Hongxing, Ya'an Explained

Hongxing
Translit Lang1:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Type:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Info:红星镇
Translit Lang1 Type1:Pinyin
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:China Sichuan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sichuan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sichuan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Ya'an
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Mingshan
Area Total Km2:37
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:11514
Timezone:China Standard Time
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:30.1203°N 103.1589°W
Elevation M:679

Hongxing or Hongxingzhen is a town situated in the Mingshan County of Sichuan, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Ya'an prefecture-level city. It is located along China National Highway 318 (Route G5), about by road southwest of the town of Pujian and by road northeast of Ya'an.[1] It has an area of and as of 2004 had a population of 11,514 people. and 12,375.1 acres of arable land.[2] With an average elevation of 679 metres, it has an average temperature of 15.5 degrees Celsius and average annual rainfall of 1300 mm.[2] Principal activities include corn, wheat, tea, and melon production, pig farming and fishing.[2]

Administrative divisions

The township-level division contains the following villages:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Maps. Google Maps.
  2. Web site: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://www.chinaquhua.cn/sichuan/mingshanxian_hongxingzhen.html&ei=nQTFT7b4Nc328QOc-9jKCg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CGMQ7gEwAg&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25E7%25BA%25A2%25E6%2598%259F%25E9%2595%2587%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DVtl%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26channel%3Drcs%26prmd%3Dimvns. zh:红星镇. Chinaquahua.cn. 29 May 2012. Chinese.
  3. Web site: Hongxiang Town, Acheng . https://archive.today/20130419082222/http://www.cfguide.com/town/town_hongxing_346547143.htm . dead . 19 April 2013 . CF Guide . 29 May 2012 .