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What is the detailed history of Hengyang County in Hunan Province?
Hengyang County is located in the south of Hunan Province. The total area is 2502 square kilometers. The total population is 1 120000(2003).

County People's Government is located in Xi Du Town, with postal code of 42 1200. Code: 43042 1. Area code: 0734.

Hengyang is located in the south of central Hunan, in the middle reaches of Xiangjiang River. It is named after the southern foot of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, with a total area of 2,568 square kilometers. Hengshan Mountain in the east, zhengxiang district, Shigu District and Hengnan County in the south, Shaodong and Qidong County in the west and Shuangfeng County in the north. It now governs 26 townships and 893 villages with a total population of1130,000. Xi Du Town, the county seat, is 0/8km away from Hengyang City/KLOC-and is the most advantageous satellite city in Hengyang City.

It has a long history and a rich collection of humanities. Since the Western Han Dynasty, there have been many celebrities in Hengyang County. Wang Chuanshan, a great thinker in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in the Qing Dynasty, Xia, a great revolutionary pioneer, Zeng, a famous modern painter, a famous contemporary writer, Tang and Zhong Zengya, a master of Chinese painting, were all born in this ancient hot land.

The mountains and rivers are magical and the scenery is charming. At the foot of Shichuan Mountain in the west, there is Xiangxi Cottage, which is as famous as Du Fu Cottage. It is the place where Wang Fuzhi (Wang Chuanshan) lives in seclusion and writes books. Goulou Peak, one of the 72 peaks in Nanyue in the east, is the only national forest park in Hengyang. It is said that Dayu once climbed this mountain to control water. Yishan Temple in the middle is the place where Huan Yi, a politician of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, practiced martial arts as a child and lived in seclusion in his later years. There is a plaque in Song Huizong's calligraphy.

Rich in resources and products. The total output of grain, oilseeds, cotton and meat ranks first in China 100. There are more than 30 kinds of minerals such as granite, marble, gold, porcelain clay, clay, vanadium pentoxide, limestone, coal and mineral water. Jiepai porcelain clay is famous for its whiteness, impurity-free, highest aluminum content and large reserves, and is praised as "Hengyang clay" by the international porcelain industry. Wellhead granite and Guanshi iron mine have large reserves and high grade, which are rare in China and have broad development prospects.

The advantages of pillar industries are outstanding. According to the idea of "focusing on industry, focusing on big industry", eight enterprise groups, including papermaking, medicine, electronics, cement, furniture, combs, ceramics and building materials, have been initially established. Huanglong Yu Ye Wine and Xi Du Lake Wine won the Bronze Award of the First National Food Expo and the World Star Award of the Paris International Expo. "Everyday Comb" accounts for one-third of the national comb market, and a number of dominant backbone enterprises such as Sanhe Food, Feixiang Electronics, Chujiang Electric Appliances and Hang Seng Pharmaceutical have a strong development momentum.

Unique geographical location and convenient transportation. Hengyang county is very close to Hengyang city, and the county seat is less than 20 minutes' drive from the city. Beijing-Guangzhou and Xianggui railways pass by; National Highway 107 and Provincial Highway S3 15 and S325 run through the county, with a total length of 1500 km. Water transportation with Xiangjiang River and steamed water as the main waterways is extremely convenient.