Yongyi, Shaoshan

Yongyi Township
Township
Chinese transcription(s)
• Simplified	永义乡
• Traditional	永義鄉
• Pinyin	Yǒngyì Xiāng
Yongyi Township Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°53′28″N 112°34′10″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
City	Xiangtan
County-level city	Shaoshan
Area
• Total	24 km^2 (9 sq mi)
Population	10,600
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	411302
Area code	0732

Yongyi Township (simplified Chinese: 永义乡; traditional Chinese: 永義鄉; pinyin: Yǒngyì Xiāng) is an rural township in Shaoshan City, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. As of the 2000 census^[update] it had a population of 10,600 and an area of 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi).

Administrative division

The township is divided into seven villages: Baiyu Village (白玉村), Fengmu Village (枫木村), Changhu Village (长湖村), Shaonan Village (韶南村), Yongquan Village (永泉村), Shishan Village (狮山村), and Donghu Village (东湖村).^[1]

Economy

Rice, pig, black goat are important to the economy.

Attractions

Huguo Temple (护国禅寺) is a Buddhist temple on the township.

Celebrity

• Huang Zushi [zh], a major general in the People's Liberation Army.
• Liu Keqiang [zh], revolutionist.
• He Haiqing [zh], a general of the Republic of China Army.

References

1. 韶山市永义乡 (in Chinese). xzqh.org. 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.