Datunying () is a rural

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in Ningxiang City,

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. It is surrounded by Huaminglou Town on the north, Daolin Town on the east, and Shaoshan City on the southwest. , it had a population of 39,819 and an area of .

Administrative divisions

The town is divided into one community and six villages: * Shijiawan Community () * Jinxing () * Datunying () * Baiyang () * Shaoguang () * Meihu () * Sanxianao ()

Geography

The Jin River, a tributary of the

Xiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the second-largest tributary (after the Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the fifth-largest ...

, flows through the town.

Economy

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and

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are important to the economy.

Education

There is one

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located with the town limits: Ningxiang Ninth Senior High School ().

Culture

Huaguxi The flower-drum opera or Huaguxi () is a form of Chinese opera originating in Hunan province. Some other provinces, such as Hubei, Anhui, Henan, Shanxi, also have Huaguxi. It is known in China for its earthy quality, and is often referred to as t ...

is the most influence local theater.

Transportation

County Road

The County Roads X089 and X217 pass across the town.

Expressway

The Shaoshan Expressway passes north through Datunying Town.

Railway

The Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway passes through the town east to west.

Celebrity

Ouyang Qin Ouyang Qin (; 1900 – May 15, 1978), original name Yang Qing (), was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Ningxiang County, Hunan Province and educated in Changsha. His parents died when he was young. In 1926, he participated ...

(), politician. * Zhou Dawu (), general. * Zhu Jianfan (), educator. * Cheng Wenshan (); 1929–2008), educator.

References

External links

* {{Ningxiang Divisions of Hunan Divisions of Ningxiang

Ningxiang Ningxiang () is a county-level city and the 2nd most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. The city is bordered to the north by Heshan District o ...