Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 3,635 km² Population 1.111 million (2010) | Postal code 4176XX | |
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Country People's Republic of China | ||
Xinhua County (simplified Chinese: 新化县; traditional Chinese: 新化縣; pinyin: Xīnhuà Xiàn)Vis a county and the 4th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Loudi City.
Map of Xinhua, Loudi, Hunan, China
Located along the middle reaches of the Zi River, it covers 3,635 square kilometers and has a population of 1,291,626 (2002). Xinhua shares the border with Lengshuijiang, Lianyuan, Xinshao, Xupu and Longhui counties and cities. As a county, it was founded at 1072 (Northern Song Dynasty) and now it is under jurisdiction of the Loudi City and subdivided into 7 townships and 19 towns, Shangmei Town (上梅镇; 上梅鎮; Shàngméi zhèn) is the county seat.
In 2011, media attention was attracted by a construction project started by the county's government. In the hope of attracting tourists, the officials wanted to build a lavish temple (Xiongshan Si - 熊山寺; "Bear Mountain Temple"), diverting funds from more essential projects.