Xiangtan
Sign in to saveXiangtan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hunan province, south-central China. The hometowns of several founding leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, including Chairman Mao Zedong, President Liu Shaoqi, and Marshal Peng Dehuai, are in Xiangtan's administration, as well as the hometowns of Qing dynasty and republic era painter Qi Baishi, scholar-general Zeng Guofan, and tennis player Peng Shuai.
Key facts
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- Xiangtan
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- 湘潭市
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- Prefecture-level city
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- Siangtan; Hsiangtan
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- Jinyuan Square (2010 photo) <!--
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- Location of Xiangtan Prefecture within Hunan Province.
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- China Hunan
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- bottom
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- Location of the city centre in Hunan
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- Country
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- People's Republic of China
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- Province
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- Hunan
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- Municipal seat
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18 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-Ming dynasty
- Ming and Qing dynasties
- Population
- Geography and climate
- Administrative divisions
- Economy
- Government
- Transportation
- Tourism
- Sports
- Colleges and universities
- Notable locals
- See also
- Notes
- External links
Xiangtan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hunan province, south-central China. The hometowns of several founding leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, including Chairman Mao Zedong, President Liu Shaoqi, and Marshal Peng Dehuai, are in Xiangtan's administration, as well as the hometowns of Qing dynasty and republic era painter Qi Baishi, scholar-general Zeng Guofan, and tennis player Peng Shuai.
Xiangtan forms a part of the Greater Changsha Metropolitan Region with Changsha as the core city along with Zhuzhou, also known as Changzhutan City Cluster, one of the core cities in Central China.