Maguan, Guizhou
Maguan Town (simplified Chinese: 马官镇; traditional Chinese: 馬官鎮; pinyin: Mǎguān Zhèn) is a rural town in Puding County, Guizhou, China. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 44,596 and an area of 115.07-square-kilometre (44.43 sq mi).
Administrative division
As of 2020, the town is divided into three residential neighborhoods and seven villages:
- Neighborhoods
- Maguan Community
- Mapu (马堡)
- Xinmapu Community (新马堡社区)
- Villages
- Tianxing Village (天兴村)
- Jinhe Village (金荷村)
- Zhongshan Village (中山村)
- Yuguan Village (余官村)
- Shuangyu Village (双玉村)
- Puqiao Village (堡桥村)
- Tunyuan Village (屯院村)
Economy
The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry.
Culture
Festive lantern (Chinese: 花灯) is the most influence local theater.
Transportation
The Guizhou-Kunming railway passes across the town east to west.
Attractions
Yuzhenshan Temple, Tianlongshan Temple and Fengxiashan Temple are Buddhist temples in the town.
Wenchang Pavilion is a famous scenic spot.
Notable people
- Ren Kecheng (Chinese: 任可澄; 1878–1946), politician, minister of Education in the Peiyang government
- Liu Gangji (1933–2019), philosopher and professor at Wuhan University