Yongyi, Shaoshan

27°53′28″N 112°34′10″E / 27.89111°N 112.56944°E / 27.89111; 112.56944CountryPeople's Republic of ChinaProvinceHunanCityXiangtanCounty-level cityShaoshanArea • Total24 km² (9 sq mi)Population10,600Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)Postal codeArea code0732

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.

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