Songyang County () is a county in the southwest of
Zhejiang
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province, China. It is under the administration of the
Lishui
Lishui (; Lishuinese: ''li⁶ syu³'' ) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Quzhou, Jinhua and Taizhou to the north, Wenzhou to the southeast, and the province of Fujian to ...
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 Fengping () or (), may refer to:
* Fengping, Lianyuan, a town in Lianyuan, Hunan, China.
* Fengping, Mangshi, a town in Mangshi, Yunnan, China.
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(枫坪乡),
Yuxi Township
Yuxi () is a prefecture-level city in the central part of Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China. The administrative center of Yuxi is Hongta District. Yuxi is approximately south of Kunming.
Geography
Yuxi is located in the cen ...
(裕溪乡),
Anmin Township (安民乡),
Banqiao She Ethnic Township Banqiao () may refer to:
Taiwan
*Banqiao District, seat of New Taipei
Mainland China
*Banqiao Dam
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(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 period (1875–1908) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). ...
is a Roman
Catholic Church
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located in Xiping Subdistrict.
History
It was first established in the fourth year of Jian'an in the
Eastern Han Dynasty
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(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