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Weishan Township (Chinese: 沩山乡) is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It's surrounded by Dafu Town and Songmutang Town on the northwest, Huangcai Town on the northeast, and Xiangzikou Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 14,532 and an area of 42.8 square kilometres (16.5 sq mi).

Weishan Township
沩山乡
Township
A commanding view of Miyin Temple and Weishan Township in October 2017.
Weishan Township
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°10′32″N 111°58′01″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangsha
County-level cityNingxiang
Area
  Total42.8 km2 (16.5 sq mi)
Population
14,000
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
410627
Area code(s)0731
Websitewww.nxcity.gov.cn/wsx/index.html
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Administrative division


The township is divided into one community and four villages:


Geography


The Xiaolongtan Reservoir (小龙潭水库) is located in the township and discharges into the Wei River.[1]


Economy


The local people grow industrial crops including tobacco, Tea, peach, Weishan Maojian [zh], tofu, fish, silicon and capsicum annuum, which are important to the local economy.[1]

The region abounds with iron.[1]


Culture


Huaguxi is the most influential form of local theater.


Transport


The Huangcai-Weishan Road runs east to west from Huangcai Town to Weishan Township.

The County Road X107 runs south to north from Xiangzikou Town to Weishan Township, intersecting the County Road X036 and Wu-Min Road.


Attractions


Miyin Temple.
Miyin Temple.

Miyin Temple, was built in 813 on Wei Mountain by Weishan Lingyou, in the eighth year of the Yuanhe era of the Tang dynasty (618907). It is a well known Buddhist temple associated to Weiyang school in China. The Wei Mountain is also a scenic spot in the township and has water sports such as fishing, boating, and rafting.[1]


References


  1. Huang Haichao; Jiang Hongzhao (2002-09-01). 《宁乡史地》 [History and Geography of Ningxiang] (in Chinese). Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.





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