Brief introduction of lianqiao

Lianqiao Town is the east gate of Shaoyang City. Located in the northeast of Shaodong County, it borders Ling Jie Township in the east, Heitianpu Township in the west, Liu Ze Town and Huangpiqiao Township in the south, Caoya Township in the north and Fuxi Township in Xinshao County in the northwest. It is the largest town in Shaodong county and is known as the "capital of southern medicine". Lianqiao Town has a long history of traditional Chinese medicine. According to legend, this is where Guan Yunchang, a famous doctor of Shu State, used his knife wound medicine during the Three Kingdoms. Since then, people have been planting and managing medicinal materials. The town covers an area of 98 square kilometers with a total population of 8 1 000. It governs 55 villages and 2 neighborhood committees, with a built-up area of 3.5 square kilometers and a population of 25,000.