Shuangjiangkou () is a rural town 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 Chengjiao Subdistrict and

Jinghuapu Township Jinghuapu Township () is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Meitanba Town on the west, Yuejiaqiao Town on the north, Shuangjiangkou Town on the east, and Baimaqiao Subdistrict and Chengjiao Subdistr ...

on the west, Jinzhou Town and Lijingpu Subdistrict on the southeast, Zhuliangqiao Township, Gaotangling Subdistrict and Jinggang Town of

Wangcheng District Wangcheng District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. It is the largest district of Changsha by area. The district is bordered to the north by Miluo City and Xiangyin ...

on the northeast, and Henglongqiao Town on the northwest. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 82,000 and an area of .

History

In December 2015, Zhuliangqiao Township was merged into Shuangjiangkou Town.

Administrative divisions

The Town is divided into 13 villages and four communities: * Shuangjiangkou Community () * Xinxiang Community () * Shuangfu Community () * Baiyu Community () * Tanshuwan () * Changxing () * Wuyi () * Shanyuan () * Shuangqing () * Gaotiansi () * Zuojiashan () * Zhuliangqiao () * Chaziqiao () * Lianhuashan () * Luoxiangxin () * Yunji () * Xingjia ()

Geography

The

Wei River The Wei River () is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and very important in the early development of Chinese civilization. In ancient times, such as in the Records ...

, known as "Mother River" and 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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is important to the economy.

Education

There are one

senior high school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...

located with the town limits:Ningxiang Eleventh 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 influential local theater.

Transportation

The Changchang Highway () running through Shuangjiangkou Town, Chengjiao Township,

. The Jinzhou Highway () from

Yutan Subdistrict Yutan Subdistrict () is a subdistrict in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It borders Baimaqiao Subdistrict to the southwest, Chengjiao Subdistrict to the north and Lijingpu Subdistrict to the southeast. As of 2018, it has a population o ...

, running through Chengjiao Town, Shuangjiangkou Town, Jinzhou Town, to

Yuelu District Yuelu District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. It is the 4th most populous district (after Heshan, Dingcheng and Yueyanglou Districts) in Hunan. The district is b ...

, Changsha City.

Attractions

The town is famous for the

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Celebrity

* Zhou Fengjiu (), scientist.

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 ...