| Tuojiang Town | |
| Translit Lang1: | Chinese |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Simplified |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | 沱江镇 |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Traditional |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 沱江鎮 |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Pinyin |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Tuójiāng Zhèn |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hunan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fenghuang |
| Area Total Km2: | 116.7 |
| Population: | 78,000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 416299 |
| Area Code: | 0743 |
Tuojiang Town is an ancient town and the seat of Fenghuang County in Hunan, China. It has an area of 191.7km2 with a population of 112,200 (as of 2015). The town has 29 villages and 7 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat is at Fenghuang South Road . The town is famous for Ancient City of Fenghuang, it is one of the most important tourist destinations in Hunan and one of AAAA-rated tourist attractions.
The town of Tuojiang is an ancient town. it was City of Wuzhaisi which was the seat of Wuzhai Tusi formed in Yuan dynasty. Camp Fenghuang was established there in 1704 and Camp Fenghuang was upgraded to Military Department of Fenghuang in 1736, it became the seat of Fenghuang Military Department. Military Department of Fenghuang ceased to be a military unit, the county of Fenghuang was formed in 1912, it is the seat of the county. In 1942, the town of Zhengan was renamed as Tuojiang after the Tuojiang River which runs through it.[1]
In 2005, the township of Qiliangqiao was amalgamated to the town, it had an area of 116.7km2 with 6 communities and 24 villages (as of 2011). on November 30, 2015, the township of Guanzhuang was merged to the town, it has an area of 191.7km2 with 7 communities and 34 villages (as of 2015).[2]
| align=center colspan=4 | Amalgamation of villages in 2016[3] | |||
| align=center colspan=2 | villages | align=center colspan=2 | former villages | |
| English | Chinese | English | Chinese | |
| align=left rowspan=2 | Changping Village | 长坪村 | Changping Village | 长坪村 |
| Shanmu Village | 杉木坪村 | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Chengbei Community | 城北社区 | Chengbei Community | 城北社区 |
| Guanyanwu Village | 关岩屋村 | |||
| Wangjiazhai Village | 王家寨村 | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Dutian Village | 杜田村 | Dutian Village | 杜田村 |
| Gaofeng Village | 高峰村 | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Xikou Village | 溪口村 | Xikou Village | 溪口村 |
| Maobianchong Village | 毛边冲村 |
The town of Tuojiang is located in the east of Fenghuang County, it is bordered by the township of Dashuitian to the south, by the towns of Liaojiaqiao and Qiangongping to the west, by the towns of Jinxin and Mujiangping to the north, by the townships of Shiyangzui and Banlishu of Mayang County to the east.
The township of Guanzhuang was merged to the town, it had 7 communities and 34 villages under its jurisdiction in 2015. Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016, its villages were reduced to 29 from 34, the town of Tuojiang has 29 villages and 7 communities under its jurisdiction.[4]
The town of Tuojiang is one of national famous historical and cultural cities in China, the Miaojiang Great Wall, hanging houses, ancient architectural complex and two national historical and cultural sites of Old Fortress of Fenghuang and Shen Congwen's Former Residence are important tourist attractions.[3]