Taohuajiang
Taohuajiang Town is a town and the seat of Taojiang County in Hunan, China. It was reformed through the amalgamation of Huaguoshan Township, Niutanhe Township and the former Taohuajiang Town in 2005. The town is located in the east of the county, it is bordered by Xinqiaohe Town of Ziyang District and Xiushan Town to the north, Huilongshan Subdistrict, Xielingang Town and Xinshidu Town of Heshan District to the east, Shiniujiang Town to the south, and Gaoqiao and Fuqiushan townships to the west. It covers an area of with a population of 156,286, the town has 21 villages and 10 communities under its jurisdiction.
History
Taohuajiang is an ancient town with a long history. It was an ancient postal stop named Wangfuyi in Tang dynasty, meanwhile it was also a way station to Xiangxiang. As an ancient postal stop, it gradually developed into a market town in Tang and Song dynasties, in those days it was known as Longxi Town named after the Longxi River which runs the place. In 1264, a military depot named Taohuajiangtang was established. In 1684, Wangfuyi was renamed to Taohuayi after the Taohua River.Taohua Town was incorporated as a town in the early years of Minkuo, as part of Yiyang County. In February 1950, the seat of Yiyang County was moved into the town. In July 1951, dividing 5 county controlled districts from Yiyang County, Taojiang County was created, Taohuajiang became the seat of Taojiang County.