Xingsha generally refers to Changsha County. 1950 In March, Changsha County moved to Panjiaping, Shibei District of Changsha (Kaifu District). 195 1 year In May, some areas west and east of Xiangjiang River in the county were classified as Wangcheng County. On September 24th, 1952, Changsha District was renamed "Xiangtan District", located in Xiangtan City and Suili County, Changsha City. 1958 12.24, Changsha county, which originally belonged to Xiangtan area, was placed under the jurisdiction of Changsha city.
Changsha County is called Xingsha because it is based on ancient astronomy in China. Among the 28 huts, there is a star named Su, and there is a little star named Changsha Star beside Su. The ancients associated Changsha with Changsha Star, hence the name Xingsha. In addition, the seat of Changsha county government was later called Xingsha Town, so most Changsha people called Changsha County "Xingsha".
Changsha County is located in the northern part of eastern Hunan Province, on the east bank of the lower reaches of Xiangjiang River, and on the outskirts of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province. It is adjacent to Liuyang City in the east, Yuhua District in Changsha City in the south, Furong District, Kaifu District and Wangcheng District in Changsha City in the west, and Yueyang City in the north. The total area of the county 1756 square kilometers.
Changsha County belongs to the northern part of Heng Chang hilly basin, located at the southern end of Mufu Mountain, Li Anyun Mountain and Dalong Mountain, and the northern edge of Zhuzhou Uplift Zone. Longhua and Wuchuan Mountains in the east, Taojiapai and Carboniferous basin slopes in the south, Yingzhu Mountain and Yueming Mountains in the northwest, Xingyun and Piaofeng Mountains in the north. Mingyue Mountain in Beishan Town is the highest peak in the county, with an altitude of 659 meters. The terrain gradually inclines from north, east and south to the central and western regions, showing an irregular "dustpan" shape. There are seven kinds of rock formations, such as metamorphic rocks, gravelly rocks, limestone, red rocks, red earth, sandstone shale and granite, and five types of landforms, such as hills, plains, mountains, hills and water surfaces, with hills and plains as the main one.
Changsha county is located in the East Asian monsoon region, which belongs to the continental monsoon humid climate, with four distinct seasons, short cold period and long hot period. The annual average sunshine 15 10.9 hours, accounting for 34% of the available sunshine hours, the annual average wind speed is 2.0 meters per second, and there is abundant rain in the area. Average annual precipitation 1472.9 mm, average annual evaporation 1 194.9 mm, and average annual relative humidity 865438+.