# Shuiximen

Shuiximen (Chinese: 水西门街道; pinyin: Shuǐxīmén Jiēdào) is a subdistrict and the seat of Wugang City in Hunan, China. It was one of four subdistricts approved to establish in 1994 and officially created in 2011. The subdistrict has an area of 83.1 km$^2$ (32.1 sq mi) with a population of 64,000 (as of 2015). The subdistrict of Shuiximen has 14 villages and 5 communities under its jurisdiction. Its seat is Desheg Village (Chinese: 得胜村).

## History

The subdistrict of Shuiximen was approved to establish from a part of the former Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇), Qingfeng Village of Chengdong Township (Chinese: 城东乡) and two villages of Futian and Xinguang of Chengxi Township (Chinese: 城西乡) in 1994. It was officially established on May 18, 2011, and on September 29 of the same year, the government of Wugang City confirmed that the subdistrict had 5 communities and 3 villages under its jurisdiction with an area of 7.864 km$^2$ (3.036 sq mi). On December 2, 2015, the township of Longtian (Chinese: 龙田乡) was merged to it. The subdistrict had 21 villages and 5 communities with an area of 83.1 km$^2$ (32.1 sq mi). Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016, the subdistrict has 14 villages and 5 communities under its jurisdiction.

### Amalgamation of villages in 2016

Amalgamation of villages in 2016 in 2016 :
| villages | villages | former villages | former villages |
| English | Chinese | English | Chinese |
| Jiandao Village | 枧道村 | Shixiang Village | 石巷村 |
| Jiandao Village | 枧道村 | Jiandao Village | 枧道村 |
| Longtian Village | 龙田村 | Longtian Village | 龙田村 |
| Longtian Village | 龙田村 | Xi‘an Village | 西安村 |
| Luowei Village | 罗伟村 | Longjing Village | 龙井村 |
| Luowei Village | 罗伟村 | Luowei Village | 罗伟村 |
| Puling Community | 普岭社区 | Puling Community | 普岭社区 |
| Puling Community | 普岭社区 | Qingfeng Village | 庆丰村 |
| Tangling Village | 塘岭村 | Changling Village | 长岭村 |
| Tangling Village | 塘岭村 | Changtang Village | 长塘村 |
| Taohua Village | 桃花村 | Baoyuan Village | 保元村 |
| Taohua Village | 桃花村 | Taohua Village | 桃花村 |
| Yongtai Village | 永太村 | Yongxiang Village | 永享村 |
| Yongtai Village | 永太村 | Taiping Village | 太平村 |

## Subdivisions

Through the amalgamation of villages in 2016, the number of villages was reduced to 14 from 21, the subdistrict of Shuiximen has 5 communities and 14 villages under its jurisdiction.

### 14 villages

* Desheng Village (Chinese: 得胜村)
* Futian Village (Chinese: 富田村)
* Jiandao Village (Chinese: 枧道村)
* Liren Village (Chinese: 里仁村)
* Longtian Village (Chinese: 龙田村)
* Luowei Village (Chinese: 罗伟村)
* Ma'an Village (Chinese: 马安村)
* Shuitai Village (Chinese: 永太村)
* Tangling Village (Chinese: 塘岭村)
* Taohua Village (Chinese: 桃花村)
* Wanquan Village (Chinese: 万全村)
* Xinguang Village (Chinese: 新光村)
* Xinhe Village (Chinese: 新和村)
* Yuping Village (Chinese: 玉屏村)

### 5 communities

* Dapaotai Community (Chinese: 大炮台社区)
* Puling Community (Chinese: 普岭社区)
* Shuiximen Community (Chinese: 水西门社区)
* Taokan Community (Chinese: 陶侃社区)
* Zhushan Community (Chinese: 竹山社区)

## Subdivisions in 2015

In 2015, Longtian Township(Chinese: 龙田乡) was merged to the subdistrict of Shuiximen, the new subdistrict of Shuiximen had 21 villages and 5 communities under it jurisdiction, of which, 5 communities and 3 villages from the former Shuiximen Subdistrict and 18 villages from Longtian Township.

### 18 villages from the former township of Longtian (Chinese: 龙田乡)

* Baojia Village (Chinese: 保元村)
* Changling Village (Chinese: 长岭村)
* Changtang Village (Chinese: 长塘村)
* Desheng Village (Chinese: 得胜村)
* Jiandao Village (Chinese: 枧道村)
* Liren Village (Chinese: 里仁村)
* Longjing Village (Chinese: 龙井村)
* Longtian Village (Chinese: 龙田村)
* Luosheng Village (Chinese: 罗伟村)
* Ma'an Village (Chinese: 马安村)
* Shixiang Village (Chinese: 石巷村)
* Taiping Village (Chinese: 太平村)
* Taohua Village (Chinese: 桃花村)
* Wanquan Village (Chinese: 万全村)
* Xi'an Village (Chinese: 西安村)
* Xinhe Village (Chinese: 新和村)
* Yongxiang Village (Chinese: 永享村)
* Yuping Village (Chinese: 玉屏村)

### 3 villages and 5 communities from the former subdistrict of Shuiximen

* Futian Village (Chinese: 富田村)
* Qingfeng Village (Chinese: 庆丰村)
* Xinguang Village (Chinese: 新光村)
* Dapaotai Community (Chinese: 大炮台社区)
* Puling Community (Chinese: 普岭社区)
* Shuixmen Community (Chinese: 水西门社区)
* Taokan Community (Chinese: 陶侃社区)
* Zhushan Community (Chinese: 竹山社区)