Tuojiang, Fenghuang


Tuojiang Town is an ancient town and the seat of Fenghuang County in Hunan, China. It has an area of with a population of 112,200. 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.

History

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.
In 2005, the township of Qiliangqiao was amalgamated to the town, it had an area of with 6 communities and 24 villages. on November 30, 2015, the township of Guanzhuang was merged to the town, it has an area of with 7 communities and 34 villages.

Amalgamation of villages in 2016

Geography

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.

Subdivisions

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.
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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.