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City
  
Changsha

Population
  
43,000

Postal code
  
410617

Local time
  
Saturday 12:42 PM

Area code
  
0731

County-level city
  
Ningxiang County

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Area
  
106.2 km²

Province
  
Hunan

Datunying

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Weather
  
13°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 67% Humidity

Datunying Town (simplified Chinese: 大屯营镇; traditional Chinese: 大屯營鎮; pinyin: Dàtúnyíng Zhèn) is a rural town in Ningxiang County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Huaminglou Town on the north, Daolin Town on the east, and Shaoshan City on the southwest. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 39,819 and an area of 106.2 square kilometres (41.0 sq mi).

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Map of Datunyingxiang, Ningxiang, Changsha, Hunan, China

Administrative division

The town is divided into thirteen villages: Xinmin Village (新民村), Baiyang Village (白洋村), Shaoguang Village (韶光村), Zongyi Village (宗一村), Meihu Village (梅湖村), Sanxianao Village (三仙坳村), Shaohe Village (韶河村), Datunying Village (大屯营村), Tianli Village (天里村), Hexi Village (河西村), Shibei Village (狮北村), Jinxing Village (靳兴村) and Shijiawan Village (石家湾村).

Geography

The Jin River, a tributary of the Xiang River, flows through the town.

Economy

Tea and tobacco are important to the economy.

Education

There is one senior high school located with the town limits: Ningxiang County Ninth Senior High School (宁乡九中).

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Celebrity

  • Ouyang Qin (simplified Chinese: 欧阳钦; traditional Chinese: 歐陽欽; pinyin: Oūyáng Qīn,1900–1978), politician.
  • Zhou Dawu (simplified Chinese: 周达武; traditional Chinese: 周達武; pinyin: Zhōu Dáwǔ), general.
  • Zhu Jianfan (simplified Chinese: 朱剑凡; traditional Chinese: 朱劍凡; pinyin: Zhū Jiànfán,1883–1932), educator.
  • Cheng Wenshan (Chinese: 成文山); 1929-2008), educator.
  • References

    Datunying Wikipedia