Wenxing Subdistrict
History
After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, the Chengguan District (城关区) was set up. It was renamed "Chengguan Town" (城关镇) in 1951. During the Great Leap Forward, its name was changed to "Bayi Commune" (八一公社; 'August First Commune'). It was renamed "Wenxing Town" (文星镇) in 1995 and "Wenxing Subdistrict" (文星街道) in 2019.
Geography
It lies at the eastern of Xiangyin County, bordering Helonghu Town to the west, the towns of Yuhua and Jinghe to the south, the towns of Dongtang and Santang to the north, and Baishui Town to the east.
The Xiang River flows through the town south to north.
The East Lake is a lake in the subdistrict.
Hospitals
- Xiangyin County No.1 Hospital
- Chinese Medicine Hospital of Xiangyin County
Transportation
The G0421 Xuchang–Guangzhou Expressway passes across the subdistrict north to south.
The National Highway G240 is a south–north highway in the subdistrict.
Tourist attractions
- Wangbin Park (望滨公园)
- East Lake Park
- Yangsha Lake Tourist Resort (洋沙湖旅游度假区)
- Xiangyin Confucian Temple
- Nanquan Temple
- Wenxing Pagoda (文星塔)
- Zuo Zongtang Cultural Park
Gallery
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Wenxing Pagoda -
Statue of Zuo Zongtang in Zuo Zongtang Cultural Park -
Dacheng Gate, Xiangyin Confucian Temple -
Mahavira Hall, Nanquan Temple
References
- ^ According to the result on Adjustment of Township-level Administrative divisions of Xiangyin County on November 20, 2015 / 《湖南省民政厅关于同意湘阴县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》（湘民行发〔2015〕58号）, rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)
- ^ the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016, see Xiangyin Weekly (2016-8-31) or gzhphb.com (Dictionarynet)
- ^ the sudivisions of Wenxing Town, according to the About Wenxing Town / 文星镇简介, see xiangyin.gov (2018-01-16)
- ^ 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: Sino Maps Press. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.