Laoliangcang

Laoliangcang

老粮仓镇
Laoliangcang 老粮仓镇
Town
	Etymology: 老, Lǎo ("old"); 粮仓, liángcāng ("grain elevator");
	Laoliangcang Location in Hunan
	Coordinates: 28°04′07″N 112°12′44″E / 28.06861°N 112.21222°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Changsha
County-level city	Ningxiang
Area
• Total	121.8 km2 (47.0 sq mi)
Population	63,000
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	410632
Area code	0731
Website	www.nxcity.gov.cn/llc/index.htm
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	老糧倉鎮
Simplified Chinese	老粮仓镇
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lǎoliángcāng Zhèn

Laoliangcang (Chinese: 老粮仓镇) is a town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Huangcai Town on the northwest, Hengshi Town on the northeast, Shuangfupu Town on the east, Huitang Town on the southeast, and Liushahe Town on the southwest. As of the 2007 census, it had a population of 63,000 and an area of 121.8 square kilometres (47.0 sq mi). It is famous for the bronze culture of the Shang culture.

Administrative division

Laoliangcang, Ningxiang.

The town is divided into eight villages and two communities:

Laoliangcang Community (老粮仓社区)
Tangshi Community (唐市社区)
Changtian (长田村)
Huichuntang (回春堂村)
Jianghua (江花村)
Jinhong (金洪村)
Shuangou (双藕村)
Maogongqiao (s毛公桥村)
Xingshi (星石村)
Wangjiang (望江村)

Geography

Chu River is known as "Liushahe" (流沙河), a tributary of the Wei River, it flows through the town.^[1]

Economy

Citrus, prunus mume and tobacco are important to the economy.^[1]

Education

Laoliangcang, Ningxiang.

Ningxiang Sixth Senior High School (宁乡六中) is the only senior high school in the town. Public junior high schools in the town include the Laoliangcang Junior High School (老粮仓中学), Maogongqiao Junior High School (毛公桥中学), Tangshi Junior High School (唐市中学). Primary schools in the town include the Laoliangcang Central School (老粮仓中心小学), Laoliangcang School (老粮仓完小), Tangshi School (唐市小学)

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Wangbai Mountain (望北峰) and Lanshan Mountain (烂山峡) are the scenic spots in the town.

Transportation

County Road

The County Road X096 runs southeast to Huitang Town.

The County Road X098 runs east to Mount Huilong Scenic Spot.

The County Road X105 intersects with the County Road X104.

Provincial Highway

Among the major highways that connect Laoliangcang Town to the rest of Hunan Province include S209, which runs south through Qingshanqiao Town to Hutian Town and north to Hengshi Town.

Expressway

The S71 Yiyang-Loudi-Hengyang Expressway, which connects Yiyang, Loudi and Hengyang, runs south through Liushahe Town and Hutian Town to its southern terminus at the junction of Changsha-Shaoshan-Loudi Expressway, and the north through Hengshi Town, Yujia'ao Township and Huishangang Town to Heshan District of Yiyang.^[2]

Railway

The Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway, from Luoyang City, Henan Province to Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, through Laoliangcang Town at Laoliangcang Railway Station.

Attractions

The Yunshan School (云山学校), built in the late Qing dynasty, is a famous scenic site.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ 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.

External links

Official website (in Chinese)

[BookNX-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.

[mapsutras-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.

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