# Hongtangying

Hongtangying (Chinese: 洪塘营瑶族乡) is the most remote of 3 Yao ethnic minority townships in southeastern Dao County, Yongzhou, rural Hunan, China. Hongtangying has at least 47 villages, with thousands of women and children. The town is located within the Jiuyi Mountains

## Location

Hongtingying's location on Google Maps is exactly the coordinates of its township committee (its government office), the committee is located on the 071 county road (X071) and is surrounded by several other complexed, surrounding small roads, a sign of significant population density. Google's satellite imagery shows Hongtangying consists mainly of organized farms and forests, with occasional large households sometimes located on main roads. The town also has its center town village (Hongtangyingcun)
Hongtangying is on the Yangtze Tectonic Plate in Asia. The two following tables show distances of places from the center of Hongtangying, the first table, showing 10 villages of Hongtangying, and the second showing a variety of different places including mines and deposits.
| Feature | Type | Latitude | Longitude | Distance | Bearing |
| Guazishan | Populated place | 25° 17' 31" N | 111° 49' 46" E | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | 90.5° (E) |
| Dongjiangjiao | Populated place | 25° 18' 3" N | 111° 49' 52" E | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | 70.8° (ENE) |
| Liangmushu | Populated place | 25° 18' 50" N | 111° 49' 40" E | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | 45.3° (NE) |
| Yatou’ao | Populated place | 25° 16' 1" N | 111° 47' 1" E | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | 215.5° (SW) |
| Hejiatian | Populated place | 25° 17' 6" N | 111° 50' 15" E | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | 103.0° (ESE) |
| Shangshawo | Populated place | 25° 17' 57" N | 111° 46' 8" E | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | 282.8° (WNW) |
| Shimayuan | Populated place | 25° 19' 21" N | 111° 47' 23" E | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | 337.8° (NNW) |
| Tangzhaimian | Populated place | 25° 16' 59" N | 111° 45' 39" E | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | 256.7° (WSW) |
| Zhengdongtian | Populated place | 25° 15' 47" N | 111° 50' 2" E | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | 136.6° (SE) |
| Longzhuping | Populated place | 25° 15' 20" N | 111° 49' 21" E | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | 154.9° (SSE) |
| Locality | Latitude | Longitude | Distance | Bearing |
| Da'ao W-Sn deposit, Jiuyishan Sn-W ore field, Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 13' 9" N | 111° 53' 41" E | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) | 131.5° (SE) |
| Houjiangqiao Pb-Zn deposit, Dao Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 30' 0" N | 111° 43' 0" E | 24.7 km (15.3 miles) | 339.3° (NNW) |
| Tongshanling Mine, Tongshanling ore field, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 17' 33" N | 111° 29' 13" E | 31.8 km (19.8 miles) | 270.1° (W) |
| Hongshuichong Mine, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 19' 59" N | 111° 28' 59" E | 32.5 km (20.2 miles) | 278.2° (W) |
| Antangling Mine, Tongshanling ore field, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 16' 26" N | 111° 26' 48" E | 35.9 km (22.3 miles) | 266.9° (W) |
| Xinkai Mine, Ningyuan Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 45' 0" N | 111° 49' 59" E | 51.0 km (31.7 miles) | 3.3° (N) |
| Xiaodai Mn deposit, Lianzhou City (Lian Co.), Qingyuan, Guangdong, China | 24° 58' 0" N | 112° 12' 29" E | 54.5 km (33.9 miles) | 131.5° (SE) |
| Shijiaoshan U occurrence, Changzipu, Jiangyong Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 12' 2" N | 111° 14' 21" E | 57.6 km (35.8 miles) | 259.9° (W) |
| Liguifu W-Sn deposit, Dupangling Sn ore field, Guanyang Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China | 25° 26' 30" N | 111° 13' 9" E | 61.0 km (37.9 miles) | 285.9° (WNW) |
| Tongluotang Mine, Lianshan County, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China | 24° 40' 0" N | 111° 58' 29" E | 71.7 km (44.5 miles) | 166.0° (SSE) |
| Guposhan REE deposit, Guposhan Sn-polymetallic ore field, Jianghua Co., Yongzhou, Hunan, China | 24° 41' 59" N | 111° 30' 0" E | 72.6 km (45.1 miles) | 205.0° (SSW) |
| Lisong intrusion, Guposhan Sn-polymetallic ore field, Pinggui District, Hezhou, Guangxi, China | 24° 37' 0" N | 111° 37' 0" E | 77.4 km (48.1 miles) | 194.1° (SSW) |
| Xianghualing Mine (Hsianghualing Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 27' 30" N | 112° 34' 1" E | 78.9 km (49.0 miles) | 76.3° (ENE) |
| Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 28' 0" N | 112° 34' 0" E | 79.1 km (49.1 miles) | 75.6° (ENE) |
| Shenkengli Mine (Shenkenli Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 28' 0" N | 112° 34' 59" E | 80.7 km (50.1 miles) | 75.9° (ENE) |
| Dongxiangqiao Mine, Lingling District, Yongzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 58' 59" N | 111° 22' 59" E | 87.6 km (54.5 miles) | 331.4° (NNW) |
| Lutang-Heye graphite deposit, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 30' 0" N | 112° 41' 30" E | 92.1 km (57.3 miles) | 75.3° (ENE) |
| Limu Ta-Sn ore field, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China | 25° 10' 0" N | 110° 52' 30" E | 94.4 km (58.7 miles) | 261.7° (W) |
| U deposit No. 114, Lianzhou City (Lian Co.), Qingyuan, Guangdong, China | 24° 46' 17" N | 112° 33' 51" E | 96.1 km (59.7 miles) | 126.9° (SE) |
| Huangshaping Mine, Huangshaping Pb-Zn-polymetallic ore field, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 39' 30" N | 112° 40' 41" E | 96.8 km (60.1 miles) | 64.9° (ENE) |
| Longshui Mine, Babu District, Hezhou, Guangxi, China | 24° 25' 42" N | 111° 55' 55" E | 96.9 km (60.2 miles) | 172.3° (S) |
| Damaishan Mine, Liannan County, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China | 24° 30' 0" N | 112° 17' 59" E | 101.3 km (63.0 miles) | 150.3° (SSE) |
| Meitian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 19' 47" N | 112° 49' 11" E | 102.3 km (63.5 miles) | 87.4° (E) |
| Bailashui Sn deposit, Furong Sn-polymetallic ore field, Qitianling complex, Beihu District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 27' 33" N | 112° 49' 9" E | 103.7 km (64.5 miles) | 79.5° (E) |
| Baoshan ore field (Baoshan Mine), Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 44' 15" N | 112° 42' 56" E | 104.0 km (64.7 miles) | 61.4° (ENE) |
| Qitianling Mine, Qitianling complex, Beihu District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China | 25° 30' 0" N | 112° 49' 59" E | 106.0 km (65.9 miles) | 77.2° (ENE) |
| Baishiding Mine, Zhongshan Co., Hezhou, Guangxi, China | 24° 28' 0" N | 111° 16' 0" E | 106.6 km (66.2 miles) | 210.7° (SSW) |
| Zhanggongling Mine, Babu District, Hezhou, Guangxi, China | 24° 21' 0" N | 112° 0' 0" E | 106.6 km (66.3 miles) | 169.2° (S) |
| Jiulongping Mine, Yangshan County, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China | 24° 26' 59" N | 112° 27' 29" E | 114.6 km (71.2 miles) | 144.7° (SE) |
| Babuling W-Fe deposit, Shanhu W-Sn ore field (Shanhu Mine), Zhongshan Co., Hezhou, Guangxi, China | 24° 20' 43" N | 111° 20' 17" E | 115.3 km (71.6 miles) | 204.1° (SSW) |

## Obstetrics

Until 2008, Hongtangying only had one obstetrician, Yuan Lianjiao, who treats 1,200 patients each year, and has delivered over 3,000 babies. The obstetrician had reduced maternal mortality in Hongtangying and eradicated tetanus among newborns.

## Business

Hongtangying is home to a company named Peng Yixing, formed in Langnihu Village of Hongtangying. The company's trademark was organized in September 2020. There are several other businesses and personal loans (banks) in Hongtangying.

## History

In 1967, the Yao population of the township was 'assimilated into the dominant Han culture. In 1967, Pan Jiarui was the township's CCP secretary and he 'demonstrated his revolutionary mettle by establishing militias and calling several "four chiefs" meetings, during which he criticised some brigades'. 'The production brigade (village) of Huangjiatang was situated in the northernmost portion of Hongtangying, bordering Gongba Village'. Four members of a landlord's offspring, Yang Jieqiao's family were killed in the township in late August 1967, Yang himself managed to escape and 'sought refuge with relatives in the Miaoziyuan brigade of Jianghua County'. In 1967, Hongtangying had a primary school located on mountainous terrain, at the time, being a school teacher was one of many civilian jobs that someone could be transferred to from the military.

## Climate

Hongtangying has a humid subtropical climate and a site on The Weather Network.