.
Government building of Liushahe Town.
Etymology:
Liushahe is located in Hunan
Liushahe
Liushahe
Location in Hunan.
Coordinates: 27°59′32″N 112°06′08″E / 27.99222°N 112.10222°E / 27.99222; 112.10222
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangsha
County-level cityNingxiang
Area
 • Total140.57 km2 (54.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total69,000
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
410635
Area code0731
Websitewww.nxcity.gov.cn/lshz/index.htm
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese流沙河鎮
Simplified Chinese流沙河镇

Liushahe (Chinese: 流沙河镇) is a town in Ningxiang, Hunan, China. It is surrounded by Qingshanqiao Town on the west, Huangcai Town and Shatian Township on the north, Laoliangcang Town and Huitang Town on the east, and Fanjiang Town on the south. As of the 2007 census it had a population of 68,780 and an area of 140.57 square kilometres (54.27 sq mi).

Administrative division

Buildings in Liushahe Town.

The town is divided into 11 villages and two communities:

  • Liushahe Community (流沙河社区)
  • Helin Community (荷林社区)
  • Caochong (草冲村)
  • Fuchong (扶冲村)
  • Hexing (合兴村)
  • Waziping (瓦子坪村)
  • Datianfang (大田方村)
  • Malian (码联村)
  • Hualin (花林村)
  • Fusifeng (罘罳峰村)
  • Hongshi (红石村)
  • Hongfu (鸿富村)
  • Chiduan (赤塅村)

History

On January 7, 2021, a group of villagers from Hualin Village, found an underground cellar below a pond and discovered 20,000 ancient coins (more than 100 kilograms) inside as they were removing sludge from the bottom of the pool during repair work. Most of ancient coins date back to the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127).[1]

Geography

The town has three reservoirs: Qiguan Reservoir (奇观水库), Meihua Reservoir (梅花水库) and Tuanshan Reservoir (团山水库).

Chu River is known as "Liushahe", a tributary of the Wei River, it flows through the town.[2]

The Fusi Mountain is a scenic spot in the town.

Economy

The mountains in the town contains a rich supply of granite.[2]

Citrus, peach, prunus mume and tobacco are important to the economy.[2]

Education

The Qiguan Reservoir.
The Meihua Reservoir.

There is one senior high school located with the town limits: Ningxiang No. 7 High School (宁乡七中). Public junior high schools in the town include the Liushahe Junior High School (流沙河中学).

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Transportation

Buildings in Liushahe Town.

Provincial Highway

Major highways that connect Liushahe Town to the rest of Hunan Province include the S209, which runs south through Qingshanqiao Town to Hutian Town and north to Laoliangcang Town.[2]

County Road

The County Road X210 runs northwest to Shatian Township.[2]

Expressway

The Yiyang-Loudi-Hengyang Expressway in Hunan Province leads to Loudi City, Yiyang City and Hengyang City through the town.[3]

Railway

The Luoyang–Zhanjiang Railway, from Luoyang City, Henan Province to Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province runs through the town.[2]

Religion

Jinfeng Temple (金凤禅院) is a Buddhist temple on the top of Fusi Mountain. It was originally built in the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) and later destroyed and rebuilt several times.

Jiandao Temple (见道庵) is also a Buddhist temple in the southwest of the town.

Attractions

There are local specialties including Ningxiang Pig (宁乡猪), Castanea mollissima and kumquats.[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ Wang Zhifang (王智芳) (13 January 2021). 宁乡一村民修固塘基 挖出万余枚古钱币. Tencent (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Huang Haichao; 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.
  3. ↑ 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. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.
  4. ↑ Zhang Yu (张禹) (2018-09-21). 小花猪滋养富民强镇大产业 宁乡流沙河镇打造“花猪特色小镇”. Changsha Evening News (in Chinese).
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