Kaiyun Town

Town in Hunan, People's Republic of China

Kaiyun

开云镇

Town

Kaiyun

Location of Kaiyun Town in Hunan

Coordinates: 27°14′24″N 112°51′50″E﻿ / ﻿27.2399411359°N 112.8638584169°E﻿ / 27.2399411359; 112.8638584169
Country| People's Republic of China
Province| Hunan
Prefecture-level city| Hengyang
County| Hengshan
Administrative centre| Shiguqiao Village
Divisions| 17 villages and 8 communities
Area

• Total

| 136.51 km2 (52.71 sq mi)
Population

(2016)

• Total

| 110,964
• Density| 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code| 0734
Languages| Standard Chinese, Hengzhou Hunanese
Website| http://www.hengshan.gov.cn/kyz/ (Chinese)

Kaiyun Town (simplified Chinese: 开云镇; traditional Chinese: 開雲鎮; pinyin: Kāiyún Zhèn) is a town and the seat of Hengshan County in the province of Hunan, China. The town has an area of 136.51 km2 (52.71 sq mi) with a population of 110,964 (as of 2016 census). It has 17 villages and 8 communities under its jurisdiction, and its seat is Shiguqiao Village (师古桥村).[1]

## History

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The name of Kaiyun means that the watery clouds went out of sight or disappeared. It is said that Han Yu, a great writer in the Tang dynasty came to Hengshan County. He wanted to climb the Mount Hengshan, but it had been raining and covering the mountains with clouds and fog. He recited poems and prayed, and it turned out to be cloudless and sunny. After that, a building named Kaiyun Tower (开云楼) was set up in the place of his poetry in memory of the great writer.[2]

## Subdivisions

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Administrative divisions of Kaiyun Town [3]

divisions  | the amalgamation of village-lvevel divisions in 2016
English | Chinese | area | population | residential
groups | English | Chinese
Chang'an Village | 长安村 | 12.30 | 4,362 | 29 | combination of Banqiao, Shenchong, Pingtang and Qingshan villages | 板桥村、神冲村、坪塘村、青山村合并
Yuejin Village | 跃进村 | 8.72 | 3,499 | 28 | combination of Yuejin and Longquan villages | 跃进村、龙泉村合并
Shanzhu Village | 山竹村 | 9.67 | 3,790 | 29 | combination of Shanzhu and Guanghui villages | 山竹村、光辉村合并
Hengxi Village | 衡西村 | 6.15 | 3,192 | 24 | combination of Xinping and Datang villages | 新坪村、大塘村合并
Shiguqiao Village | 师古桥村 | 3.51 | 2,625 | 17 | combination of Yuefeng and Shigu villages | 岳峰村、师古村合并
Jiansheng Village | 建胜村 | 5.90 | 3,521 | 21 | combination of Jiansheng and Jiangyong villages | 建胜村、江永村合并
Shuangquan Xincun Village | 双全新村 | 6.70 | 2,722 | 26 | the merger of Shangjiao, Shuangqua Village, Wangchong and Shuikous | 上角村、双全村、旺冲村、水口村合并
Shishang Village | 世上村 | 8.47 | 3,549 | 30 | combination Shishang, Shishi and Liushu villages | 世上村、石狮村、柳树村合并
Jinshi Village | 金石村 | 3.72 | 1,832 | 16 | combination of Jintai and Shitai villages | 金台村、石台村合并
Xinfu Village | 幸福村 | 7.17 | 3,477 | 34 | combination of Zhongfu and Xingfu villages | 种福村、幸福村合并
Shantian Village | 山田村 | 6.17 | 2,413 | 29 | combination of Jianhua and Shantian villages | 建华村、山田村合并
Xiannong Community | 先农社区 | 1.71 | 8,156 | 14 | combination of Beiwangqiao and Xiannong communities | 北望桥社区、先农社区合并
Jinxi Community | 金溪社区 | 4.36 | 2,677 | 14 | combination of Jinlong and Huanxi villages | 金龙村、环溪村合并
Lianglukou Community | 两路口社区 | 8.28 | 9,930 | 23 | combination of Lianglukou Community, Jinshi and Paitang villages | 两路口社区、金狮村、排塘村合并
Dongfeng Community | 东风社区 | 6.03 | 6,389 | 44 | combination of Dongfeng Community, Xiangheng and Guanxiang villages | 东风社区、湘衡村、观湘村合并
Shaquan Community | 沙泉社区 | 3.84 | 3,658 | 28 | combination of Shaquan Community, Jiantang, Jietang, Rujia and Quanshui villages | 沙泉社区、建塘村、界塘村、茹家村、泉水村合并
Guihua Village | 桂花村 | 3.33 | 2,448 | 17 |  |
Jiulong Village | 九龙村 | 3.68 | 2,452 | 11 |  |
Yueshi Village | 岳狮村 | 3.69 | 1,543 | 14 |  |
Longzhu Village | 龙珠村 | 3.20 | 1,313 | 8 |  |
Bali Village | 八里村 | 5.79 | 3,118 | 19 |  |
Qingfeng Village | 青峰村 | 9.24 | 2,512 | 17 |  |
Gantangqiao Community | 甘棠桥社区 | 2.16 | 10,229 | 21 |  |
Zijin Community | 紫巾社区 | 0.62 | 8,744 | 17 |  |
Daqiao Community | 大桥社区 | 2.10 | 12,813 | 14 |  |
total |  | 136.51 | 110,964 | 544 |  |

## References

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1. ^ 开云镇简介. Hengshan County People's Government.
2. ^ 衡山县乡镇简志 [Brief Records of Towns and Townships in Hengshan County]. 团结出版社 [Tuanjie Press]. June 2017. ISBN 978-7-5126-5274-3.团结出版社Category:Articles+containing+Chinese-language+text+[Tuanjie+Press]&rft.date=2017-06&rft.isbn=978-7-5126-5274-3&rft_id=http://book.hengshan.gov.cn/xzjz/#p=49&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Kaiyun+Town" class="Z3988">
3. ^ Subdivisionsof Kaiyun Town, see hengshan.gov (2016-10-11)

## External links

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* Official Website / Chinese (中文)

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Township-level divisions of Hengshan County (November 18, 2015 - present)

county seat: Kaiyun Town (开云镇)

7 towns|

* Baiguo (白果镇)
* Changjiang (长江镇)
* Dianmen (店门镇)
* Donghu (东湖镇)
* Kaiyun (开云镇)
* Xinqiao (新桥镇)
* Xuanzhou (萱洲镇)

5 townships|

* Futianpu (福田铺乡)
* Guantang (贯塘乡)
* Jiangdong (江东乡)
* Lingpo (岭坡乡)
* Yonghe (永和乡)

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