Xingquan
town in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
Xingquan (simplified Chinese: 兴泉镇; traditional Chinese: 興泉鎮; pinyin: Xīngquán Zhèn) is a town in Huaping County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 statistics it had a population of 18,516 and an area of 228.7-square-kilometre (88.3 sq mi).
Administrative division
As of 2016, the town is divided into nine villages:
Xingquan (兴泉村)
Xinwen (新文村)
Ganjing (干箐村)
Nanyang (南阳村)
Wenle (文乐村)
Songzhu (松竹村)
Qinglong (青龙村)
Tangfang (塘房村)
Guantang (关塘村)
History
The town was known as "Fuquan" (福泉镇) in the Republic of China.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1950, it was called "Daxing District" (大兴区). In 1958, it was renamed "Daxing People's Commune" (大兴人民公社). The town reverted to its former name of "Daxing District" in 1984. In 1988, it split into Daxing Township (大兴乡) and Wenle Lisu Ethnic Township (文乐傈僳族乡). In 2002, it was upgraded to a town. On 6 January 2006, the two townships merged to form the town of Xingquan (兴泉镇).
Geography
The town is situated in the northeastern Huaping County, bordering Zhongxin and Chuanfang Lisu Ethnic Township to the west, Shilongba to the south, Huimin of Yanbian County to the north, and Geliping of Xi District to the east.
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