Liling (Chinese: 醴陵; pinyin: LÇ?lÃng) is a county-level city of Zhuzhou in the northeastern part of Hunan province of the People's Republic of China. Liling is about 5 miles from Jiangxi province.
Liling city, located in the eastern part of Hunan province, governs 36 towns and villages, 4 subdistrict offices. It covers and area of 2157 sq with population of 1 million.
The transportation in Liling is convenient; Zhegan and Licha railway pass through it while national road 106, 320 traverse west and eastward. In the city roads extend in all directions and Liu river goes through the middle of it. Liling is rich in resources and has been reputed as "city of ceramic" and "hometown of firework" ever since. Colorful vitreous enamel from Liling is well known for its whiteness, brightness, thinness and sound of chime and is praised as "the summit of east ceramic craft". The mineral resources discovered in Liling are gold, silver, uranium,iron, manganese, tungsten, lead, zinc and porcelain clay tec. The reserves of gold and porcelain clay are rich and can be exploited in vast amount for application.
Liling's mountains are steep and water is wandering with abundant culture elements concealed therein. The Xiannong Altar where Mao Zedong conducted a survey of the peasant movements of Hunan province, Dongfu Temple, the Former Residence of the outstanding leader of Chinese worker movement Li Lisan, the Statue of Zuo Quan General, the Tomb of Red Buddhism Zen, the Tomb of the famous revolutionist Ni Taiyi of the Revolution of 1911 etc. are evaluated as key provincial protection unit of cultural relic. Historic sites and showplaces such as Liujian Academy, Ancestral Temple of noted liege of Song Dynasty, Jingxin Temple, Wuchu Ancient Buddhist Temple, Zhuanyuan Shoal, Wenbi Apex, Sandao rock, Sanshi Cavity, Quyuan Cavity and Yunyan Temple etc will make you linger on and forget to return.
Since the reform and opening drive, millions Liling people is enterprising as well as work hard and have made achievement is all aspects of business. Double-crop rice harvested more than a thousand kg rice in the Yanzi River valley for the first time. It is one of the first cities that export and collect finance revenue both more than 100 million. It is the one of the top 100 technology counties in the country and the revenue of its village enterprises have been leading in the province for many years. Particularly in recent years, it has attained outstanding achievement in all respects and its economic strength has been increased. A new city moving toward prosperous modernization is erecting in eastern Hunan.
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