Xiangyin County

Xiangyin County is a county in Hunan Province, China, under the administration of Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of Lake Dongting, the Xiang River runs south to north through the middle lands of the county, the Zi River merges into Dongting in the westeastern margin. Xiangyin is bordered by Yueyang County, Yuanjiang City to the north, Heshan District of Yiyang to the west, Wangcheng District of Changsha to the south, and Miluo City to the east. It has an area of 1,581.5 km2 (610.6 sq mi) with a population of roughly 770,000. The county is divided into 14 township-level divisions with the county seat at Wenxing Town.

Administrative divisions

After an adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xiangyin county on 20 November 2015, Xiangyin has four townships and 10 towns under its jurisdiction. They are: ;4 townships • Jinghe, Xiangyin () • Liutang () • Yanglinzhai () • Yuhua, Xiangyin () ;10 towns • Dongtang () • Helonghu () • Jinlong () • Lingbei, Xiangyin () • Nanhuzhou () • Santang, Xiangyin () • Wenxing () • Xiangbin () • Xinquan () • Zhangshu, Xiangyin County () ==Notable people==

Notable people

• Guo Songtao, Chinese diplomat and statesman during the Qing dynasty. • Zuo Zongtang, Qing dynasty statesman and military leader. • Fan Xudong, famous chemist during the period of Republic of China. • Zhong Zhihua, member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, former president of Tongji University, former president of Hunan University. • Yang Mengfei, member of Chinese Academy of Sciences. • Hu Zhiying, contemporary artist, educator and poet. • Gan Lin, agronomist and director of the State Anti-Monopoly Bureau. ==Climate==

Gallery

File:Four Heavenly Kings Hall of Nanquan Temple.jpg|Nanquan Buddhist Temple File:Wenxing Pagoda in Xiangyin County, 19 September 2020F.jpg|Wenxing Pagoda, built in 1795 File:Dacheng Gate, Xiangyin Confucian Temple02.jpg|Xiangyin Confucian Temple File:Zuo Zongtang Memorial Temple, Former Residence of Zuo Zongtang, Picture09.jpg|Zuo Zongtang Memorial Temple File:Statue of Zuo Zongtang in Zuo Zongtang Cultural Park, 19 September 2020F.jpg|Zuo Zongtang Cultural Park ==References==

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