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Zhanghua Town (Chinese: 章华镇; pinyin: Zhānghuá Zhèn) is a town and the county seat of Huarong in Hunan, China. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of Hucheng Township (Chinese: 护城乡), Shengfeng Township (Chinese: 胜峰乡) and Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇) on November 20, 2015. The town is located in the northern Huarong County, it is bordered by Shishou City of Hubei Province to the northeast, Sanfengsi Town (Chinese: 三封寺镇) and Zhihedu Town (Chinese: 治河渡镇) to the east, Xinhe Township (Chinese: 新河乡) to the south, Nianyuxu Town (Chinese: 鲇鱼须镇) to the northwest, Wanyu Town (Chinese: 万庾镇) to the northwest. The town has an area of 122.7 km (47.4 sq mi) with a population of 143,200 (as of 2015). Through the amalgamation of villages on May 26, the town has 14 villages and 18 communities, its seat is Huancheng Community (Chinese: 环城社区).

History

Zhanghua Town was named after the ancient place of Clay Platform of Zhanghua (Chinese: 章华台) located in Qingshui Village (modern Shilipu Village), northeast of the county seat. According to legend, the Clay Platform was palace ruins of King Ling of Chu (540–529 BC; Chinese: 楚靈王).

Administrative divisions

Amalgamation of villages in 2016

References

1. According to the result on Adjustment of Township-level Administrative divisions of Huarong County on November 20, 2015 / 《湖南省民政厅关于同意华容县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》（湘民行发〔2015〕60号）, rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)
2. ^ according to the Approval on the Amalgamation of Villages in Zhanghua Town Approved by Government of Huangrong County (May 26, 2016) / 《华容县人民政府关于同意章华镇建制村合并调整的批复》（2016年 5月26日 华政函〔2016〕28号）, see huarong.gov (2016-05-26)
3. Study on Clay Platform of Zhanghua in Huarong County / 华容章华台考, see voc.com, sina.com or literature.org

• Huarong County
• County seats in Hunan