Yiyang

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Not to be confused with Yin yang.

Yiyang (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a city in Hunan province, China. In 2002, the city had a population of 4.5 millons, of which the city proper had 1.3 millions.

History

Yiyang was founded in the Qin dynasty. During the Taiping Rebellion its name was changed to DeSheng county.

Agriculture

Yiyang has many hilly farmlands in its vicinity. The primary crop around Yiyang is rice, with tea also being planted.

Culture and traditions

Huaguxi, the local Hunanese opera is very popular in Yiyang.

Ho Feng Shan is a famous son of Yiyang.

External links

For a brief introduction of the city: http://www.hntj.gov.cn/english/sq/YiYang_Investment.htm

Prefecture-level divisions of Hunan '''Prefecture-level cities: Changde | Changsha | Chenzhou | Hengyang | Huaihua | Loudi Shaoyang | Xiangtan | Yiyang | Yongzhou | Yueyang | Zhangjiajie | Zhuzhou '''Autonomous prefecture: Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

List of Hunan County-level divisions

 

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