Zhangjiang, Taoyuan

Zhangjiang Town was a historic town and the former seat of Taoyuan County in Hunan, China. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of Chehuyuan Township, Shenshuigang Township and the former Zhangjiang Town on November 20, 2015.

Zhangjiang was located in the west of the county, it was bordered by Fengshu Township and Qinglin Township  to the north, Xujiaqiao Township  of Dingcheng District and Mutangyuan Township  to the east, Yaotianping Town  of Dingcheng District to the southeast, Taohuayuan Town, Jianshi Town  and Niwotan Township  to the southwest,  Sanyanggang Town  to the northwest. The town had an area of 220.63 km2 with a population of 153,200 (as of 2015), The town had 25 villages and 19 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat was at West Wuling Rd. It ceased to be a separate town and was divided into Zhangjiang Subdistrict and Xunyang Subdistrict in 2017.

History
Zhangjiang was an ancient town with a long history. It had always been the seat of Taoyuan County formed in 963 AD (Song dynasty). It was incorporated as a town in January 1941, it took its name after the Zhangjiang River (漳江), Zhangjiang Town was renamed to Chengguan Town in January 1951.

Zhangjiang Town was reformed through the merging Bazilu Township, Yaohe Township and the former Chengguan Town  in November 1995, it had an area of an area of 139.9 km2 with a population of about 100,000 (as of 1995), when it had 41 villages and 7 communities. In 2011, the subdivisions of Zhangjiang were reduced to 14 villages and 16 communities from 31 villages and 16 communities through the amalgamation of villages.

Chehuyuan Township and Shenshuigang Township  were merged to it on November 20, 2015. it had an area of 220.63 km2 with a population of 153,200 (as of 2015), and it had 25 villages and 19 communities under its jurisdiction. In 2017, Zhangjiang Town was divided into two subdistricts of Zhangjiang and Xunyang.