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29-448: Located on the mid-eastern Hunan and the mid-north of Xiangtan , Shaoshan is bordered by Ningxiang County to the north, Xiangxiang City to the west and southwest, Xiangtan County to the east and southeast. It covers an area of 247.3 km (95.5 sq mi), as of 2015, it has a census registered population of 118,236 and a permanent resident population of 97,800. It is the smallest administrative unit by size or by population in

58-723: A situation of Guangxi source, the Xiang has a length of 844 kilometres (524 mi); In another situation of Xiao River as the main source stream, the Xiang has a length of 948 kilometres (589 mi). The Upper Xiang River has two large Branches, the West (left) and East (right). The West Branch is traditionally known as the main stream, originating from the Haiyang Mountains in Guilin of Guangxi . In Hunan , there had been debate on whether or not this tradition of regarding

87-541: Is one of the top 200 cities in the world by scientific research outputs, as tracked by the Nature Index . It is home to Xiangtan University , a Double First-Class Construction university, and two provincial key public universities of Hunan Institute of Engineering and Hunan University of Science and Technology . This is a list of institutions with full-time bachelor programs in Xiangtan: Xiangtan

116-595: Is quite common to see people chewing areca nut in Hunan . In 2003, the sales revenue of areca nut industry in Xiangtan had reached ¥800 million. The current Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Xiangtan is Cao Jiongfang and the current mayor is Zhang Yingchun. Xiangtan is well connected by roads, river and rail. There is a shuttle bus service connecting to Changsha Huanghua International Airport . Many people continue to visit Shaoshan , Xiangtan to visit

145-778: Is the East Branch of the upper course. As of 2011 Water Census of China, it may be regarded as the Main Stream of the upper Xiang River. Xiao rises in Xiangjiangyuan Township of Lanshan County , from the headwaters to Ping Island at the confluence with the West Branch (Left Branch) from Guangxi, it runs 365 kilometres (227 mi). With the tributaries, the Xiao River has a drainage basin area of 12,094 square kilometres (4,670 sq mi). In

174-641: Is the birthplace of: 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 tributary by drainage area of the Yangtze tributaries. The river flows generally northeast through

203-634: The Chinese Communist Party , including Chairman Mao Zedong , President Liu Shaoqi , and Marshal Peng Dehuai , are in Xiangtan's administration, as well as the hometowns of Qing dynasty and republic era painter Qi Baishi , scholar-general Zeng Guofan , and tennis player Peng Shuai . Xiangtan forms a part of the Greater Changsha Metropolitan Region with Changsha as the core city along with Zhuzhou , also known as Changzhutan City Cluster, one of

232-465: The Chinese folk religion , the river is protected by the " Xiang River goddesses " or "Xiang Consorts" Ehuang and Nüying . They are said to have been the daughters of the legendary ruler Yao and the wives of his successor Shun . Unable to bear the pain of their husband's death, they committed suicide in this river. An etiological myth relates the spots on the spotted bamboo ( 斑竹 ), also known as

261-713: The Daxi culture indicate that people inhabited the Xiangtan area in the 3rd millennium BC. Shang dynasty bronzewares have been found in the region, as well as tombs from the Warring States period . During the Three Kingdoms period , the kingdom of Eastern Wu built a city in the west of modern Xiangtan City and organized the Hengyang Commandery ( 衡陽郡 ) around it. In 749, the Tang dynasty organized

290-461: The Xiang River . The name "Xiangtan" is derived from local geography, but the explanations for its origin vary somewhat in details. In any case, "Xiang" ( 湘 ) refers to the Xiang River , while "Tan" ( 潭 ) is a Chinese term that means "deep pool", specifically one produced by a moving current or waterfall; "Tan" in rivers generally are places where the current eddies . One reasoning is that

319-722: The birthplace of Mao Zedong , the former Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1976. Some local people like to visit zhaoshan, a small mountain surrounded by trees in Xiangtan. Professional tennis player Peng Shuai was born and trained in Xiangtan. Xiangtan Stadium was the home to Bayi Football Team of the Chinese Football Association Jia League (now Chinese Super League ) from 2002 to 2003. Xiangtan

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348-588: The headwaters at Xing'an County , Guangxi , the West Branch flows approximately 261 kilometres (162 mi) to Ping Island of Yongzhou , where it is joined by the Xiao River to form the middle Xiang River. Historically it was recognized that the headwaters of the Xiang rise in Haiyang Mountains . People say the Xiang and the Li Rivers share the same origin, because the upper reaches of

377-785: The Main Stem of the Xiang. The Main Stem is located in the eastern part of Hunan. The Xiang generally flows southwest to northeast from Lingling District of Yongzhou to Xiangyin County , and empties into the Yangtze River via Lake Dongting . The Left Branch, also known as the West Branch of the upper course is traditionally known the upper Xiang River, the portion of the Xiang River upstream called Xiangshui River (湘水). From

406-518: The Upper Xiang. The Ping Island of Yongzhou is the meeting of the two streams, the West source originating from Guangxi and the East source of the Xiao River originating from Lanshan County of Hunan. With the tributaries, the Xiang has a river basin area of 94,721 square kilometres (36,572 sq mi), of which Hunan has an area of 85,383 square kilometres (32,967 sq mi). In

435-639: The West Branch as the main stream is actually founded. According to the 2011 national Water Census of China , it is the East Branch, not the West, that should be regarded as the main stream of the Xiang. This is because it is both longer and contributes a greater volume of water than the western branch. The east branch retains the name of Xiao River , and it rises in Yegou Mountain (野狗岭) of Xiangjiangyuan Township (湘江源瑶族乡) in Lanshan County , Hunan. The two branches converge at Ping Island to form

464-417: The Xiang bamboo ( 湘竹 or 湘江竹 ), Xiang Consort bamboo ( 湘妃竹 ), and teardrop bamboo ( 淚竹 ), to the tears of the weeping consorts. They were worshipped in some form by the people of Chu during the Warring States and its poet Qu Yuan is credited with writing the "Ladies Xiang" ( 湘夫人 ) to document the ritual songs in their honor. The late Tang Dynasty poet Yu Wuling is supposed to have been fond of

493-400: The annual mean temperature is 17.4 °C (63.3 °F), with the coolest month being January, which averages 5.1 °C (41.2 °F), and the hottest July, at 29.1 °C (84.4 °F). The city of Xiangtan has direct jurisdiction over two districts ( 区 ; qū ), two county-level cities ( 市 ; shì ), and one county ( 县 ; xiàn ) : In 2006, Xiangtan's nominal GDP

522-521: The area as Xiangtan County, centered at modern Yisu River ( 易俗河 ). By the time of the Northern Song dynasty , Xiangtan's good access to both land and water trade routes had established it as the major commercial center of the region. Xiangtan prospered throughout the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty upon an economic foundation of trading in rice and traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients, and

551-451: The city consists of 100,000 residents, of which 16,000 are non-farmers. The total land area is 210 km (81 sq mi). Geography: in the east-central hilly region of Hunan province, the geographical coordinates are longitude 112 ° 23'52 "-112 ° 38'13", latitude 27 ° 51'40 "-28 ° 1'53". Shaoshan's topography is dominated by Mt. Shaofeng and the Shao and Shishi Rivers, with hills in

580-558: The city was built by a large eddy in a bend of the Xiang River, and was thus called "Xiang-Tan". Another more likely story says the name originated in the Xiangzhou Eddy, today called the Zhao Eddy ( 昭潭 ). The Zhao Eddy is an ancient whirlpool located in a deep section of the Xiang River near the traditional border between Xiangtan and Changsha , and is named for King Zhao of Zhou , who is said to have died there. Relics from

609-480: The core cities in Central China . Xiangtan is one of the top 200 cities in the world by scientific research outputs, as tracked by the Nature Index . It is home to Xiangtan University , a Double First-Class Construction university, and two provincial key public universities of Hunan Institute of Engineering and Hunan University of Science and Technology . Xiangtan is located on the lower reaches of

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638-719: The counties and county-level cities in Hunan province. As the birthplace of Mao Zedong , the founder of the People's Republic of China , Shaoshan was an important base during the Chinese Communist Revolution . Mao remains a popular figure in the area, and red tourism to Shaoshan and other places related to China's communist background has driven the local economy, while increasing people's understanding of China's revolutionary history. Shaoshan's founding legend involves Emperor Shun , who supposedly passed through

667-436: The four adjoining urban districts of Zhuzhou , its built-up area is home to 2,933,069 inhabitants. In 2007, the city was named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at the 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum. Xiangtan has a humid subtropical climate with long, hot summers, and cool to cold, cloudy, damp winters with occasional snow flurries. Within its administrative area,

696-482: The provinces of Guangxi and Hunan, its tributaries reaching into Jiangxi and Guangdong . Traditionally, it was regarded that the West (left) Branch is the Main Stream of the Upper Xiang, which rises in the Haiyang Mountains between Xing'an and Lingchuan counties of Guangxi. In the 1st national water census of China in 2011, the East Branch Xiao River , was identified as the Main Stem of

725-740: The site during his southward inspection. He was so fascinated with the landscape that he played the Music of Shao ( 韶乐 ), which summoned many phoenixes and other birds to accompany him. Thus was Shaoshan named for the Music of Shao. It was under the jurisdiction of the state of Chu in the ancient times. On December 26, 1990, Shaoshan became a county-level city approved by the State Council . Names and administrative levels of Shaoshan: After an adjustment of subdistrict divisions of Shaoshan City on 16 November 2015, Shaoshan City has two towns and two townships under its jurisdiction. they are: Population:

754-753: The two rivers are connected by the ancient Lingqu Canal , which is located in Xing'an County , Guangxi . According to a traditional saying, 70% of the water in Lingqu flows into the Xiang and 30% flows into the Li River. In the past, the canal, along with the Xiang River and the Gui River provided an important waterway connecting the Yangtze River with the Pearl River Delta . The Xiao River

783-401: The west giving rise to a mix of hills and plains in the east. The peak of Mount Shaofeng, 518.5 m above sea level, is the highest point whereas Liumuzhou, 48 m above sea level, is the lowest point of the whole city. Xiangtan Xiangtan ( Chinese : 湘潭 ) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hunan province, south-central China . The hometowns of several founding leaders of

812-555: Was sometimes referred to as "Little Nanjing " or "Golden Xiangtan". Prior to the Second Opium War , Xiangtan was a central transfer point for import and export goods going to and from ports in Canton , Shanghai , and Wuhan , supported by approximately 200,000 inhabitants. As of 2010 census, Xiangtan had 2,748,552 inhabitants, of whom 1,877,919 lived in the built-up area (2 urban districts plus Xiangtan county). Together with

841-513: Was ¥42.2 billion (US$ 6.2 billion), a year-on-year growth of 13.2% from the previous year. Its per capita GDP was ¥15,455 (US$ 2,265). Xiangtan is famous for its production of lotus seed and soy sauce . People in Xiangtan like to chew areca nut ( 槟榔 ; bīngláng ), though the area itself doesn't grow them. Most raw areca nut fruits are from Hainan and processed locally. The history of consuming areca nut dates back to 400 years ago, when people chewed it for pandemic prevention . Nowadays, it

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