Baitutan, Liling

Baitutan (Chinese: 白兔潭镇; pinyin: bái-tù-tán zhèn) is a town in the northern east of Liling City, Hunan, China.

As a division of Liling, it has existed a long history. Baitutan District ((Chinese: 白兔潭区) was created in 1952, Baitutan Commune (Chinese: 白兔潭公社) was created in 1961 from a part of Pukou Commune (Chinese: 浦口公社). Baitutan Commune was renamed to Baitutan Township ((Chinese: 白兔潭乡) in 1984, and changed to a town in 1985.[1] Hetian (荷田), Boda (柏大) and Changqing (长庆) 3 villages of the historic Fuli Town, and Xinghu Village (星湖) of the historic Nanqiao Town were merged to the town on November 26, 2015.[2]

Administrative divisions

The town is divided into 10 villages and two districts: Baishi District, Jinniu District, Huxia Village, Tianxin Village, Cuanxi Village, Zhutang Village, Huangjia Village, Shuotang Village, Qiaoling Village, Sheqing Village, Shanshui Village, and Quanyuan Village.

References
  1. xzqh.org: Historical evolution of Liling / 醴陵市历史沿革 (Feb. 2 2016) (Chinese / 中文)
  2. the divisions of Liling City in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Liling City on November 26, 2015: rednet.cn (November 26, 2015): 湖南省民政厅关于同意醴陵市乡镇区划调整方案的批复 (湘民行发〔2015〕85号), also see people.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08) or xinhuanet.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08). Also see: zzga.gov.cn:关于醴陵市公安局关于明确区划调整后管辖范围的通知 (Mar. 2016)


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