Yizhang County

Yizhang County 宜章县
County
Yizhang Location in Hunan
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Chenzhou
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	4242XX

Yizhang County (simplified Chinese: 宜章县; traditional Chinese: 宜章縣; pinyin: Yízhāng Xiàn) is under the administration of Chenzhou, Hunan province, China. The southernmost county-level division of Chenzhou, it borders the Guangdong prefecture-level cities of Shaoguan to the southeast, and Qingyuan to the south.

Fluorite mineral specimen from the Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County.

History

In early 1928 Zhu De's troops, survivors of the Nanchang Uprising, Little Long March and Battle of Shantou, found refuge here with the local warlord. Chen Yi was with him; neither dared reveal his identity at the time. It was from here that a rested and bolstered communist column marched to the Jinggangshan Mountains in April to join the hold-outs from another uprising.

County town

The county town is at the border between Hunan and Guangdong. The national highway from Guangzhou to Beijing passes through the middle of the town.

Environment

A beautiful tourist park is Mangshan Mountain National Forest Park. The 1902-meter peak of Shikengkong (石坑崆), on the interprovincial border, stands some 50 km south of the county town.

Mangshan pitviper and Mangshan horned toad have been described as new species to science from specimens collected from Mangshan (Mount Mang).