Xiangtan, city in southern China, in Hunan Province, a river port and industrial center on the Xiang River. Manufactures here include iron and steel, electric equipment, processed food, and textiles. Manganese ore is mined nearby, at Shaoshan. Xiangtan was established at its present site in the 8th century AD and was opened to foreign trade in 1905. It began to be developed as a manufacturing center in the 1950s and 1960s and is part of an industrial area centered at nearby Changsha. Population (1991) 525,448.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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