District in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Tianxin District
(
simplified Chinese
:
天心?
;
traditional Chinese
:
天心區
;
pinyin
:
Ti?nx?n Q?
) is one of six urban
districts
of the
prefecture-level city
of
Changsha
, the capital of
Hunan Province
,
China
. The district is bordered by
Yuetang District
of
Xiangtan
to the south,
Yuhua District
to the east,
Furong
and
Kaifu districts
to the north,
Yuelu District
across the
Xiang river
to the west. Located in the southern central Changsha, Tianxin covers 141.05 km
2
(54.46 sq mi) with population of 604,600 (as of 2016).
[1]
The district has 14 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, its
administrative centre
is at
Qingyuan Subdistrict
.
History
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Tianxin District was formed on 22 April 1996 as a result of adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha. It covers most of the historic South District, including Yunanjie (
裕南街
), Jinpenling (
金盆?
), Chengnanlu (
城南路
), Shuyuanlu (
?院路
) and Nandalu (
南大路
) 5 subdistricts, Pozijie (
坡子街
) and Xueyuanjie (
?院街
) two subdistricts of the historic West District, Shiren (
石人
), Xinkai (
新?
) and Yuchang (
??
) 3 villages of Yuhuating Township (
雨花亭?
) and Datuo Township (
大托?
) of the historic Suburb District.
[2]
[3]
Muyun
(
暮云
) and
Nantuo
(
南托
) subdistricts of
Changsha County
were added to Tianxin District on 14 January 2015.
[4]
Subdivisions
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According to the
No.2 Notice on adjustment of administrative divisions of Hunan Province in 2015
published on February 27, 2015, Tianxin has 14 subdistricts under its jurisdiction,
[1]
they are:
Economy
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According to preliminary accounting of the statistical authority, the
gross domestic product
of Tianxin District in 2017 was 87,674 million
yuan
(12,985 million
US dollars
), up by 9.4 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the
value added
of the primary industry was 165 million yuan (24 million US dollars), up by -19 percent, that of the secondary industry was 27,436 million yuan (4,064 million US dollars), up by 3.8 percent and that of the tertiary industry was 60,073 million yuan (8,897 million US dollars), up by 12.3 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 0.19 percent of the GDP; that of the secondary industry accounted for 31.29 percent; and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 68.52 percent. The per capita GDP in 2017 was 134,088 yuan (19,860 US dollars).
[5]
In 2015, the streets of
Muyun
and Nanto in Changsha County were transferred to Changsha Tianxin District and changed into the Tianxin Economic Development Zone.
[6]
Tourism
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Tianxin District is a place of cultural and historical attractions, including
Tianxin Pavilion
,
Du Fu River Pavilion
,
Former Residence of Jia Yi
,
Former Residence of Li Fuchun
, Site of Hunan First Normal University, and Fiery Palace.
Changsha Bamboo Slips Museum
also play significant role in the tourism of Tianxin District. The district's most visited park is the
Changsha Ecological Zoo
.
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External links
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References
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街道
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