Yintian Town
银田镇 | |
|---|---|
  Yintian Town Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 27°53′02″N 112°36′27″E / 27.88389°N 112.60750°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Xiangtan |
| County-level city | Shaoshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Population | 19,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 411300 |
| Area code | 0732 |
Yintian Town (simplified Chinese: 银田镇; traditional Chinese: 銀田鎮; pinyin: Yíntián Zhèn) is a rural town in Shaoshan City, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 19,560 and an area of 28 square kilometres (11 sq mi).
Administrative division
The town is divided into eleven villages and a community: Yintianzhen Community (银田镇社区), Qingshi Village (青石村), South Village (南村), Chayuan Village (茶园村), Aoshi Village (鳌石村), Fengjia Village (凤家村), Changtian Village (长田村), Nanhu Village (南湖村), Sanhua Village (三华村), Xifeng Village (夕丰村), Beituo Village (北托村), and Huaixing Village (槐星村).[1]
Geography
The Longgu Mountain (龙骨岭) is a scenic spot in the town, the highest point of the mountain, measures 158.2 metres (519 ft).
Economy
Transportation
Expressway
The Shaoshan Expressway, which runs east through to Nanzhushan Town of Xiangtan County and the west through Qingxi Town to Ningxiang. Its eastern terminus is at G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway and its northern terminus is at Changsha-Shaoshan-Loudi Expressway.[2]
Provincial Highway
The S208 Provincial Highway (S208省道) runs through the town.[2]
Railway
The Shaoshan railway, from Xiangshao station of Xiangtan County to Shaoshan station in the town.[2]
Attractions
Yintian Temple (银田寺), built in 1459, in the third year of the age of Tianshun of Emperor Yingzong, is a Buddhism temple and scenic spot.