Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Prefecture-level city Chenzhou | Province Hunan Postal code 4242XX | |
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Country People's Republic of China | ||
Yizhang County (simplified Chinese: 宜章县; traditional Chinese: 宜章縣; pinyin: Yízhāng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City.
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Map of Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Located on the southern margin of the province, it is adjacent to the south of the city proper in Chenzhou, and near to the northern border of Guangdong. The county borders to the north by Zixing City, Suxian and Beihu Districts, to the west by Linwu County, Lianzhou City of Guangdong, to the south and the southeast by Yangshan, Ruyuan Counties and Lechang City of Guangdong and Rucheng County. Yizhang County covers 2,142.7 km2 (827.3 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 644,300 and a resident population of 589,400. The county has 14 towns and 5 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Yuxi Town (玉溪镇).
History
In early 1928 Zhu De's troops, survivors of the Nanchang Uprising, Little Long March and Battle of Shantou, found refuge here with the local warlord. Chen Yi was with him; neither dared reveal his identity at the time. It was from here that a rested and bolstered communist column marched to the Jinggangshan Mountains in April to join the hold-outs from another uprising.
County town
The county town is at the border between Hunan and Guangdong. The national highway from Guangzhou to Beijing passes through the middle of the town.
Environment
A beautiful tourist park is Mangshan Mountain National Forest Park. The 1902-meter peak of Shikengkong (石坑崆), on the interprovincial border, stands some 50 km south of the county town.
Mangshan pitviper and Mangshan horned toad have been described as new species to science from specimens collected from Mangshan (Mount Mang).