Gucheng, Fuchuan County
# Gucheng, Fuchuan County

Gucheng (simplified Chinese: 古城镇; traditional Chinese: 古城鎮; pinyin: Gǔchéng Zhèn) is a town in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 20,600 and an area of 42.65-square-kilometre (16.47 sq mi).

## Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and nine villages:

* Hengshan Community (横山社区)
* Lijiang (粟江村)
* Chayuan (茶源村)
* Shantian (山田村)
* Gaolu (高路村)
* Mojia (莫家村)
* Xiushan (秀山村)
* Tangbei (塘贝村)
* Yang (杨村)
* Daling (大岭村)

## History

It belonged to the Second District after the founding of the Communist State. In 1952 it belonged to the Tenth District. In 1958 the Yingxiong Commune (英雄公社; 'Hero Commune') was set up and two years later it was renamed "Gucheng Commune" (古城公社). In 2003 it was upgraded to a town.

## Economy

Agriculture including farming and pig-breeding is the most common activity in the province. The main crops of the region are grains, followed by fruits and vegetables.

The town is connected to two highways: the China National Highway G538 and the Provincial Highway S203.

