Wenxing Subdistrict () is a subdistrict and the county seat of Xiangyin in Hunan, China. It was reformed through the amalgamation of Bainihu Township (), Changkang Town (), Shitang Township (), the former Wenxing Town () and Yuanjiapu Town () on November 20, 2015. The town is located in the west central Xiangyin County, it is bordered by Miluo City to the west, Jinlong Town and Yuhua Township to the south, Helonghu Town and Jinghe Township to the west, and Santang Town to the north. The town has an area of with a population of 223,000 (as of 2015).According to the result on Adjustment of Township-level Administrative divisions of Xiangyin County on November 20, 2015 / 《湖南省民政厅关于同意湘阴县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》（湘民行发〔2015〕58号）, rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015) Through the amalgamation of the village-level divisions in 2016,the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016, see Xiangyin Weekly (2016-8-31) or gzhphb.com (Dictionarynet) it was divided into 23 villages and 27 communities.the sudivisions of Wenxing Town, according to the About Wenxing Town / 文星镇简介, see xiangyin.gov (2018-01-16) Its seat is Xieping Village ().
History After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, the Chengguan District () was set up. It was renamed "Chengguan Town" () in 1951. During the Great Leap Forward, its name was changed to "Bayi Commune" (). It was renamed "Wenxing Town" () in 1995 and "Wenxing Subdistrict" () in 2019.
Geography It lies at the eastern of Xiangyin County, bordering Helonghu Town to the west, the towns of Yuhua and Jinghe to the south, the towns of Dongtang and Santang to the north, and Baishui Town to the east.
The Xiang River flows through the town south to north.
The East Lake is a lake in the subdistrict.
Hospitals Xiangyin County No.1 Hospital Chinese Medicine Hospital of Xiangyin County
Transportation The G0421 Xuchang–Guangzhou Expressway passes across the subdistrict north to south.
The National Highway G240 is a south–north highway in the subdistrict.
Tourist attractions Wangbin Park () East Lake Park Yangsha Lake Tourist Resort () Xiangyin Confucian Temple Nanquan Temple Wenxing Pagoda () Zuo Zongtang Cultural Park
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