Xingsha () is a historic town of
Changsha County
Changsha County (), commonly known as Xingsha (), is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. Located in the west portion of Changsha, the county is bordered to the north by Miluo ...
,
Hunan Province
Hunan is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chon ...
, China. Nowadays it is the geographical regions of the former Xingsha Town, including
Xingsha,
Xianglong and
Quantang three subdistricts and the connected areas.
Located in the south western part of Changsha County and the eastern suburb of
Changsha City, Xingsha is the downtown of Changsha County and the eastern part of the metropolis of Changsha. It is home of
Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone.
History
The Xinsha Economic and Technological Development Zone was organized in Wangxin Township () of Changsha County in 1992. Xinsha Town was reformed by merging Wangxin and Luositang Townships () in May 1995. The seat of Changsha County was transferred from Panjiaping () of
Kaifu District to Xingsha in 1996. The
Xingsha,
Xianglong and
Quantang three subdistricts were formed with the abolishment of Xinsha Town in September, 2009.
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Changsha County
Changsha County
Changsha County (), commonly known as Xingsha (), is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. Located in the west portion of Changsha, the county is bordered to the north by Miluo ...