Yongxing County
| Yongxing County 永兴县 | |
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| County | |
  Yongxing Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°07′26″N 113°06′50″E / 26.124°N 113.114°ECoordinates: 26°07′26″N 113°06′50″E / 26.124°N 113.114°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Chenzhou |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 4233XX |
Yongxing County (simplified Chinese: 永兴县; traditional Chinese: 永興縣; pinyin: Yǒngxīng Xiàn) is under the administration of Chenzhou, Hunan province, China. It has a population of 630,000 and an area of 1,979 square kilometers that include 8 towns and 17 townships. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Hengyang to the northwest and Zhuzhou for a short section to the east.
Yongxing's transport links include the National Highway 212, the Beijing to Guangzhou Railway and the Beijing to Zhuhai Expressway constitute a transport network covering this area that allows local people to make one-day round-trip to cities like Changsha to the north or Guangzhou to the south.
Silver is an important industry in Yongxing, which is nicknamed “China’s Silver Capital”. As of 2003, Yongxing's GDP reached 3.68 billion yuan and its public revenue was 245 million yuan. The average annual personal income of its urban and rural residents was 6,820 and 3,304 yuan, respectively.[2]
References
- ↑ Google (2014-07-02). "Yongxing" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ↑ Welcome to Yongxing
- www.xzqh.org (Chinese)
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