Country China District Wangcheng District Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Local time Wednesday 1:32 PM Province Hunan | City Changsha Seat Huánghuātáng Area 62 km² Population 28,014 (2002) Named for Lei Feng | |
Weather 9°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Leifeng (simplified Chinese: 雷锋街道; traditional Chinese: 雷鋒街道; pinyin: Léifēng jiēdào) is a subdistrict of Wangcheng District in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. Leifeng's area is 82.4 km2 (31.8 square miles) and its population is about 43,000 (as of 2016). The place is named after a Chinese hero Lei Feng who was born here.
Contents
- Map of Leifengzhen Wangcheng Changsha Hunan China 410205
- History
- Liaojiaping subdistrict
- Subdivision
- Subdivison of pre Leifeng before 2015
- Transportation
- Attractions
- Locator maps
- References
Map of Leifengzhen, Wangcheng, Changsha, Hunan, China, 410205
History
Leifeng was a partion of Wangyue (望岳乡) and Bairuopu (白箬乡) townships in 1949, Anqing township (安庆乡) was formed in 1950. Huanghuatang commune was formed in 1968, it was renamed as Huanghuatang township in 1984. On March 16, 1993, Huanghuatang township was renamed Leifeng town.
Liaojiaping subdistrict
Liaojiaping (廖家坪街道) was a subdistrict formed from a partion of Huangjin (黄金街道) On August 28, 2012. It covered 22.16 km2 (8.56 sq mi) with a population of 10,269 in 2012. There were 3 villages of Liaojiaping (廖家坪村), Baima (白马村) and Sanyi (三益村) under its jurisdiction; its administrative centre was at Sanyi. it was also merged to Leifeng on November 19, 2015.
Subdivision
After merging with Liaojiaping on November 19, 2015, Leifeng contained 8 villages and 2 residential communities. Leifeng community was formed by merging of Leifeng village and Runyuan residential community (润园社区) on March 23, 2016, the Leifeng subdistrict has 2 residential communities and 7 villages under its jurisdiction.
Subdivison of pre-Leifeng before 2015
Leifeng had 15 villages and 2 residential communities in 2002, the villages and communities were merged into 6 villages and a residential community in 2003, the Heyeba village (荷叶坝村) was changed to the Dongfanghong town of Yuelu district in 2004, Leifeng had 5 villages and a residential community under its jurisdiction from 2004 to 2014.
Transportation
China National Highway 319 and the G0401 Changsha Ring Expressway (G0401) pass through the town and an interchange with the Changzhang Expressway (G5513) is nearby. The Changsha Railway Station is 15 km away, and Changsha Huanghua International Airport is 35 km away.
Attractions
Léifēng is the site of Léi Fēng Memorial Hall (雷锋纪念馆; 雷鋒紀念館 Léi Fēng Jìniànguǎn). The hall was begun in 1966 and completed in November 1968. It includes 349 displays on the life and veneration of Red Chinese hero Léi Fēng.