Hengyang
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Hengyang 衡阳市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
From top: Hengyang East Railway Station, Laiyan Pagoda, Dongzhou Island Temple, Shigu Academy, and Dragon Tower
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| Nickname(s): Wild Goose City (雁城), Bright Pearl in Southern China | |
 Hengyang
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| Coordinates: 26°54′N 112°36′E / 26.900°N 112.600°ECoordinates: 26°54′N 112°36′E / 26.900°N 112.600°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture seat | Yanfeng District |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 15,279 km2 (5,899 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 722 km2 (279 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 543 km2 (210 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,141,462 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,135,166 |
| • Urban density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,075,516 |
| • Metro density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 421001 |
| Area code(s) | 0734 |
| Website | hengyang |
Hengyang (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Héngyáng) is the second largest city of Hunan Province, China. It straddles the Xiang River about 160 km (99 mi) south of the provincial capital of Changsha. Its built-up (or metro) area made of 4 out of 5 urban districts was home to 1,075,516 inhabitants at the 2010 census.
Its former name was Hengzhou (, p Héngzhōu). This was the capital of a prefecture in the Tang Dynasty's Jiangnan and West Jiangnan circuits. Li Jingxuan was banished to superintendence of Hengzhou after feigning an illness and attempting to usurp control of the legislative bureau at Chang'an against the Gaozong Emperor's wishes in AD 680. Following the AD 705 coup that removed the Empress Wu Zetian from power, her ally Li Jiongxiu was also briefly demoted to superintendence of this province. During the reign of Emperor Muzong, the chancellor Linghu Chu was also demoted to this province for his underlings' alleged corruption.
In the 750s, the superintendent of Hengzhou Chen Xi'ang not only ruled his own region but also used his private army to dominate his nominal superior, the military governor Zhang Weiyi headquartered in Jing Prefecture (modern Jingzhou). Upon Zhang's replacement by the former chancellor Lü Yin in 760, however, Chen was placated and then killed in a surprise attack.
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