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City
  
Xiangtan

Population
  
19,500

Postal code
  
411300

Local time
  
Sunday 12:09 PM

Area code
  
0732

County-level city
  
Shaoshan

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Area
  
28 km²

Province
  
Hunan

Yintian, Shaoshan

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Weather
  
18°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 92% Humidity

Yintian Town (simplified Chinese: 银田镇; traditional Chinese: 銀田鎮; pinyin: Yíntián Zhèn) is an urban town in Shaoshan City, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 19,560 and an area of 28 square kilometres (11 sq mi).

Contents

Map of Yintianzhen, Shaoshan, Xiangtan, Hunan, China, 411302

Administrative division

The town is divided into eleven villages and a community: Yintianzhen Community (银田镇社区), Qingshi Village (青石村), South Village (南村), Chayuan Village (茶园村), Aoshi Village (鳌石村), Fengjia Village (凤家村), Changtian Village (长田村), Nanhu Village (南湖村), Sanhua Village (三华村), Xifeng Village (夕丰村), Beituo Village (北托村), and Huaixing Village (槐星村).

Geography

The Longgu Mountain (龙骨岭) is a scenic spot in the town, the highest point of the mountain, measures 158.2 metres (519 ft).

Economy

The region abounds with coal, limestone, and sepiolite.

Transportation

The S208 Provincial Highway (S208省道) runs through the town.

Attractions

Yintian Temple (银田寺), built in 1459, in the third year of the age of Tianshun of Emperor Yingzong, is a Buddhism temple and scenic spot.

References

Yintian, Shaoshan Wikipedia


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