Tuojiang, Fenghuang

The town of Tuojiang is an ancient town. it was City of Wuzhaisi (Chinese: 五寨司城) which was the seat of Wuzhai Tusi (Chinese: 五寨司) formed in Yuan dynasty. Camp Fenghuang (Chinese: 凤凰营) was established there in 1704 and Camp Fenghuang was upgraded to Military Department of Fenghuang (Chinese: 凤凰厅) in 1736, it became the seat of Fenghuang Military Department. Military Department of Fenghuang ceased to be a military unit, the county of Fenghuang was formed in 1912, it is the seat of the county. In 1942, the town of Zhengan (Chinese: 镇竿镇) was renamed as Tuojiang after the Tuojiang River which runs through it.[3]

In 2005, the township of Qiliangqiao (Chinese: 齐良桥乡) was amalgamated to the town, it had an area of 116.7 km² (45.1 sq mi) with 6 communities and 24 villages (as of 2011). on November 30, 2015, the township of Guanzhuang (Chinese: 官庄乡) was merged to the town, it has an area of 191.7 km² (74.0 sq mi) with 7 communities and 34 villages (as of 2015).[1]

The town of Tuojiang is located in the east of Fenghuang County, it is bordered by the township of Dashuitian to the south, by the towns of Liaojiaqiao and Qiangongping to the west, by the towns of Jinxin and Mujiangping to the north, by the townships of Shiyangzui and Banlishu of Mayang County to the east.

The township of Guanzhuang (Chinese: 官庄乡) was merged to the town, it had 7 communities and 34 villages under its jurisdiction in 2015. Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016, its villages were reduced to 29 from 34, the town of Tuojiang has 29 villages and 7 communities under its jurisdiction.[4]

The town of Tuojiang is one of national famous historical and cultural cities in China, the Miaojiang Great Wall, hanging houses, ancient architectural complex and two national historical and cultural sites of Old Fortress of Fenghuang (Chinese: 凤凰古城堡) and Shen Congwen's Former Residence (Chinese: 沈从文故居) are important tourist attractions.[2]