Zhanghua Town () is a

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and the

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of Huarong in

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. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of Hucheng Township (), Shengfeng Township () and Chengguan Town () on November 20, 2015.According to the result on ''Adjustment of Township-level Administrative divisions of Huarong County'' on November 20, 2015 / 《湖南省民政厅关于同意华容县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》（湘民行发〔2015〕60号）
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/ref> The town is located in the northern Huarong County, it is bordered by Shishou City of

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to the northeast, ''Sanfengsi Town'' () and ''Zhihedu Town'' () to the east, ''Xinhe Township'' () to the south, ''Nianyuxu Town'' () to the northwest, and ''Wanyu Town'' () to the northwest. The town has an area of with a population of 143,200 (as of 2015). Through the amalgamation of villages on May 26, the town has 14 villages and 18 communities, its seat is ''Huancheng Community'' ().

History

Zhanghua Town was named after the ancient place of ''Clay Platform of Zhanghua'' () located in ''Qingshui Village'' (modern ''Shilipu Village''), northeast of the county seat. According to legend, the Clay Platform was palace ruins of King Ling of

Chu Chu or CHU may refer to: Chinese history * Chu (state) (c. 1030 BC–223 BC), a state during the Zhou dynasty * Western Chu (206 BC–202 BC), a state founded and ruled by Xiang Yu * Chu Kingdom (Han dynasty) (201 BC–70 AD), a kingdom of the H ...

(540–529 BC; ).''Study on Clay Platform of Zhanghua in Huarong County'' / 华容章华台考, se
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Administrative divisions

Amalgamation of villages in 2016

References

{{Divisions of Huarong County, Hunan Huarong County County seats in Hunan