Caizichi


Caizichi Subdistrict is a subdistrict and the seat of Leiyang City in the province of Hunan, China. The subdistrict has an area of with a population of 181,173. It has 10 communities under its jurisdiction.

History

The subdistrict of Caizichi is the ancient county seat of Leiyang County. There have been many historical events in the subdistrict. In 208 AD, Pang Tong was appointed as the county magistrate of Leiyang.
In 770 AD,to escape the scourge of war, Du Fu went to Chenzhou from Changsha, when traveling to Leiyang, he encountered flood. After staying for several days, Du Fu died of illness and was buried in 1 kilometer north of county seat.
In 1516, Gong Fuquan, the head of the Chengui Peasants' Revolt captured the county seat.
On August 14, 1843, the Supervisor Yang Dapeng organized about four to five hundred peasants to enter the county seat and ordered the county magistrate Li Jinzhi to post a notice for reduction of money and grain tax. In April of the following year, because of the unbearable tax burden, he led more than one thousand of peasants to siege the county seat, After several failed attempts, he was seized and more than 200 peasants were killed by the end of June.
In early May 1918, the two troops of Cheng Qian Department of the South Army and Wu Peifu Department of the North Army met in Leiyang. On June 6, the South Army captured the county seat of Leiyang. On June 15, the two sides negotiated an armistice. The North Army established the county office in the county seat and the county office of North Army is located in Shangbao Street, the county was divided to govern by the two troops.
In 1942, 24 Japanese invading planes throwed 44 bombs three times, in this bombing, 128 people died and 244 were injured, 627 rooms and 1 car were destroyed.

Geography

Caizichi is one of six urban subdistricts and the core urban area located in the central part of the city.

Subdivision

The subdistrict of Caizichi has 10 communities under its jurisdiction.
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