Yanglinjie
Yanglinjie (Chinese: 杨林街镇; pinyin: yánglínjiē Zhèn) is a town of Yueyang County in Hunan, China. It was reorganized as a town from the former township of Yanglin (Chinese: 杨林乡) on November 17, 2017, the town has an area of 85.96 km2 (33.19 sq mi) with a population of 35,800 (as of 2017).[1] Through the amalgamation of villages in 2016, its divisions were reduced to eight villages from 25 villages, its seat is Chengshanzhou (Chinese: 城山舟).[2]
History
The township of Yanglin existed in the late period of Mingguo (1940s), it was a part of Tieshan Township (Chinese: 铁山乡) in 1949 and of Tieshan Commune (Chinese: 铁山公社) in 1958. It was incorporated as a commune from part of Tieshan in 1961. The commune was reorganized as a township in 1984.[3]
In 1995, Lantian Township (Chinese: 兰田乡) was merged to it, the township of Yanglin had an area of 86 km2 (33 sq mi) with a population of 31,000 (as of 1995), it had 25 villages,[3] its villages of 25 were amalgamated to eight in 2016. Yanglin Township was reorganized as the town of Yanglinjie on November 17, 2017.[1]
Subdivisions
| Subdivisions of Yanglinjie Town (2016–present)[2] | |||
| villages | former villages | ||
| English | Chinese | English | Chinese |
| Chengshanzhou | 城山舟 | Chengshan | 城山 |
| Heping | 和平 | ||
| Litang | 立塘 | ||
| Guqiao | 姑桥 | Guqiao | 姑桥 |
| Mabang | 马塝 | ||
| Qintian | 琴田 | ||
| Huaguoyuan | 花果园 | Shentang | 沈塘 |
| Silong | 四龙 | ||
| Lanze | 兰泽 | Baishui | 白水 |
| Fuchong | 福冲 | ||
| Lanze | 兰泽 | ||
| Shangshu | 尚书 | Hongyang | 红阳 |
| Shapo | 沙陂 | ||
| Zhangping | 张坪 | ||
| Wang'an | 王安 | Juyun | 聚云 |
| Lantian | 兰田 | ||
| Luchu | 鲁楚 | ||
| Wang'an | 王安 | ||
| Xiyuan | 溪源 | Bengshan | 崩山 |
| Gutai | 谷太 | ||
| Xiyuan | 西源 | ||
| Yanglinjie | 杨林街 | Baini | 白泥 |
| Fuchao | 付朝 | ||
| Longtan | 龙潭 | ||
| Yanglin | 杨林 | ||
References
- ^ a b Yanglin reorganized as a town on November 27, 2017 / 《湖南省民政厅关于撤销岳阳县杨林乡设立杨林街镇的批复》（湘民行发〔2017〕11号 2017年11月27日）, see baidu.com (Jan.4, 2018)
- ^ a b the amalgamation of villages in 2016, see diyitui.com (2016-06-28) or jinciwei.cn (2017-12-01)
- ^ a b About Yanglin Township, see xzqh.org (2011-06-08)