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.
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).
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]