Dahu, Liuyang

Town in Hunan, People's Republic of China

Dahu Town 达浒镇
Town
28°25′17″N 113°55′09″E / 28.4213°N 113.9192°E / 28.4213; 113.9192
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Changsha
County-level city	Liuyang
Area
• Total	185.6 km² (71.7 sq mi)
Population (2015)	27,100
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	410305
Area code	0731

Dahu Town (simplified Chinese: 达浒镇; traditional Chinese: 達滸鎮; pinyin: Dáhǔ Zhèn) is a rural town in Liuyang City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. According to the 2015 census, it had a population of 27,100 and an area of 185.6-square-kilometre (71.7 sq mi).^[1] The town is bordered to the north by Pingjiang County, to the east by Daweishan Town, to the south by Guandu Town, and to the west by Yanxi Town

Administrative divisions

The town is divided into four villages and two communities:

Mazhou Community (麻洲社区)
Changyi Community (达浒社区)
Jintian Village (金田村)
Xiangxing Village (象形村)
Shuxiang Village (书香村)
Shuhuaxin Village (淑花新村)

Geography

The Daxi River (大溪河) flows through the town.

Banbei Reservoir (板贝水库) is the largest reservoir and largest water body in the town.

There are a number of popular mountains located immediately adjacent to the townsite which include Mount Liuyang'ao (浏阳坳, 947.5-metre (3,109 ft)); Mount Lianyun (连云山, 1,600.4-metre (5,251 ft)); Mount Huozi'ao (火子坳, 955.5-metre (3,135 ft)); and Mount Wangpojian (王婆尖, 951-metre (3,120 ft)).

Economy

The town's main industries are agriculture, mining and fireworks.

Education

Dahu Middle School

Transportation

The County Road X002 passes across the town west to east.^[2]

Religion

The Catholic Church (天主堂) is a church in the town.

The Arhat Temple (罗汉寺) is a Buddhist temple in the town.

The Ancestral Temple of Kong Family (孔氏家庙) is a famous scenic spot, it was originally built in 1586, during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

Attractions

The Xiangxing Scenic Spot (象形风景区) is an AAA-level tourist attraction in the town.

References

^ 浏阳市乡镇区划调整改革结果公示. sohu (in Chinese). 2016-04-15.
^ Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). "Liuyang" 《浏阳市》. 《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. 32–33. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.

External links

行政区划网-浏阳市历史沿革 (in Chinese (China)). XZQH.org.
浏阳政务网-浏阳乡镇街道介绍 (in Chinese (China)). Liuyang People's Government. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.
2000 Census information from 湖南省2000年第五次全国人口普查乡、镇、街道数据 (in Chinese (China)). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.