Meitanba () is a rural

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in Ningxiang City,

Hunan Province Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiang ...

, China. It is surrounded by Yujia'ao Township on the west, Yuejiaqiao Town on the north, Jinghuapu Township on the east, and Dachengqiao Township and Huilongpu Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 50,567 and an area of .

Administrative division

The town is divided into six villages and one community: * Meitaba Community () * Shuanglong () * Heshiqiao () * Dongshan () * Heshiqiao () * Zhuantang () * Fujia ()

Geography

The region abounds with

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Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Transportation

China National Highway 319 runs through the town's territory, as do Hunan Provincial Highway 206 (S206; ) and three county rural roads. The 1824 Provincial Highway () from Jinghuapu Township, running through Meitanba Town to

Taojiang County Taojiang County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Yiyang Prefecture-level City. Located in the north central part of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Hanshou County and Dingchen ...

Attractions

Baishi Temple (), built during the reign of the

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Jiajing Emperor The Jiajing Emperor (; 16September 150723January 1567) was the 12th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1521 to 1567. Born Zhu Houcong, he was the former Zhengde Emperor's cousin. His father, Zhu Youyuan (1476–1519), Prince of Xing, ...

(r. 15211567), is a

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temple in the town destroyed and rebuilt several times.

Notable individuals

*(), general.

References

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{{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 ...