| Weishan Township 沩山乡 | |||||||
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| Township | |||||||
 A commanding view of Miyin Temple and Weishan Township in October 2017. | |||||||
  Weishan TownshipLocation in Hunan | |||||||
| Coordinates: 28°10′32″N 111°58′01″E / 28.17556°N 111.96694°E / 28.17556; 111.96694 | |||||||
| Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Province | Hunan | ||||||
| Prefecture-level city | Changsha | ||||||
| County-level city | Ningxiang | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • Total | 42.8 km (16.5 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | 14,000 | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) | ||||||
| Postal code | 410627 | ||||||
| Area code | 0731 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 溈山鄉 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 沩山乡 | ||||||
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Weishan Township (Chinese: 沩山乡) is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It's surrounded by Dafu Town and Songmutang Town on the northwest, Huangcai Town on the northeast, and Xiangzikou Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 14,532 and an area of 42.8 square kilometres (16.5 sq mi).
Administrative division
The township is divided into one community and four villages:
- Wishan Community (沩山社区)
- Tongqing (同庆村)
- Zuta (祖塔村)
- Weifeng (沩峰村)
- Weishuiyuan (沩水源村).
Geography
The Xiaolongtan Reservoir (小龙潭水库) is located in the township and discharges into the Wei River.
Economy
The local people grow industrial crops including tobacco, Tea, peach, Weishan Maojian [zh], tofu, fish, silicon and capsicum annuum, which are important to the local economy.
The region abounds with iron.
Culture
Huaguxi is the most influential form of local theater.
Transport
The Huangcai-Weishan Road runs east to west from Huangcai Town to Weishan Township.
The County Road X107 runs south to north from Xiangzikou Town to Weishan Township, intersecting the County Road X036 and Wu-Min Road.
Attractions
Miyin Temple, was built in 813 on Wei Mountain by Weishan Lingyou, in the eighth year of the Yuanhe era of the Tang dynasty (618–907). It is a well known Buddhist temple associated with Weiyang school in China. The Wei Mountain is also a scenic spot in the township and has water sports such as fishing, boating, and rafting.
References
- ^ Huang Haichao; Jiang Hongzhao (2002-09-01). 《宁乡史地》 [History and Geography of Ningxiang] (in Chinese). Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)
| Township-level divisions of Ningxiang City (November 19, 2015 - present) | ||
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| County seat: Yutan Subdistrict | ||
| 21 Towns |
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| 4 Townships | ||
| 4 Subdistricts | ||