Songyang County () is a county in the southwest of
Zhejiang
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province, China. It is under the administration of the
Lishui city.
Administrative divisions
Towns:
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Xiping (西屏镇),
Gushi (古市镇),
Yuyan
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(玉岩镇),
Xiangxi
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(象溪镇),
Dadongba (大东坝镇)
Townships:
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Chishou Township (赤寿乡),
Xinxing Township (新兴乡),
Wangsong Township (望松乡),
Sidu Township (四都乡),
Xiecun Township (谢村乡),
Zhangxi Township Zhangxi may refer to the following locations in China:
* Zhangxi, Dongzhi County (张溪镇), town in Anhui
* Zhangxi, Raoping County (樟溪镇), town in Guangdong
* Zhangxi Township (樟溪乡), Songyang County, Zhejiang
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(樟溪乡),
Sandu Township (三都乡),
Xinchu Township (新处乡),
Zhaitan Township (斋坛乡),
Yecun Township (叶村乡),
Zhuyuan Township (竹源乡),
Fengping Township (枫坪乡),
Yuxi Township (裕溪乡),
Anmin Township (安民乡),
Banqiao She Ethnic Township (板桥畲族乡)
Religion
The county government supports all religions.
Songyang Catholic Church
Songyang Catholic Church () is a Roman Catholic Church located in Xiping Subdistrict, Songyang County, Zhejiang, China.
History
Songyang Catholic Church was built in the Guangxu Emperor, Guangxu period (1875–1908) of the Qing dynasty (1644&n ...
is a Roman
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
located in Xiping Subdistrict.
History
It was first established in the fourth year of Jian'an in the
Eastern Han Dynasty (199), when Songyang County was set up in the southern township of Zhang'an County, which belonged to Huijian County, and was the earliest county in the Lishui region.
On November 21, 1958, Songyang County was abolished and the territory under its jurisdiction was incorporated into Suichang County, and on January 30, 1982, Songyang County was re-established as part of the Lishui region.
References
External links
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County-level divisions of Zhejiang
Lishui