Yiyang

For other uses, see Yiyang (disambiguation).

Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China

Yiyang

益阳市

I-yang

Prefecture-level city

Location of Yiyang City jurisdiction in Hunan

Yiyang

Location of the city centre in Hunan

Coordinates (Yiyang municipal government): 28°33′18″N 112°21′22″E﻿ / ﻿28.5549°N 112.3560°E﻿ / 28.5549; 112.3560
Country| People's Republic of China
Province| Hunan
Municipal seat| Heshan District
Area

• Prefecture-level city

| 12,144 km2 (4,689 sq mi)
• Urban

(2017)[1]

| 109.00 km2 (42.09 sq mi)
• Districts[1]| 1,851.0 km2 (714.7 sq mi)
Population

(2010 Census)

• Prefecture-level city

| 4,313,084
• Density| 360/km2 (920/sq mi)
• Urban

(2017)[1]

| 666,600
• Districts[1]

| 1,459,000
GDP[2]

• Prefecture-level city| CN¥ 210.8 billion
US$ 31.3 billion
• Per capita| CN¥ 55,567
US$ 8,263
Time zone| UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code|

413000

Area code| 0737
ISO 3166 code| CN-HN-09
Website| www.yiyang.gov.cn/yiyang/index.htm

Yiyang (simplified Chinese: 益阳; traditional Chinese: 益陽; pinyin: Yìyáng) is a prefecture-level city on the Zi River in Hunan province, China, straddling Lake Dongting and bordering Hubei to the north. According to the 2010 Census, Yiyang has a population of 4,313,084 inhabitants residing in an area of 12,144 km2 (4,689 sq mi). The previous census was in 2000 when it was recorded there were 4,309,143 inhabitants.[3]

## History

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Yiyang county was founded in 221 BC after Qin conquered Chu state. It is designated Yiyang as the county seat was situated at the north bank of the Yi River (modern Zi River). Then the present-day jurisdiction mostly became a part of the Principality of Changsha commandery during the Western Han.[4]

## Subdivisions

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Map including Yiyang (labeled as 益陽 I-YANG (YIYANG)) (AMS, 1953)

Yiyang administers two districts, one county-level city, and three counties. The information here presented uses the metric system and data from 2010 national census.

Map

Ziyang

Heshan

Nan
County

Taojiang
County

Anhua
County

Yuanjiang
(city)

English Name  | Simplified  | Traditional  | Pinyin  | Area  | Population  | Density

|
|
|
|
|
|

Ziyang District | 资阳区 | 資陽區 | Zīyáng Qū | 680  | 410,542  | 604
Heshan District | 赫山区 | 赫山區 | Hèshān Qū | 1,379  | 839,265  | 609
Yuanjiang City | 沅江市 | Yuánjiāng Shì | 2,071  | 667,104  | 322
Nan County | 南县 | 南縣 | Nán Xiàn | 1,075  | 725,562  | 675
Taojiang County | 桃江县 | 桃江縣 | Táojiāng Xiàn | 2,063  | 769,568  | 373
Anhua County | 安化县 | 安化縣 | Ānhuà Xiàn | 4,950  | 901,043  | 182

## Climate

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Climate data for Yiyang (Heshan District), elevation 46 m (151 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 24.8
(76.6)  | 30.4
(86.7)  | 33.0
(91.4)  | 35.2
(95.4)  | 36.2
(97.2)  | 37.4
(99.3)  | 40.4
(104.7)  | 41.0
(105.8)  | 39.3
(102.7)  | 36.0
(96.8)  | 31.4
(88.5)  | 25.5
(77.9)  | 41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 8.5
(47.3)  | 11.4
(52.5)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 26.9
(80.4)  | 30.0
(86.0)  | 33.4
(92.1)  | 32.6
(90.7)  | 28.2
(82.8)  | 22.9
(73.2)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 11.3
(52.3)  | 21.7
(71.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 5.1
(41.2)  | 7.7
(45.9)  | 11.9
(53.4)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 26.0
(78.8)  | 29.2
(84.6)  | 28.5
(83.3)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 18.7
(65.7)  | 13.0
(55.4)  | 7.5
(45.5)  | 17.7
(63.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 2.7
(36.9)  | 5.0
(41.0)  | 8.8
(47.8)  | 14.4
(57.9)  | 19.1
(66.4)  | 22.9
(73.2)  | 25.9
(78.6)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 21.1
(70.0)  | 15.7
(60.3)  | 10.0
(50.0)  | 4.8
(40.6)  | 14.7
(58.4)
Record low °C (°F)  | −8.6
(16.5)  | −6.9
(19.6)  | −2.1
(28.2)  | 2.5
(36.5)  | 9.5
(49.1)  | 14.5
(58.1)  | 19.4
(66.9)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 11.4
(52.5)  | 3.5
(38.3)  | −1.4
(29.5)  | −9.2
(15.4)  | −9.2
(15.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 80.4
(3.17)  | 88.3
(3.48)  | 147.1
(5.79)  | 177.9
(7.00)  | 199.3
(7.85)  | 222.3
(8.75)  | 189.3
(7.45)  | 127.7
(5.03)  | 97.5
(3.84)  | 82.3
(3.24)  | 82.3
(3.24)  | 55.1
(2.17)  | 1,549.5
(61.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.4  | 13.5  | 16.8  | 15.9  | 15.9  | 14.9  | 11.2  | 10.9  | 9.6  | 11.4  | 10.5  | 10.8  | 154.8
Average snowy days  | 5.9  | 3.2  | 0.8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.1  | 1.9  | 11.9
Average relative humidity (%)  | 79  | 79  | 79  | 77  | 77  | 81  | 76  | 77  | 78  | 77  | 77  | 76  | 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 66.7  | 68.8  | 89.8  | 115.7  | 134.5  | 131.6  | 202.8  | 188.7  | 142.9  | 121.5  | 108.5  | 95.6  | 1,467.1
Percentage possible sunshine | 20  | 22  | 24  | 30  | 32  | 32  | 48  | 47  | 39  | 34  | 34  | 30  | 33
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

## Agriculture

[edit]

Yiyang has many hilly farmlands in its vicinity. The primary crop around Yiyang is rice, with tea, and bamboo is also grown.

## Government

[edit]

Main article: Politics of Yiyang

The current CPC Party Secretary of Yiyang is Qu Hai and the current mayor is Zhang Zhiheng.

## Culture, people and language

[edit]

Huaguxi, the local Hunanese opera is very popular in Yiyang. The cuisine of Yiyang (a species of Xiang cuisine) is very famous for its spicy food made from pure chili peppers.

Yiyang has many famous people in the modern time of China. Ho Feng-Shan is very famous in the history of Chinese foreign affairs since he had saved many Jewish families in Europe and China when he worked as a diplomat for China during World War II. Libo Zhou is a well-known writer in China, who was born in Yiyang.

The language in Yiyang is "Yiyong-Wa" (Yiyang Dialect), which belongs to New Xiang dialect of the Chinese language. This dialect is very prevalent in all of Yiyang. But the western area of Anhua County of Yiyang has a slightly different accent, which is close to the Old Xiang accent of the Loudi District. Yiyang Dialect retains many ancient words and pronunciations and is influenced surprisingly little by Mandarin Chinese. Consequently, the Yiyang Dialect is very hard to understand for outsiders, although its speakers can communicate well with the speakers of other New Xiang dialects.

## Religions

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Historically, Buddhism and Taoism both played very important roles in the life of Yiyang people. In modern times, both of these religions experienced a decline, as in many other places in China. Nowadays, however, Buddhism and Christianity have many adherents in Yiyang, respectively 340,500 and 238,100 registered members.

## Colleges and universities

[edit]

* Hunan City University (湖南城市学院)

## International relations

[edit]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in China

### Twin towns — Sister cities

[edit]

Yiyang is twinned with:

* Stara Zagora, Bulgaria (1994.12.04)
* Namhae County, South Korea (2006)
* Petah Tikva, Israel (2011)
* Rajshahi, Bangladesh (2018)
* Guarulhos, Brazil (2019)

## Tourist attractions

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White Deer Temple is a popular attraction.

The Former Residence of Zhou Libo is a well known tourist spot.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 68\. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
2. ^ "2022年湖南省各市州地区生产总值（三季度".[permanent dead link]
3. ^ (in Chinese) Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
4. ^ 中国大百科全书（第二版） [Encyclopedia of China (2nd Edition)] (in Chinese). Vol. 26\. Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 2009. p. 388\. ISBN 978-7-500-07958-3.
5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
6. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

## External links

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* Hntj.gov.cn Archived 2006-05-27 at the Wayback Machine – provides a brief overview of the city
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