Donghutang

Donghutang (Chinese: 东湖塘镇) is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Yanglin Township and Ruyi Township on the west, Xiaduopu Town and Nantianping Township on the north, Yuchangping Town on the east, and Huaminglou Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 47,516 and an area of 138 square kilometres (53 sq mi).

Donghutang Town 东湖塘镇
Town
Donghutang Town Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°04′10″N 112°32′39″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Changsha
County-level city	Ningxiang
Area
• Total	138 km2 (53 sq mi)
Population	47,000
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	410614
Area code	0731
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	東湖塘鎮
Simplified Chinese	东湖塘镇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōnghútáng Zhèn

Administrative division

The Town is divided into seven villages and one community:

• Donghutang Community (东湖塘社区)
• Taipingqiao (太平桥村)
• Quanshan (泉山村)
• Mashan (麻山村)
• Taojiawan (陶家湾村)
• Yanshan (燕山村)
• Xichongshan (西冲山村)
• Quantangwan (泉塘湾村)

Geography

The Wei River and Jin River flow through the town.

Economy

Citrus is important to the economy.^[1]

The region abounds with coal, refractory clay and iron.^[1]

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Transportation

Provincial Highway

The Provincial Highway S208 (208省道) from Yutan Subdistrict, running through Donghutang Town, Huaminglou Town to Shaoshan City.^[1]

Expressway

The Changsha-Shaoshan-Loudi Expressway, which runs east through Huaminglou Town and Daolin Town to Yuelu District, Changsha, and the west through Jinshi Town, Huitang Town, Jinsou Township, Yueshan Town, Hutian Town to Louxing District, Loudi.^[2]

The Shaoshan Expressway runs through the town.^[2]

County Road

The County Road X087 runs southeast to Huaminglou Town.^[2]

The County Road X023 runs southwest and intersects with the Provincial Highway S208.^[2]

Notable individuals

• Zhou Zhenlin [zh] (周震鱗), revolutionary.^[1]

References

1. 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.
2. Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). 《中国分省系列地图册：湖南》 [Maps of Provinces in China: Hunan] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: SinoMaps Press. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.