Mayang Miao Autonomous County
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Mayang ( "Mayang Miao Autonomous County", Template:Zh; usually referred to as "Mayang County", Template:Zh) is an autonomous county of Miao people in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua.
Mayang is located on the west central margin of Hunan Province, adjacent to Guizhou Province. It borders Bijiang District of Tongren, Guizhou to the west, Fenghuang County to the northwest, Luxi County to the northeast, Chenxi County and Hecheng District of Huaihua to the southeast, and Zhijiang County to the south. The county covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and as of 2015, It had a registered population of 403,400 and a resident population of 349,000.[1] The county seat is the town of Gaocun (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and it has seven towns and 11 townships under its jurisdiction.[2]
Etymology
Mayang derives its name from Mayangshu (Script error: No such module "Lang".), a military garrison established in the year 562 by the Southern Chen dynasty to guard against southern tribes. The Garrison was located at the mouth of Taiping Creek, where the Creek flows into the Chenshui (Jinjiang River) and forms a wide and deep pond called Matan (Script error: No such module "Lang".). Seated on the northern bank of the pond, the place was named "Mayang" according to Chinese traditions of naming places.
History
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Ancient history
In 562, the Southern Chen dynasty established Mayangshu (Script error: No such module "Lang".) at what is now Taipingxi, Lüjiaping Town (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
In 620, the Tang Dynasty established Mayang County, with the county seat located in what is now Jiuxian, Huangsang Township (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
In 1075, the Song Dynasty incorporated Jinzhou Fort (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and Zhaoyu County (Script error: No such module "Lang".) into Mayang County, with the county seat located in what is now Jinhe Town (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
Modern history (1949-)
On September 29, 1949, Mayang was liberated by the People's Liberation Army.
On March 28, 1950, the People's Government of Mayang County was established.
In March 1953, the county seat was relocated to Gaocun Town.
On October 31, 1988, under the approval of the State Council, the county was renamed "Mayang Miao Autonomous County".
Climate
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Notable people
- TENG Daiyuan (1904–1974): The first Minister of Railways of the People's Republic of China; Vice-Chairperson (1949–1965) of the CPPCC National Committee (1964–1974).
References
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- ↑ about the population of Mayang County in 2015, according to the Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". or ahmhxc.com
- ↑ the divisions of Mayang County in 2015, according to the Script error: No such module "citation/CS1"., also see Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". or xinhuanet.com
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External links
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