Hunan, China · Asia
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Guankou is a major city located in Hunan, China. With a population of 1,380,000, it is one of the largest urban centers in Asia.
On a road trip, Guankou sits in China, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Shanghai time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Guankou to your route.
Liuyang (simplified Chinese: 浏阳; traditional Chinese: 瀏陽; pinyin: Liúyáng) is a county-level city, the most populous and the easternmost county-level division of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the provincial capital. Located on the northeastern margin ofRead more
Hunan, the city is bordered to the north by Pingjiang County, to the west by Changsha County and Yuhua District, to the south by Shifeng, Hetang Districts of Zhuzhou and Liling City, to the southeast and the east by Yuanzhou District of Yichun, Shangli, Wanzai and Tonggu Counties of Jiangxi. Liuyang City covers 4,997.35 km2 (1,929.49 sq mi) with registered population of 1,453,246 and resident population of 1,297,700 (as of 2014). The city has four subdistricts, 26 towns and two townships under its jurisdiction. Its administrative centre is at Guankou Subdistrict (关口街道).
Liuyang is home to the Hakka people with a population of more than 200,000, who immigrated here from Meizhou of Guangdong or Jiangxi in later Ming and early Qing dynasties. It is one of the richest counties and county-level cities in tourism resources. As it was a revolutionary base area in the Chinese Communist Revolution, there are many red tourism attractions and former residences of famous figures.
Liuyang is one of the most developed counties and county-level cities. It is one of the best developed manufacturing counties and county-level cities in the province, with the manufacturing industry serving as its economic pillar. Liuyang's manufacturing engines are electronics and information, biomedicine, machinery manufacturing, fireworks and firecrackers, food and beverage, materials and energy, furniture and decoration. Liuyang had a total GDP of CN¥111.28 billion (US$17.87 billion) in 2015, of which the manufacturing industry contributed CN¥71.37 billion (US$11.46 billion), or 64.14% of the city's GDP.
Fireworks and firecrackers originated in Liuyang and it has always been the center of fireworks production in China, spanning more than 1,400 years. Fireworks sales by Liuyang account for about half of China's gross sales of CN¥ 29.41 billion (US$4.34 billion). Liuyang is also home of the International Fireworks Association.
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Guankou is located in Hunan, China, Asia. The coordinates are 28.1586 latitude, 113.6271 longitude.
Guankou has a population of approximately 1,380,000 people, making it a major city in China.
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