Caizichi Subdistrict () is a

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and the seat of Leiyang City in the

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, China. The subdistrict has an area of with a population of 181,173 (as of 2010 census). It has 10 communities under its jurisdiction.

History

The subdistrict of Caizichi is the ancient county seat of Leiyang County. There have been many historical events in the subdistrict.according to the ''Brief Records of Caizichi Subdistrict'' / ''蔡子池街道简志'', se
leiyang.gov
In 208 AD (

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was appointed as the

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() of Leiyang. In 770 AD ( Tang Dynasty period),to escape the scourge of war,

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went to

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from

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, when traveling to Leiyang, he encountered flood. After staying for several days, Du Fu died of illness and was buried in 1 kilometer north of county seat (Du Fu's tomb is located in the present First Middle School of Leiyang). In 1516, ''Gong Fuquan'' (), the head of the ''Chengui Peasants' Revolt'' () captured the county seat. On August 14, 1843, the Supervisor ''Yang Dapeng'' () organized about four to five hundred peasants to enter the county seat and ordered the ''county magistrate Li Jinzhi'' () to post a notice for reduction of money and grain tax. In April of the following year, because of the unbearable tax burden, he led more than one thousand of peasants to siege the county seat, After several failed attempts, he was seized and more than 200 peasants were killed by the end of June. In early May 1918, the two troops of

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Department (南军程潜部) of the South Army (

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) and

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Department (北军吴佩孚部) of the North Army (

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) met in Leiyang. On June 6, the South Army captured the county seat of Leiyang. On June 15, the two sides negotiated an armistice. The North Army established the county office in the county seat and the county office of North Army is located in ''Shangbao Street'' (上堡街), the county was divided to govern by the two troops. In 1942, 24 Japanese invading planes throwed 44 bombs three times, in this bombing, 128 people died and 244 were injured, 627 rooms and 1 car were destroyed.

Geography

Caizichi is one of six urban subdistricts and the core urban area located in the central part of the city.

Subdivision

The subdistrict of Caizichi has 10 communities under its jurisdiction. ; 10 communities * Hualong Community () * Jinnan Community () * Jinpen Community () * Meiqiao Community () * Nanfang Community () * Nanzheng Community () * Niezhou Community () * Pailou Community () * Xiguan Community () * Xihu Community ()

Notable people

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(; CE 48– 121), the inventor of Papermaking technology, one of the

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. * ''Xie Hanwen'' (; 19041942). One of the founders and leaders of the

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and the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base; one of

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senior generals and anti-Japanese generals; one of first famous anti-Japanese heroes of China; Served as Secretary-General of the Red Five Army, Secretary-General of 3rd Corps of Red Army, and Director of the Political Department of the General Logistics Department of the Eighth Route Army. * ''Wu Yunpu'' (; 19041969). He participated in the

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, Xiangnan Uprising and

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. He served as director of the Xi'an Office of

(), Secretary General of

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, Secretary General of CPC Central Committee Working Committee; Secretary General of Chinese People's Relief Society, Vice President and Party Secretary of Chinese Red Cross Society, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Health. *

Wu Shaozu Wu Shaozu (, April 1939 – September 18, 2012) was a Chinese politician and a major general of the People's Liberation Army. Wu was born in April 1939 in Leiyang, Hunan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC ...

(; 19392012), Major general of

, the former Director General of

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, chairman of

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and International Wushu Federation.

References

External links

Official Website
{{Divisions of Leiyang City Leiyang Subdistricts of Hunan