Meitanba


Meitanba is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Yujia'ao Township on the west, Yuejiaqiao Town on the north, Jinghuapu Township on the east, and Dachengqiao Township and Huilongpu Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 50,567 and an area of.

Administrative division

The town is divided into six villages and one community:
The region abounds with coal.

Culture

is the most influence local theater.

Transportation

runs through the town's territory, as do Hunan Provincial Highway 206 and three county rural roads. The 1824 Provincial Highway from Jinghuapu Township, running through Meitanba Town to Taojiang County.

Attractions

Baishi Temple, built during the reign of the Ming dynasty Jiajing Emperor, is a Buddhist temple in the town destroyed and rebuilt several times.

Notable individuals