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Yongzhou Municipality, A prefecture-level city under Hunan Province , In Chinese [永州市]

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Administrative Division Code : 431100;
Post Code : 425000;
Phone Area Code :0746
The Prefix of Motor Vehicle License Plate : 湘M
The Prefix of Citizen Identity Card Number: 431100
Area Coverage: 22255 square kilometers;
Population : 5,860,000 persons;
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Current Weather of Yongzhou:
The adminitrative division form of Yongzhou is Municipality, which is one of the four administrative divisional forms at the the second level of China local administrative division system .
Municipality is also referred to as a prefecture level city (地级市). Most of Chinese big cities belong to this variety.
A prefecture-level municipality is subject to the juridiction of a provincial government ,and directly controls some urban districts while overseeing some counties or smaller cities on behalf of the provincial government.
Thus it's normal to see a large City (a Municipality) have juridiction over some small cities in China.
Subdivisions Under the jurisdication of Yongzhou Municipality
S/NFull NameIn Chinese In PinyinDivison type
1Lengshuitan District冷水滩区Lengshuitan QuDistrict
2Zhishan District零陵区lingling QuDistrict
3Jianghua Yao Aut. County江华瑶族自治县Jianghua County
4Xintian County新田县Xintian XianCounty
5Lanshan County蓝山县Lanshan XianCounty
6Ningyuan County宁远县Ningyuan XianCounty
7Jiangyong County江永县Jiangyong XianCounty
8Daoxian County道县Daoxian County
9Shuangpai County双牌县Shuangpai XianCounty
10Dong’an County东安县Dong'an XianCounty
11Qiyang County祁阳县Qiyang XianCounty
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Overview



Yongzhou was called Linglin. It is located at southern China, north to Nanling Mountains. It is at the join of Xiao River and Xiang River. It has 9 counties under its jurisdiction, covering an area of 24 thousand square kilometers.



Yongzhou is one of the four cities of history and culture in Hunan Province. Here exists the culture of ancient emperor Shun, the calligraphy art of Huaisu and He Shaoji, Liu Culture and ancient female’s script (Nüshu). Shun was the ancient emperor in legend. Zhou Dunyi was famous for its materialism and his morality. Monk Huaisu was famous for his cursive. Liu Zongyuan was a literator as well as an official with profound thoughts of loving people. The female’s script in Jiangyong is mysterious. The mountains and waters of Yongzhou combine natural beauty and beautiful stories. The tomb of Emperor Shun at Jiuyi Mountain, the temple of Liuzi (Liu Zongyuan), Yangming Mountain, Shunhuang Mountian, Wuxi Cliffside Inscription, Jianghua Yao County and Xiangyuan Hotspring are favored by tourists.



Yongzhou is subjected to sub-tropical climate, with enough rainfall, fertile fields and rich resources. It has been called “the home of grapefruit” and “the home of fir”. There are three national forest parks and five provincial level natural protection areas. It is also called the home of manganese. There are 50 kinds of mineral resources which have been discovered, among which the reserves of manganese is number one in Hunan province, accounting one seventh of national total reserves.



Yongzhou is the nearest city from Hunan to Guilin, as well as one of the nearest cities to Guangzhou. It has been an important transportation fort from central and eastern China area to Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and southwest China. It is also an important opening door of Hunan. Of the city, Xiang River can reach Yangtze River in the north, Pearl River in the south. There are two national highways, 10 provincial highways. The railway across north Yongzhou connects southwest areas and Hainan Province, Guangxi Province.

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