Chang'anying

Chang'anying
长安营镇
Chang'anying
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°16′31″N 110°06′30″E / 26.275381°N 110.108237°E / 26.275381; 110.108237
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityShaoyang
Autonomous countyChengbu Miao Autonomous County
Area
  Total
260 km2 (100 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total
8,013
  Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
422507
Area code0739
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCháng'ānyíng Zhèn

Chang'anying (Chinese: 长安营镇) is a rural town in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 8,013 and an area of 260-square-kilometre (100 sq mi). It is surrounded by Zhaishi Miao Ethnic and Dong Ethnic Township on the north, Wanfoshan Town on the west, Dankou Town on the east, Wutuan Town on the southeast, and Pingdeng Town on the southwest. It lies at the border of three provinces of Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi, which made it even a place of strategic importance in ancient China.