Xinhua County
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Xinhua is a county, Located in middle reaches of the Zi River in the central Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...

 of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

. It covers 3,635 square kilometers and has a population of 1,291,626 (2002). Xinhua shares the border with Lengshuijiang
Lengshuijiang
Lengshuijiang is a county-level city in Hunan province of the People's Republic of China.Lengshuijiang Normal School is an institution of higher education in Lengshuijiang, which has no university....

, Lianyuan
Lianyuan
Lianyuan is a county-level city in Hunan province, China, ascribed to the prefecture-level city of Loudi. According to the 2010 Census, Lianyuan has a population of 995,712 inhabitants.- Subdivisions :...

, Xinshao, Xupu and Longhui counties and cities. As a county, it was founded at 1072 (Northern Song Dynasty) and now it is under jurisdiction of the Loudi City
Loudi
Loudi is a prefecture-level city located in central Hunan province, China. It is situated about 110km south west of the provincial capital of Changsha and is considered a small to medium size city within the province...

  and subdivided into 7 township
Township (China)
Township may refer to:* Townships of the People's Republic of China* Township...

s and 19 town
Town (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...

s, Shangmei Town is the county seat.

In 2011, media attention was attracted by a construction project started by the county's government. In the hope of attracting tourists, the officials wanted to build a lavish temple (Xiangshan Si - 熊山寺 - "Bear Mountain Temple"), diverting funds from more essential projects.
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