Yanfeng District


Yanfeng District is an urban district of Hengyang City, Hunan province, China. The district is located in the middle south of the city proper and on the western bank of the Xiang River, it is bordered by Zhuhui District to the east, Hengnan County to the south, Zhengxiang District to the west, Shigu District to the north. Yanfeng District covers, as of 2015, it had a permanent resident population of 220,900 and a registered population of 193,700. The district has six subdistricts and a township under its jurisdiction.

History

According to legend, "wild geese fly from north to south, stop in the Mount Huiyanfeng to rest", the district was named after the mountain. The district of Yanfeng is historically a part of Hengyang County. On Jan 1 1942, the provincial city of Hengyang was separated from the urban area and region around the county seat of Hengyang County.
The district of Yanfeng was established on April 4, 2001. In the adjustment of urban subdivisions in Hengyang, Yanfeng District administers five subdistricts of Yanfeng, Baishazhou, Huangchaling, Tianmashan and Xianfenglu in the former Chengnan District, Xiangjiang Township and Yuepin Township in the former Jiaoqu , and Wenchang Township of Hengyang County.