Wenxi, Jingzhou County

Township in Hunan, China

26°39′38″N 109°51′13″E / 26.660495°N 109.853486°E / 26.660495; 109.853486Country

ChinaProvinceHunanPrefectureHuaihuaAutonomous countyJingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous CountyArea

• Total119 km² (46 sq mi)Population

(2017)

8,000Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)Postal code

418404

Area code0745

Wenxi Township (Chinese: 文溪乡) is a rural township in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China.^[1] As of the 2017 census it had a population of 8,000 and an area of 119-square-kilometre (46 sq mi). Miao and Dong people accounted for 37.5% and 37.5% of the total population respectively. It is surrounded by Shaxi Township of Huitong County on the northeast, Gantang Town on the northwest, Quyang Town on the southwest, Suining County on the southeast, and Zhaiya Township on the south.

History

After the establishment of the Communist State in 1950, Wenxi Township was set up. In 1958 it was renamed "Wenxi People's Commune". It restored the original name in 1984.

Administrative division

As of 2017, the township is divided into 13 villages: Lijiajie (Chinese: 李家界村), Shangbao (Chinese: 上宝村), Changxi (Chinese: 长溪村), Baojiang (Chinese: 宝江村), Hongling (Chinese: 红陵村), Baochong (Chinese: 宝冲村), Jinma (Chinese: 金马村), Langxi (Chinese: 朗溪村), Wenpo (Chinese: 文坡村), Wenxi (Chinese: 文溪村), Xicun (Chinese: 西村村), Shuitun (Chinese: 水屯村), and Xiabao (Chinese: 下宝村).

Geography

The Muli River (Chinese: 木栗河) flows through the town southwest to northeast.^[2]

Mountains located adjacent to and visible from the townsite are: Mount Hongling (鸿岭山; 1,133-metre (3,717 ft)), Mount Huanglian (黄连山; 742-metre (2,434 ft)) and Mount Dabaiyi (大白衣; 953-metre (3,127 ft)).^[2]

Economy

The township's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. Mineral resources include gold, alum and manganese. Gastrodia elata, wolfiporia extensa and edible mushroom are the economic crops in the township.

Transportation

The Provincial Highway S222 passes across the town northeast to southwest.^[3]

References

^ Ding Zonggen; Hu Xiangxiang (2017-04-27). 尹翠华调研指导文溪乡脱贫攻坚及村委换届工作. hn.rednet.cn (in Chinese).
^ ^a ^b Pan Rongjian, ed. (2009). "Map of Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County" 《靖州苗族侗族自治县地图》. 《靖州苗族侗族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. p. 1. ISBN 978-7-105-08631-3.
^ Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). "Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County" 《靖州苗族侗族自治县》. 《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. 166–167. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.