Fenghuang County
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Fenghuang County 凤凰县 |
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 Fenghuang
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| Coordinates: 27°56′56″N 109°36′14″E / 27.949°N 109.604°ECoordinates: 27°56′56″N 109°36′14″E / 27.949°N 109.604°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,751.10 km2 (676.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 350,195 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 4162XX |
Fenghuang County (simplified Chinese: 凤凰县; traditional Chinese: 鳳凰縣; pinyin: Fènghuáng Xiàn; literally: "phoenix county") is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Located on the western margin of the province and the southern Xiangxi, it is immediately adjacent to the eastern edge of Guizhou Province. The county is bordered to the north by Huayuan County and Jishou City, to the east by Luxi County, to the southeast by Mayang County, to the southwest and the west by Bijiang District of Tongren City and Songtao County of Guizhou. Fenghuang County covers 1,745 km2 (674 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 428,294 and a resident population of 363,700. The county has 13 towns and 4 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Tuojiang (沱江镇).
After 1913, the name of the town changed from Zhen'gan (鎮筸) to Fenghuang.
The town was damaged by flooding in July 2014.
Fenghuang County has an exceptionally well-preserved ancient town that harbors unique ethnic languages, customs, arts as well as many distinctive architectural remains of Ming and Qing styles. The town is placed in a mountain setting, incorporating the natural flow of water into city layout. Over half of the city's population belong to the Miao or Tujia minorities. It was the center of the unsuccessful Miao Rebellion (1854–73), which created a Miao diaspora in Southeast Asia during the last two centuries. The city is revered in Miao traditions and funeral rites and is the location of the Southern China Great Wall (中国南方长城; 中國南方長城; Zhōngguó Nánfāng Chángchéng; Miao: "Suav Tuam Choj"), a fortification built by the Ming dynasty to protect the local Han Chinese from Miao attacks.
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