Yizhang
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Yizhang County 宜章县 |
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| Coordinates: 25°23′53″N 112°56′53″E / 25.398°N 112.948°ECoordinates: 25°23′53″N 112°56′53″E / 25.398°N 112.948°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Chenzhou |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 4242XX |
Yizhang County (simplified Chinese: 宜章县; traditional Chinese: 宜章縣; pinyin: Yízhāng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City.
Located on the southern margin of the province, it is adjacent to the south of the city proper in Chenzhou, and near to the northern border of Guangdong. The county borders to the north by Zixing City, Suxian and Beihu Districts, to the west by Linwu County, Lianzhou City of Guangdong, to the south and the southeast by Yangshan, Ruyuan Counties and Lechang City of Guangdong and Rucheng County. Yizhang County covers 2,142.7 km2 (827.3 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 644,300 and a resident population of 589,400. The county has 14 towns and 5 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Yuxi Town (玉溪镇).
In early 1928 Zhu De's troops, survivors of the Nanchang Uprising, Little Long March and Battle of Shantou, found refuge here with the local warlord. Chen Yi was with him; neither dared reveal his identity at the time. It was from here that a rested and bolstered communist column marched to the Jinggangshan Mountains in April to join the hold-outs from another uprising.
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