Dachengqiao

Dachengqiao (Chinese: 大成桥镇) is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Shuangfupu Town on the west, Meitanba Town and Yujia'ao Township on the north, Huilongpu Town on the east, and Zifu and Batang Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 31,355 and an area of 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi).

Dachengqiao Town 大成桥镇
Town
Provincial Highway S209 in Dachengqiao Town of Ningxiang.
Dachengqiao Town Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°11′09″N 112°22′32″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Changsha
County-level city	Ningxiang
Area
• Total	58 km^2 (22 sq mi)
Population	32,000
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	410623
Area code(s)	0731
Chinese name Traditional Chinese 大成橋鎮 Simplified Chinese 大成桥镇 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dàchéngqiáo Zhèn

Administrative division

The town is divided into five villages and three communities:

• Dachengqiao Community (大成桥社区)
• Chenggongtang Community (成功塘社区)
• Qingquan Community (清泉社区)
• Yuxin (玉新村)
• Erquan (二泉村)
• Meiming (梅鸣村)
• Queshan (鹊山村)
• Yongsheng (永盛村)

Geography

Wei River is known as "Mother River", a tributary of the Xiang River, it flows through the town.[1]

Economy

Watermelon is important to the economy.

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Transport

The Provincial Highway S209 passes across the town.

The Provincial Highway S206 runs north to Huishangang, intersecting with S71 Yiyang-Loudi-Hengyang Expressway.

The County Road X091 runs east to west through the town.

References

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.