Beisheng Town (simplified Chinese: 北盛镇; traditional Chinese: 北盛鎮; pinyin: Běishèng Zhèn) is a town under the administration of Liuyang, Hunan, China. As of the 2016 census^[update] it had a population of 58,400 and an area of 78.4 square kilometres (30.3 sq mi). It borders Shashi Town in the north, Yong'an Town in the west, Jiaoxi Township and Chunkou Town in the east, and Dongyang Town in the south.

Beisheng 北盛镇
Town
Former Residence of Wang Zhen in the town.
Beisheng Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°15′41″N 113°24′20″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Changsha
County-level city	Liuyang
Area
• Total	78.4 km2 (30.3 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	58,400
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	410324
Area code	0731

Administrative divisions

The town is divided into 13 villages and two communities: Beishengcang Community, Wulong Community, Mazhan Village, Bajiao Village, Bianzhou Village, Boyang Village, Zhakou Village, Yanwuzhou Village, Lianfang Village, Yaojin Village, Huanyuan Village, Baitang Village, Yazhouhu Village, Bamao Village, and Zhuoran Village.

Education

Public junior high school in the town includes Beisheng Meddle School. There is one senior high school located with the town limits: Liuyang No. 6 High School.

Transportation

• Expressway: Liuyang-Liling Expressway

Attractions

• The Former Residence of Wang Zhen is a scenic spot in the town.

Notable persons

• Li Xiang (born 1967), an electronic information expert, major general, and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]
• Wang Zhen (general) (1908–1993), one of the Eight Elders of the Communist Party of China.

References

• 行政区划网-浏阳市历史沿革 (in Chinese (China)). XZQH.org.
• 浏阳政务网-浏阳乡镇街道介绍 (in Chinese (China)). Liuyang People's Government. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.
• 2000 Census information from 湖南省2000年第五次全国人口普查乡、镇、街道数据 (in Chinese (China)). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.

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