Gutang, Lianyuan Explained

Gutang Township
Native Name:古塘乡
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hunan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name3:Lianyuan
Area Total Km2:56
Population:23,000
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:27.8953°N 111.6394°W
Pushpin Map:Hunan
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hunan
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:0738

Gutang Township is an rural township in Lianyuan, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.

Administrative division

The township is divided into 24 villages, the following areas: Gutang Village, Liangyuan Village, Shenjia Village, Xiaojia Village, Tangbian Village, Tangbian Village, Chexi Village, Qunshan Village, Dingjia Village, Shanfeng Village, Shatuo Village, Zhaojia Village, Poshi Village, Wangyan Village, Xin Village, Maitang Village, Dawanli Village, Pingling Village, Luoshan Village, Niubu Village, Chitang Village, Zhulian Village, Fuxin Village, Fengmu Village, and Dahushan Village (古塘村、良院村、申家村、肖家村、塘边村、车溪村、群山村、丁家村、杉凤村、砂托村、赵家村、破石村、望岩村、新村、麦塘村、大湾里村、坪岭村、落山村、牛埠村、池塘村、竹联村、复新村、枫木村、大虎山村).

Phoenix School for Girls

The Phoenix School for Girls was a non-profit secondary school for girls in rural Poshi Village (Chinese: 破石村) in Gutang. The school was established to address the shortage of educational options for rural girls, who are often denied education due to the cost of tuition. The school is the product of collaborations between the local community and the American Friends Service Committee. The first class graduated in June 2005.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Reilly . James . 2005-03-01 . The Phoenix School For Girls . . 2023-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230618094458/https://www.friendsjournal.org/2005030/ . 2023-06-18 .