title: Guandu, Liuyang
text: # Guandu, Liuyang
  
  Guandu Town (simplified Chinese: 官渡镇; traditional Chinese: 官渡鎮; pinyin: Guāndù Zhèn) is a rural town in Liuyang City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 31,300 and an area of 106.3-square-kilometre (41.0 sq mi). It is surrounded by Dahu Town on the north, Yanxi Town on the west, Zhangfang Town on the east, and Yonghe on the south.
  
  ## History
  
  In 222, under the Eastern Wu (222–280), the county government seat was set up here. At that time, it known as "Juling" (居陵). Guandu town once served as the administrative centre of former Liuyang county.
  
  ## Administrative division
  
  The town is divided into five villages and three communities, the following areas:
  
  * Xinyunshan Community (新云山社区)
  * Nanyue Community (南岳社区)
  * Zhushan Community (竹山社区)
  * Guanyintang Village (观音塘村)
  * Tianjiao Village (田郊村)
  * Binghe Village (兵和村)
  * Zhulian Village (竹联村)
  
  ## Geography
  
  The Daxi River (大溪河) flows through the town north to south.
  
  Mount Dajin (大金山) is a mountain in the town.
  
  ## Economy
  
  The principal industries in the area are agriculture and forestry.
  
  ## Education
  
  Guandu Middle School, and No.4 senior highschool of Liuyang is settled here.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  ### Expressway
  
  The Changsha–Liuyang Expressway, from Changsha, running west to east through the town to Jiangxi.
  
  ### Provincial Highway
  
  The Provincial Highway S309 runs west to east through the town.
  
  ## Attraction
  
  Guandu Ancient Town is a dominant tourist attraction in the town.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Ouyang Xuan (欧阳玄; 1283–1358), a Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) historian and writer.
  * Kong Shiquan (孔石泉; 1909–2002), a lieutenant general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
  