Xixiping

Xixiping Subdistrict (Chinese: 西溪坪街道; pinyin: Xīxīpíng Jiēdào) is a subdistrict and the seat of Yongding District in Zhangjiajie Prefecture-level City, Hunan, China. The subdistrict was reformed through the amalgamation of six villages of Sancha Township (Chinese: 三岔乡) and the former Yongding Subdistrict on November 27, 2015. It has an area of 222.49 km² (85.90 sq mi) with a population of 42,000 (as of 2015). Its seat is Xixiping Community (Chinese: 西溪坪社区).^[1]

History

Xixiping was a part of the former Dongping Township (Chinese: 东坪乡) in 1949. Xixiping Commune (Chinese: 西溪坪公社) was formed in 1958 and reorganized as a township in 1984. The township was reorganized as a subdistrict in 1985. 11 villages of the former Guanmenyan Township (Chinese: 关门岩乡) and three villages of the former Tianmenshan Township (Chinese: 天门山乡) were merged to it in 1995.^[2] On November 27, 2015, six villages of the former Sancha Township (Chinese: 三岔乡) were amalgamated to the subdistrict.^[1]

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Hunan