Let’s talk about it: How many first-tier cities does Liuyang count?

As of October 2019, Liuyang is not included in the city rankings. Based on the latest year's business data of 160 brands, user behavior data of 17 Internet companies and urban big data from data institutions, China Business News New First-tier Cities Research Institute ranked 338 cities above the prefecture level in China again. Liuyang is not included in the city rankings.

Liuyang, a county-level city in Hunan Province, is administered by Changsha City. It is named because the county seat is located in the north (yang side) of Liushui. Liuyang is located on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, to the north of eastern Hunan. It was known as the "throat of Wu and Chu" in ancient times. It is the sub-center of Changsha, the provincial capital, and a regional central city on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi.

Liuyang City is located in the northern section of the Luoxiao Mountains in eastern Hunan Province, bordering Tonggu, Wanzai and Yichun of Jiangxi Province to the east; Pingxiang of Jiangxi Province and Liling and Zhuzhou of Hunan Province to the south; Changsha, the provincial capital, to the west and Changsha to the north. Pingjiang, Hunan Province. North latitude 27°51′-28°34′, east longitude 113°10′-114°15′, the city is 105.8 kilometers wide from east to west, 80.9 kilometers long from north to south, and has a total land area of ??5007.75 square kilometers.

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Historical evolution of Liuyang:

Liuyang belonged to Jingzhou among the nine states in ancient times, to Chu State during the Warring States Period, and to Linxiang County during the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the 14th year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (209), Liuyang County was established in Linxiang County, one of the four stipend towns of Zhou Yu. In the 3rd year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty (607), Changsha County was established. In the 2nd year of Tang Jinglong (708), Liuyang County was reestablished. . In the first year of Yuanzhen (1295), it was promoted to Liuyang Prefecture, and in the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369), it was demoted to a county.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it belonged to Changsha Prefecture. In 1912, it belonged to Changbao Road. In 1914, it was renamed Xiangjiang Road. Since 1926, it has been under the First Administrative Supervision District. On July 19, 1949, Liuyang was liberated. August belongs to Changsha area. From September 1952 to February 1968, it was changed to Xiangtan District. In January 1968, the prefecture was renamed as a region, but Liuyang's affiliation remained unchanged.

In February 1983, the State Council abolished the Xiangtan area and Liuyang County was placed under the jurisdiction of Changsha City. In January 1993, the Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a notice, with the approval of the State Council, agreeing to remove Liuyang from the county and establish a city (county level).

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