Xiangxiang () is a
county-level city
A county-level city () is a County-level divisions of China, county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local or ...
under the administration of
Xiangtan
Xiangtan ( zh, s=湘潭) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hunan province, south-central China. The hometowns of several founding leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, including Chairman Mao Zedong, President Liu Shaoqi, and Marshal P ...
,
Hunan
Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...
province, China. Located on Central Hunan and the west of Xiangtan, Xiangxiang is bordered by
Ningxiang County and
Shaoshan City to the north,
Xiangtan County
Xiangtan County () is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Xiangtan City. Located on the east central Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by Yuhu, Yuetang Districts and Xiangtan City, to the west by Xia ...
to the east,
Shuangfeng County to the south,
Louxing District of
Loudi City to the west, it has an area of with a population of roughly 850,000 (as of 2012). It has four subdistricts, 15 towns and three townships under its jurisdiction, the
government seat is
Wangchunmen ().
History
As a place name, 'Xiangxiang' dates back to 3 BCE in the Eastern Han dynasty when
Emperor Ai of Han
Emperor Ai of Han, personal name Liu Xin (劉欣; 25 BC – 15 August 1 BC), was an emperor of China's Han dynasty. He ascended the throne when he was 20, having been made heir by his childless uncle Emperor Cheng, and he reigned from 7 to 1 BC ...
() bestowed it upon Changsha Prince Liu Chang (). In the years leading up to 1952, Xiangxiang's territory included present day
Shaoshan,
Shuangfeng County and
Loudi.
Administrative divisions
There are numerous township-level divisions in Xiangxiang.
Climate
Notable people
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Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong (; 26 November 1811 – 12 March 1872), birth name Zeng Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan (), was a Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty. He is best known for raising and organizing the Xiang ...
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Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong pronounced ; traditionally Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Mao Tse-tung. (26December 18939September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in ...
attended high school in the city.
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Zhou Qunfei
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Xiao Zisheng
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Zeng Baosun
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Cai Chang
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Xiao San
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Chung Ching
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Wang Songling, medical scientist and member of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...
(CAS).
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Song Wenhan, a lieutenant general in the
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...
who served as chief of staff of the
Guangzhou Military Region from 1996 to 2002.
References
External links
Official website
County-level divisions of Xiangtan
Cities in Hunan
Long stubs with short prose
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