| Weishan Township | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans | ||||
| Native Name: | 沩山乡 | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Province | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Hunan | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Changsha | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | County-level city | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Ningxiang | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 42.8 | ||||
| Population: | 14,000 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
| Coordinates: | 28.1756°N 111.9669°W | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | China Hunan | ||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | top | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hunan | ||||
| Timezone: | China Standard | ||||
| Utc Offset: | +08:00 | ||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||
| Postal Code: | 410627 | ||||
| Area Code: | 0731 | ||||
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Weishan Township is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It's surrounded by Dafu Town and Songmutang Town on the northwest, Huangcai Town on the northeast, and Xiangzikou Town on the south. census it had a population of 14,532 and an area of .
The township is divided into one community and four villages:
The Xiaolongtan Reservoir is located in the township and discharges into the Wei River.[1]
The local people grow industrial crops including tobacco, Tea, peach,, tofu, fish, silicon and capsicum annuum, which are important to the local economy.
The region abounds with iron.
Huaguxi is the most influential form of local theater.
The Huangcai-Weishan Road runs east to west from Huangcai Town to Weishan Township.
The County Road X107 runs south to north from Xiangzikou Town to Weishan Township, intersecting the County Road X036 and Wu-Min Road.
Miyin Temple, was built in 813 on Wei Mountain by Weishan Lingyou, in the eighth year of the Yuanhe era of the Tang dynasty (618 - 907). It is a well known Buddhist temple associated with Weiyang school in China. The Wei Mountain is also a scenic spot in the township and has water sports such as fishing, boating, and rafting.