Lengshuijiang was incorporated as a city in 1960 and was created from parts of Xinhua County. It is a resource-based city with the world's largest antimony mine, which produces more than 50% of the world's antimony.
Subdivision
According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Lengshuijiang on November 23, 2015, the divisions of Lengshuijiang, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Lengshuijiang on November 23, 2015: Kuangshan Township was merged into Xikuangshan Subdistrict, Yankou Town was merged into Duoshan Town, Zilong Township was merged into Zhadu Town, Panqiao Township, Tongxing Township and Maoyi Town were revoked.[7]
Lengshuijiang is located in the middle of Hunan province, on foothills of the Xuefeng Mountains and along the Zi River. The city is bordered to the north by Anhua County, to the east by Lianyuan, to the south by Xinshao, and to the west and northwest by Xinhua. The city has a total area of 439-square-kilometre (169 sq mi).
Rivers
Zi River, is a tributary of Xiang River, flows through the city, draining an area of 326.5 square kilometres (126.1 sq mi).
Reservoirs
Zhoutou Reservoir (周头水库) is a reservoir and the largest body of water in the city.
Mountains
There are 123 mountains in the city over 400-metre (1,300 ft) above sea level, and 20 of them are more than 800-metre (2,600 ft).[8] The highest natural elevation in Lengshuijiang is 1,073-metre (3,520 ft) at Zushiling Ridge (祖师岭).[9]
Climate
Lengshuijiang is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 16.7 °C (62.1 °F), total annual rainfall of 1,354-millimetre (53.3 in), a frost-free period of 269 days and annual average sunshine hours in 1401.8 hours. It exhibits four distinct seasons.[8]
Climate data for Lengshuijiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
As of 2016, Lengshuijiang's GDP is CN¥ 28,880,000,000. The city's economy is dominated by coal resource, which is venerated as "Coal Sea in Jiangnan".[12]
The S70 Loudi–Huaihua Expressway, more commonly known as "Louhuai Expressway", is a west–east highway passing through the southwestern portion of the city.[9]
Provincial Highway
The Provincial Highway S312 runs east to west through the city.[9]
The Provincial Highway S217 is a north–south highway passing through the town of Sanjian.[9]
Tourism
Boyue Cave is situated in Zhonglian Township. It is the most well-known tourist spot in the city. The spot was used for location filming of the 1986 fantasy television series Journey to the West.
Dachengshan Scenic Spot (大乘山风景名胜区) is a provincial-level scenic spot in southeastern Lengshuijiang.
Zhoutouhu Holiday Resort (周头湖度假区) is a popular attraction in the city for recreation for residents.
Notable people
Duan Chuxian (段楚贤; 1889–1954), entrepreneur.
Jiang Yunqing (姜云清; 1914–2000), a notable soldier in the Red Army.
^the population of Lengshuijiang City in 2015: according to 冷水江市2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Lengshuijiang City on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]., or ahmhxc.com
^the divisions of Lengshuijiang City (November 23, 2015): according to the 《关于同意冷水江市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕66号) [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Lengshuijiang city on 23 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04. also see: Lengshuijiang.gov
^ ab地理环境 [Geography of Lengshuijiang]. lsj.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2015-09-18.
^ abcdefZhang Hong, ed. (2018). "Lengshuijiang and Lianyuan" 《冷水江市和涟源市》. 《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. 172–173. ISBN978-7-5031-8949-4.