Taoyuan County
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Taoyuan County 桃源县 |
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 Taoyuan
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| Coordinates: 28°54′22″N 111°14′02″E / 28.906°N 111.234°ECoordinates: 28°54′22″N 111°14′02″E / 28.906°N 111.234°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Changde |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,441 km2 (1,715 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,130 m (3,710 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 976,000 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 517000 |
| Area code | 0736 |
| Website | taoyuan |
Taoyuan County (simplified Chinese: 桃源县; traditional Chinese: 桃源縣; pinyin: Táoyuán Xiàn) is under the administration of Changde, Hunan province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which 895 km2 (346 sq mi) is arable land. It is 229 km (142 mi) from Zhangjiang Town, the county seat, to Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province. The county occupies the southwestern corner of Changde City and borders the prefecture-level cities of Zhangjiajie to the northwest and Huaihua to the southwest.
The area of present-day Taoyuan County belonged to the Chu (state) during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, and was a portion of Linyuan County during the Western Han Dynasty. In AD 50, the 26th year of Jianwu, the Eastern Han Dynasty was merged with Yuannan County, and administered by the Wuling Prefecture, separating it from Linyuan County. In AD 783, the third year of Sui Dynasty, Wuling County was created by annexing the three counties Linyuan, Yuannan, and Hanshou, administered by the Langzhou Prefecture.
In AD 963, the third year of the Song Dynasty, Taoyuan County was officially established by separating a part of Wuling County. It was named after its famous Taohuayuan, a park named after the fable “Peach Blossom Spring”.
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