Banqiao Town, Changning City, Hunan Province

Banqiao Town

Banqiao Town, under the jurisdiction of Changning City, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, is located in the south of Hunan Province, the southwest of Hengyang City, and the South Bank of the middle reaches of Xiangjiang River. It is separated from Leiyang City by chonglingshui in the East, Guiyang County in the south, Qiyang County in the west, Xiangjiang River in the north, Qidong County and Hengnan County in the north.

geographical position

It is located in 26 ° 07 '- 26 ° 36' n and 112 ° 07 '- 112 ° 41' e. it was formed in May 1995 by the merging of Banqiao, Zhangtang and Xianqiao. Now it has jurisdiction over guanao, Fulong, Gaoqiao, Shitang, Fuhe, Qunying, Xianqiao, jigongtang, Xiantang, Yongqun, Hongtang, Lixin, Xinqiao, Wuao, Nanwan, Dabei, Xinzhu, Gaoyin, Zhangtang, Qingtang, Hetang and Yatian There are 38 administrative villages (400 villager groups) and one neighborhood committee with 42532 people (2017), including ganshaxiang, Banqiao, daxingyang, Litian, Taiqiu, xiaoxingtang, Xiaoshan, Huangpu, Xinchen, changchong, changchongpu, Qunyi, Zhongqiao, Xihua, Tiee and Xidong.

social undertakings

Banqiao Town has 27100 mu of cultivated land (including 21000 mu of paddy field and 6100 mu of dry soil), with a total land area of 80.24 square kilometers (in 2017). The S214 line runs through the north and south, 16.8 km away from the urban area of Changning City. It is adjacent to Yiyang town in the north, Luoqiao town and Miquan Township in the south, Shengqiao town and Lanjiang Township in the west, and sanjiaotang town in the East.

natural resources

Banqiao Town is the largest limestone storage area in Hunan Province and the largest raw material base for cement production. Changning black cat cement plant is located in the area under its jurisdiction.

scenic spot

Known as the hometown of fruit and paper-cut art. There are many places of interest in the town, such as Jiangyi temple, Xihua nunnery, Fulong nunnery and Sanxian nunnery. There are four type-2 reservoirs. Monkey cave in Jigong pond is one of the eight scenic spots in Changning City. The 1310 meter long aqueduct crosses two holes in Banqiao. there are 2 fine lime plants, 11 machine-made brick factories and mines, 8 quarries, 1 plywood, 18 primary and secondary schools, 9 medical service institutions (including one designated hospital for medical insurance) and one Banqiao tobacco purchasing station of Hengyang tobacco company. Township and village roads extend in all directions, and cable TV and communication networks cover the whole town. There is harmony between government and people. Industry, agriculture and service industry are developing in an all-round way, which is an ideal place for people from all walks of life to invest and start businesses.

Chinese PinYin : Hu Nan Sheng Chang Ning Shi Ban Qiao Zhen