麻阳苗族自治县

má yáng miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Mayang Miao Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4], Hunan

generic name for hemp, flax etc

yáng

positive (electric.)

miáo

sprout

race

(bound form) self; oneself

zhì

to rule

xiàn

county