18 Facts About Hunan Province

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The lake that is referred to is Dongting Lake, a lake in the northeast of the province; Vehicle license plates from Hunan are marked, after the Xiang River, which runs from south to north through Hunan and forms part of the largest drainage system for the province.

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Hunan Province is the seat of the Yuelu Academy, which is one of the four major academies over the last 1000 years in ancient China.

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Hunan Province was the birthplace of communist revolutionary Mao Zedong, who became the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and the founding father of the People's Republic of China.

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Hunan Province today is home to some ethnic minorities, including the Tujia and Miao, along with the Han Chinese, who make up a majority of the population.

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Hunan Province became an important communications center due to its position on the Yangzi River.

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Hunan Province was relatively unscathed by the civil war that followed the defeat of the Japanese in 1945.

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Hunan Province is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, about half way along its length, situated between 108° 47'–114° 16' east longitude and 24° 37'–30° 08' north latitude.

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Hunan Province's climate is subtropical, and, under the Koppen climate classification, is classified as being humid subtropical, with short, cool, damp winters, very hot and humid summers, and plenty of rainfall.

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The Furongian Epoch in the Cambrian Period of geological time is named for Hunan Province; Furong means "lotus" in Mandarin and refers to Hunan Province which is known as the "lotus state".

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Hunan Province is divided into fourteen prefecture-level divisions: thirteen prefecture-level cities and an autonomous prefecture:.

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Politics of Hunan Province is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.

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Governor of Hunan Province is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Hunan Province.

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13.

The Lake Dongting area is an important center of ramie production, and Hunan Province is an important center of tea cultivation.

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14.

Hunan Province is well known for a few global makers of construction equipment such as concrete pumps, cranes, etc.

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15.

The Uyghurs of Hunan Province do not speak the Uyghur language, instead, Chinese is spoken as their native language.

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Predominant religions in Hunan Province are Chinese Buddhism, Taoist traditions and Chinese folk religions.

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Hunan Province is the seat of 12 adult higher education institutions.

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Two major cities in Hunan Province were ranked in the top 500 cities in the world by scientific research output, as tracked by the Nature Index in 2017.

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