Xinhua (Chinese:新化, pinyin:xīn huà) is a county, Located in middle reaches of the Zi River in the central Hunan of China. It covers 3,635 square kilometers and has a population of 1,291,626 (2002). Xinhua shares the border with Lengshuijiang, Lianyuan, Xinshao, Xupu and Longhui counties and cities. As a county, it was founded at 1072 (Northern Song Dynasty) and now it is under jurisdiction of the Loudi City (Chinese: 娄底市; pinyin: Lóudǐ shì) and subdivided into 7 townships and 19 towns, Shangmei Town (Chinese: 上梅镇; pinyin: Shàngméi zhèn) is the county seat.
In 2011, media attention was attracted by a construction project started by the county's government. In the hope of attracting tourists, the officials wanted to build a lavish temple (Xiangshan Si - 熊山寺 - "Bear Mountain Temple"), diverting funds from more essential projects.
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“In the county there are thirty-seven churches
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—Maxine Kumin (b. 1925)