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Shatian Township

Township in Hunan, People's Republic of China

Shatian Township

沙田乡

Township

Street scenes of Shatian Township.

28°03′45″N 112°01′57″E / 28.06250°N 112.03250°E / 28.06250; 112.03250

Country

People's Republic of China

Province

Hunan

Prefecture-level city

Changsha

County-level city

Ningxiang

Area

• Total

74.22 km² (28.66 sq mi)

Population

34,000

Time zone

UTC+08:00 (China Standard)

Postal code

410643

Area code

0731

Website

www.nxcity.gov.cn/stx/index.htm

Chinese name

Traditional Chinese

沙田鄉

Simplified Chinese

沙田乡

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shātián Xiāng

Shatian Township (Chinese: 沙田乡) is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Longtian Town and Xiangzikou Town on the west, Huangcai Town on the northeast, Liushahe Town on the southeast, and Qingshanqiao Town on the south. As of the 2000^[update] census it had a population of 28,738 and an area of 74.22 square kilometres (28.66 sq mi).

Administrative division

The Town is divided into six villages:

Shatian (沙田村)
Shisun (石笋村)
Baoyun (宝云村)
Changchong (长冲村)
Wuli (五里村)
Shimei (石梅村).

Geography

The township abounds in tea oil and rice wine.^[1]

Hongqi Reservoir (红旗水库; 'Red Flag Reservoir') is the largest body of water in the township.

Economy

Chinese chestnut is important to the economy.^[1]

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influential form of local theater.

Transport

The County Road X210 passes across the township southeast to northwest.

The County Road X106 passes across the township northeast to southwest.

Attractions

The Huitong Covered Bridge, built in the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911), is a famous scenic spot.^[1]

The Former Residence of He Shuheng, built in 1785, in the 50th year of the Kangxi reign, and the Former Residence of Xie Juezai, built in the late Qing dynasty, are scenic spots in the township.^[1]

Notable former residents

Xie Juezai, politician.
He Shuheng, revolutionary.
Jiang Mengzhou [zh], revolutionary.
Xie Nanling [zh], revolutionary.
Jiang Yaxun [zh], revolutionary.
Chen Zhongyi, revolutionary.

Gallery

The statue of He Shuheng in the Former Residence of He Shuheng.
The Former Residence of Xie Juezai.
The Huitong Covered Bridge.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.