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15 July 2015

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Shaoyang City

Total area: 21,000km2
Permanent population: 6.3588 million (2023)
Major industrial products: Machinery, smelting, pharmaceuticals, and light industry
Major agricultural products: Grain, livestock, dairy, and traditional Chinese medicines
Major mines: Plaster, tungsten, lead-zinc, antimony, gold, and silver
Total length of expressways: 616 km
Total length of roads: 22,585 km (2019)
GDP: 273.142 billion CNY (2023)
Sum of exports: 20.39 billion CNY (2023)
Sum of imports: 960 million CNY (2023)
Actual use of foreign investment: 21.213 million USD (2023)
Per capita disposable income: 26,265 CNY (2023)
Forest coverage: 61.02% (2022)

Shaoyang, situated in the center of Hunan Province, consists of seven counties -- Xinshao, Shaoyang, Longhui, Dongkou, Xinning, Suining, and Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, two county-level cities -- Wugang and Shaodong, and three urban districts -- Shuangqing, Daxiang, and Beita, with an area of 20,824 square kilometers.

The transportation in Shaoyang is very convenient. Shanghai-Ruili Expressway Xiangtan-Shaoyang part has put into service. The Luoyang-Zhanjiang Railway line Shaoyang part connecting the Loudi-Shaoyang Railway line can reach everywhere in the country.

Shaoyang is a large green stretch of land in the western part of Hunan Province. It boasts a broad area of grassland in the Nanshan Scenic Area in Chengbu County, the luxuriant Yunshan National Forest Park, the crimson rock formations on Mount Langshan, rare animals and plants at Huangsangping in Suining County, as well as hot springs in the Longhui Huayao Scenic Area. Besides the unique natural sights, there are also many cultural spots in Shaoyang. The city has a long history of Wuchu culture and Meishan culture. The customs of the Miao and Dong ethnic groups are fascinating. What's more, many famous people in Chinese history such as Wei Yuan and Cai E left their footprints in Shaoyang. All the attractions above jointly make the city a miraculous oasis.

Shaoyang once is a major industry city of Hunan Province. It has evolved a complete industrial system such as machinery, textile, chemicals, medicines, building materials, paper industry, food processing and etc. Since the reform and opening-up, transportation, telecommunication, energy resource, infrastructure have been further strengthened and the social and economic order have been improved obviously.

International friendship cities: 

• Onocho, Japan
• Wyong, Australia

Data Source: Shaoyang Municipal Statistics Bureau; Office of Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee


Updated in April 2024