Liling (醴陵) is a county-level city in the eastern part of Hunan province of the People's Republic of China. Liling is about 5 miles from Jiangxi province and it is south of Hunan's capital, Changsha. Liling has an area of 2,157km2 and a population of about 1,020,000.
Liling is famous for its traditional porcelain and firework industries. The "Chairman Mao" porcelain produced in Liling are used as gifts for presidents.
Liling has a great traffic location. For road network, G60(Hukun highway), S11(Yueru Highway), and 320, 106 national roads passes Liling, for rail network, Liling Hukun High speed train station and Liling train station, which mainly serve for trains from East-West of China and Local trains in Hunan province. Additionally, Liling is only 90 Kilometres south of Changsha Huanghua International Airport(CSX).
Liling has a booming economic from 21st century. In 2010, Liling has a GDP of 26.37 billion.
Coordinates: 27°40′13″N 113°28′07″E / 27.6703222222°N 113.468536111°E / 27.6703222222; 113.468536111
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