The township of Changhu (长湖乡) was merged to it on November 18, 2015, the newly established subdistrict of Zhengxiang administered four villages of Lixin, Changhu, Dali and Songting; 13 communities of Liaojiawan, Lixin 1, Lixin II, Hengshao, Shijicheng, Pinghu, Xiaojiawan, Wenjiatai, Taiping 1, Taiping II, Dayuantou, Honghu and Yanghuiqiao in 2015; the divisions and population in 2015, According to the Official Reply of Hunan Provincial Civil Affairs Department on Approving Township-level Division Adjustment Programmes of Zhengxiang District, Hengyang (on November 18, 2015) / 《湖南省民政厅关于同意衡阳市蒸湘区乡镇区划调整方案的批复》（2015年11月18日 湘民行发〔2015〕33号） see rednet.cn (2015-12-04) it covers an area of 12 sqkm .