Hanchang Town
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Hanchang Town (Chinese: 汉昌镇; pinyin: Hànchāng Zhèn) is a town and the county seat of Pingjiang in Hunan, China. It was reformed through the amalgamation of Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇) and Dongyuan Township (Chinese: 东源乡) in 1995.[1] The town is located in the centre of the western Pingjiang County, bordered by Sanyang Township (Chinese: 三阳乡) to the south and south east, Meixian Town (Chinese: 梅仙镇) to the north east, and Wengjiang Town (Chinese: 瓮江镇) to the north west and west. The town has an area of 52.7 km2 (20.3 sq mi) with a population of 96,121 (as of 2010 census[2]). Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016,[3] the town has 14 villages and 16 communities under its jurisdiction.[4] Its seat is Jingfuping Community (Chinese: 景福坪社区).[5]
Hanchang is an ancient town with a history of more than one thousand years. Hanchang Town was established in 1935, it took the name of the ancient Hanchang County (Chinese: 汉昌县), the seat of the ancient Changjiang County (Chinese: 昌江县) was transferred to the place (Heling (Chinese: 鹤岭) of historic name) in 809 AD (Tang dynasty). Changjiang County was renamed to the present name of Pingjiang County in 923 AD, from then on, it has been the county seat of Pingjiang.
After its establishment in 1935, its name went through several revisions. It was renamed as Chengguan District (Chinese: 城关区) in June 1950, as Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇) in December 1950, as Penghuang Commune (Chinese: 彭黄公社) in September 1958, as Chengguan Commune (Chinese: 城关公社) in 1959, as Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇) in 1961. It was once again reformed as Hanchang Town through the amalgamation of Chengguan Town and Dongyuan Township and named after the historical name in 1995.[1]