Chenzhou City, Hunan Province

Chenzhou is a prefecture level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province. The word "Chen" means the city in the forest, so Chenzhou is also known as "Lincheng"; Chenzhou has been known as "the land of nine immortals and two Buddhas" since ancient times, and is a blessed place for the development of Taoism and Buddhism, so Chenzhou is also known as "Fucheng".

It is located in the south of China and the southeast of Hunan Province. It is located in the crisscross zone of Nanling mountains and Luoxiao mountains, and the diversion zone of Yangtze River system and Pearl River system. Ganzhou of Jiangxi Province is bounded in the East, Shaoguan of Guangdong Province in the south, Yongzhou of Hunan Province in the west, Hengyang and Zhuzhou of Hunan Province in the north. It is known as the "South Gate" of Hunan Province. It is located in the subtropical climate zone, and the terrain inclines from Southeast to northwest. In 2017, the city's total area was 19387 square kilometers, with 2 districts, 1 county-level city and 8 counties under its jurisdiction, with a permanent resident population of 4.731 million.

Chenzhou has convenient transportation, including Beijing Guangzhou railway, Beijing Guangzhou high-speed railway, Beijing Zhuhai Expressway, Xiamen Chengdu expressway, 107 national highway, 106 National Highway, 1806 provincial highway, 1803 provincial highway and Chenzi GUI high-grade highway. Changsha in the north, Guangzhou in the south, you can arrive in the afternoon.

Chenzhou has a profound historical and cultural heritage, with Li Sicong and other cultural celebrities. It is also the hometown of Deng Zhongxia, Huang Kecheng and Zeng Zhongsheng, as well as the site of southern Hunan uprising. At the same time, it has rich and colorful historical and cultural relics and scenic spots such as Dongjiang Lake, Suxianling, wanhuayan and Mangshan National Forest Park.

In 2018, the GDP of Chenzhou City was 239.19 billion yuan, the per capita GDP was 50482 yuan, the general public budget revenue was 21.78 billion yuan, of which the local fiscal revenue was 13.36 billion yuan. On January 29, 2021, it was selected into the list of areas with remarkable achievements in real work in 2020 announced by Hunan Provincial People's government.

Historical evolution

The origin of the name

The character "Chen" belongs to Chenzhou alone. It was first seen in the Qin Dynasty. It is a seal character "Chen". It is composed of two characters of Lin and Yi, which means "city in the forest". The word "Chen" can be seen in Historical Biographies. It is recorded in historical records written by Sima Qian of Han Dynasty that (Xiang Yu) "the envoys moved to Chen County of Changsha, the Yidi.".

Evolution of organizational system

The spring and autumn and Warring States belong to Chu.

Chen county was established in the Qin Dynasty.

In the fifth year of emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty (202 BC), Guiyang County was set up in the southern part of Changsha County, which includes not only Chenzhou City (excluding Anren County), but also Leiyang City, Lanshan county and parts of northern Guangdong. In the fourth year of Yuanding (113 BC) of the Western Han Dynasty, Guiyang County had jurisdiction over 11 counties, including Chen, Linwu, Nanping (now Lanshan county), Bian (now Yongxing County), Leiyang, Guiyang (now Lianzhou City), Yangshan, Yinshan, Qujiang, Hanling and Zhenyang (all of the above five places are in today's Guangdong Province).

In 265, the first year of Wu Ganlu in the Three Kingdoms, Shixing County was set up in Qujiang, Guiyang, Yangshan, Hanling, Zhenyang and other places in the south of Guiyang County. The jurisdiction of Guiyang County was reduced to Chen county (now Beihu District, Suxian District, Guiyang County), Yang'an county (now Zixing City, Rucheng County, Guidong County), Linwu County, Bian County, Nanping County, Leiyang county.

In the third year of Jianxing in the Western Jin Dynasty (315), there were Guiyang County and Pingyang County.

In the first year of Chen Tianjia (560) in the Southern Dynasty, it was analyzed that the location of Guiyang County was Luyang county.

In the ninth year of kaihuang of Sui Dynasty (589), Chenzhou was unified. Later, it was called Guiyang County at that time and Chenzhou at that time.

Tang Tianbao first year (742), known as Chenzhou Guiyang County. In 936, Chenzhou was renamed dunzhou.

In the third year of Qianyou (950) of the later Han Dynasty, Chenzhou was renamed.

In Song Dynasty, it was the Chenzhou army and the Guiyang army.

Yuan, Chenzhou Road, Guiyang road.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was Chenzhou (Chenzhou Zhili prefecture) and Guiyang (Guiyang Zhili prefecture).

In 1913, Zhili Prefecture of Chenzhou was changed into Chen County, and Zhili Prefecture of Guiyang was changed into Guiyang County. In the 26th year of the Republic of China, it was the eighth administrative supervision district of Hunan Province. In the 29th year of the Republic of China, it was changed into the third administrative supervision district, with jurisdiction over 10 counties of Chen, Zixing, Guidong, Rucheng, Yizhang, Linwu, Lanshan, Jiahe, Guiyang and Yongxing.

At the beginning of the founding of new China, the counties of the former third administrative supervision district were managed by Hengyang special district.

In November 1949, Chen county was established.

In November 1950, it was renamed Chenzhou district.

In November 1952, Chenzhou, Hengyang and Lingling became the administrative region of southern Hunan.

In July 1954, the southern Hunan administrative region was abolished and divided into Hengyang and Chen counties. Compared with the former Chenzhou District, CHENXIAN district has jurisdiction over Xintian, Leiyang, Anren and Lingxian counties.

In August 1958, Chen county and Chenzhou City were established.

In March 1959, Zixing county was merged into Chen County, Guidong County into Rucheng County, Linwu County into Yizhang County, Jiahe County into Lanshan County, Xintian County into Guiyang County, and Lingxian County into Chaling County of Xiangtan district. In November, Chenzhou City was upgraded to a county-level city and Dongjiang City, CHENXIAN County, was established.

In July 1960, CHENXIAN district was changed into Chenzhou district.

From June to July 1961, Rugui county was abolished, Rucheng County and Guidong County were restored, Lanjia county was abolished, Lanshan county and Jiahe County were restored, Zixing County, Xintian County and Linwu county were restored. At the same time, Dongjiang city was upgraded to a county-level city.

In November 1962, Dongjiang city at the county level was abolished, and its administrative areas were put under the jurisdiction of the original counties (Zixing county and Chen county). In December, Xintian County and Lanshan county were under the jurisdiction of Lingling district.

In May 1963, Chenzhou City was abolished and changed into Chenzhou town of CHENXIAN County, but it was still a county-level system.

In March 1967, Chenzhou district was renamed Chenzhou area.

In December 1977, Chenzhou town was restored to a county-level city under its jurisdiction.

In May 1983, Leiyang county was assigned to Hengyang City.

In December 1984, Zixing county was changed into Zixing city.

In December 1994, with the approval of the State Council, Chenzhou Prefecture was abolished and Chenzhou City at prefecture level was established; Chenzhou City and CHENXIAN county at county level were abolished and Beihu district and Suxian District were established.

On May 6, 2019, the State Council agreed to build Chenzhou national sustainable development agenda innovation demonstration zone with the theme of sustainable utilization of water resources and green development.

administrative division

As of June 2018, Chenzhou City has 11 counties (cities and districts), including Beihu District, Suxian District, Guiyang County, Yizhang County, Yongxing County, Jiahe County, Linwu County, Rucheng County, Guidong County, Anren County and Zixing city. There are 99 towns, 37 townships and 23 streets below the county. The Municipal People's government is located at No.9 Wuling Avenue, east of Wuling square.

geographical environment

Location context

Chenzhou City is located in the south of Hunan Province, upstream of Xiangjiang River, Zhujiang River and Ganjiang River, with Wuling in the South and Hengyue in the north. The geographical coordinates are 112 ° 13 ′ - 114 ° 14 ′ E and 24 ° 53 ′ - 26 ° 50 ′ n. It starts from youcaokeng, zhongkeng village, Qingquan Town, Guidong County in the East, ends at shekouyuan, ethnic village, Baishui Yao Township, Guiyang County in the west, starts from danganling, Mangshan Forestry Administration Bureau, Mangshan Yao Township, Yizhang County in the south, and ends at longjiali, Pingkou village, Dukou Township, Anren County in the north. It is 194 kilometers wide from east to west and 217 kilometers long from north to south. It is adjacent to Chaling County and Yanling County of Zhuzhou City in the East, Suichuan County of Ji'an City in Jiangxi Province, Shangyou County and Chongyi County of Ganzhou City in the west, Lanshan County, Ningyuan County, Xintian County and Qiyang County of Yongzhou City in the west, Renhua City, Lechang City and Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County under Shaoguan City in Guangdong Province in the south, Yangshan County and Lianzhou City under Qingyuan City in the north, Changning City, Leiyang City, Hengnan County and Hengyang County in the north Dongxian County borders You county of Zhuzhou City. The urban area is 350 kilometers away from Changsha, 150 kilometers away from Hengyang, 260 kilometers away from Yongzhou, 289 kilometers away from Zhuzhou, 393 kilometers away from Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, and 364 kilometers away from Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province. The total land area of the city is 19387 square kilometers, accounting for 9.2% of the total land area of the province.

topographic features

Chenzhou City is located in the southeast of Hunan Province, where Nanling mountains and Luoxiao mountains crisscross and the Yangtze River and Pearl River Systems diverge. The landform in the territory is complex and diverse, characterized by hills, flat hills and less water. The area of mountains and hills accounts for nearly three fourths of the total area. The general landform of Chenzhou is that the mountains overlap in the southeast and are surrounded by mountains; the mountains in the West are low and open to the north, and the hills, plains and hills crisscross in the middle. The terrain inclines from southeast to northwest. In the East is the Luoxiao mountain range extending from north to south, with the highest altitude of 2061.3 meters. In the south is the Nanling Mountain range with the East-West trend, with the highest altitude of 1913.8 meters. In the west is the chendao basin. In the north are the Liyou basin and the chayong basin, forming a low and flat terrain, with the general altitude of 200-400 meters and the lowest altitude of 70 meters.

climate

Chenzhou City is located in the northern foot of Nanling Mountains, in the subtropical climate zone. The terrain inclines from southeast to northwest, showing the shape of "mountain" shaped dustpan, which is high in the East and low in the west, high in the South and low in the north. The main mountain systems of Nanling Mountains in Chenzhou have a northeast southwest trend, blocking the cold air from the north to the south, and blocking the warm and humid air flow from the southwest. The climate of Chenzhou City has not only the main characteristics of subtropical humid climate, but also the obvious characteristics of local microclimate. That is to say, it has the characteristics of light, heat and water in the same season and good coordination with the four distinct seasons. Also, due to the influence of topography, the light, heat, water and other climatic factors are redistributed, resulting in a microclimate of high temperature in the South and low temperature in the north, high temperature in the West and low temperature in the East, more mountainous areas with precipitation, less flat and hilly areas, and local warm areas and precipitation concentration areas. In winter and spring, controlled by the Mongolian high, the northern continental monsoon prevails in the whole city, with more cold air activities; in summer and autumn, controlled by the Western Pacific subtropical high and the Indian low, the tropical maritime humid monsoon with southerly wind prevails, showing the following characteristics: cold winter, hot summer, more spring rain, long summer hot period, cool autumn, but sometimes continuous autumn rain, diverse mountain climate Sign.

hydrology

Chenzhou City belongs to the Yangtze River and the Pearl River

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