Kaiyun Town
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Kaiyun
开云镇 | |
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  Kaiyun Location of Kaiyun Town in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 27°14′24″N 112°51′50″E / 27.2399411359°N 112.8638584169°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Hengyang |
| County | Hengshan |
| Administrative centre | Shiguqiao Village |
| Divisions | 17 villages and 8 communities |
| Area | |
• Total | 136.51 km2 (52.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 110,964 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0734 |
| Languages | Standard Chinese, Hengzhou Hunanese |
| Website | http://www.hengshan.gov.cn/kyz/ (Chinese) |
Kaiyun Town (simplified Chinese: 开云镇; traditional Chinese: 開雲鎮; pinyin: Kāiyún Zhèn) is a town and the seat of Hengshan County in the province of Hunan, China. The town has an area of 136.51 km2 (52.71 sq mi) with a population of 110,964 (as of 2016 census). It has 17 villages and 8 communities under its jurisdiction, and its seat is Shiguqiao Village (师古桥村).[1]
The name of Kaiyun means that the watery clouds went out of sight or disappeared. It is said that Han Yu, a great writer in the Tang dynasty came to Hengshan County. He wanted to climb the Mount Hengshan, but it had been raining and covering the mountains with clouds and fog. He recited poems and prayed, and it turned out to be cloudless and sunny. After that, a building named Kaiyun Tower (开云楼) was set up in the place of his poetry in memory of the great writer.[2]