Pingcha (Chinese: 平茶镇) is a rural town in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 11,000 and an area of 160-square-kilometre (62 sq mi). The town is bordered to the north by Outuan Township, to the east by Xinchang Town, to the south by Deshun Township, and to the west by Gaotun Subdistrict of Liping County.[1]
Pingcha Town | |
|---|---|
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 平茶镇 |
| • Traditional | 平茶鎮 |
| • Pinyin | Píngchá Zhèn |
  Pingcha Town Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°20′56″N 109°22′45″E / 26.348991°N 109.379135°E | |
| Country |  China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture | Huaihua |
| Autonomous county | Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County |
| Area | |
• Total | 160 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | 11,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 418406 |
| Area code | 0745 |
History
editAfter the establishment of the Communist State in 1950, the Pingcha Township (Chinese: 平察乡) was set up. At that time, it was under the jurisdiction of Jinping County, Guizhou Province. In 1955 it came under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, Hunan Province. In 1958 it was renamed "Pingcha People's Commune". In 1994 it was upgraded to a town.[1]
Administrative division
editAs of 2017, the town is divided into ten villages: Pingcha (Chinese: 平茶村), Xinshan (Chinese: 新山村), Mianhua (Chinese: 棉花村), Malukou (Chinese: 马路口村), Xiaocha (Chinese: 小岔村), Shaba (Chinese: 沙坝村), Guantuan (Chinese: 官团村), Tielu (Chinese: 铁炉村), Dixiang (Chinese: 地祥村), Jiangbian (Chinese: 江边村), and one community: Pingcha Community (Chinese: 平茶居委会).
Geography
editThe highest point in the town is Mount Yuhua (Chinese: 玉华山), which, at 1,107 metres (3,632 ft) above sea level.
Economy
editThe town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. Mineral resources include gold, manganese, antimony and mineral water.
Festival
editLusheng Festival (Chinese: 芦笙节) on the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the Chinese calendar is a festival in this town.
Transportation
editThe Provincial Highway S222 passes across the town northeast to southwest.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Pan Rongjian, ed. (2009). "Pingcha Town" 《平茶镇》. 《靖州苗族侗族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. pp. 229–230. ISBN 978-7-105-08631-3.
- ^ Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). "Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County" 《靖州苗族侗族自治县》. 《中国分省系列地图册：湖南》 [Maps of Provinces in China: Hunan] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: SinoMaps Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.