Wenjiashi Town | |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
Settlement Type: | Town |
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: | Liuyang |
Area Total Km2: | 155.9 |
Population: | 53,800 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 28.0511°N 113.937°W |
Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hunan |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 410315 |
Area Code: | 0731 |
Wenjiashi Town is an urban town in Liuyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China.[1] it had a population of 53,800 and an area of .[2] It borders the towns of Zhonghe and Yonghe in the north, Wanzai County in the east, Chengtanjiang Town in the west, and Yichun and Pingxiang in the south.
Wenjiashi is located at the border of Hunan and Jiangxi and it was the place where forces gathered during the Autumn Harvest Uprising. The first army flag of Chinese Red Army was raised here and the "encircle the cities from the rural areas" policy-making thoughts germinated from here. It is a source place and birthplace of Chinese revolutionaries. Now, it has one state-level cultural relic protection unit, three provincial-level cultural relic protection units, three municipal-level cultural relic protection units and it was rated as a "Historic and Cultural Town of Hunan" in 2010.
The town is divided into 11 villages and one community, the following areas: Wenjiashi Community, Wushen Village, Baixi Village, Yanqian Village, Xinfa Village, Yongfeng Village, Shuangtian Village, Dacheng Village, Xianglong Village, Wenhua Village, Shaxi Village, and Yuquan Village .
Former Residence of Yang Yong and the Site of Joining Forces in Wenjiashi of Autumn Harvest Uprising are well-known scenic spots.