Dongxiang Autonomous County Explained

Dongxiang Autonomous County
Native Name:Chinese: 东乡族自治县
Postal Code:731400
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:Autonomous county
Image Map1:Location of Linxia Prefecture within Gansu (China).png
Map Caption1:Linxia in Gansu
Pushpin Map:Gansu#China
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gansu##Location in China
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Coordinates:35.6638°N 103.3893°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gansu
Subdivision Type2:Autonomous prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Linxia
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Suonan
Area Total Km2:1510
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:290034
Population Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2,000
Elevation Max M:2,664
Elevation Min M:1,736
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Population Blank1 Title:Dongxiang people
Population Blank1:335,500 (87.9%)

Dongxiang Autonomous County (; Santa: Dunxianzu Zizhixien) is an autonomous county in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, province of Gansu of the People's Republic of China. It was established as a Dongxiang ethnic autonomous area in 1950.[3] Historically, Dongxiang has long been directly under the jurisdiction of Linxia. During the Republic of China (1912–1949) period, its area was divided between the surrounding counties.[4]

Its population in 2020 was 381,700, 88% of whom belonging to the Dongxiang minority group. As of 1993, half of the total Dongxiang minority population lived in the county.[5] [6]

At least until the end of the 20th century, Dongxiang County was very impoverished and undeveloped, having a literacy rate of just 15%, the lowest in China.[7] In 2017, it had the highest poverty rate of Gansu, already the poorest province in China.

Dongxiang County has a typical Loess Plateau landscape, with numerous gullies and mountains and a dry climate.

Administrative divisions

Dongxiang Autonomous County is divided to 8 towns and 16 townships.[8]

Towns
  • Suonan (Chinese: 锁南镇)
  • Daban (Chinese: 达板镇)
  • Hetan (Chinese: 河滩镇)
  • Naleisi (Chinese: 那勒寺镇)
  • Tangwang (Chinese: 唐汪镇)
  • Guoyuan (Chinese: 果园镇)
  • Wangji (Chinese: 汪集镇)
  • Longquan (Chinese: 龙泉镇)
Townships
  • Chuntai Township (Chinese: 春台乡)
  • Liushu Township (Chinese: 柳树乡)
  • Dongyuan Township (Chinese: 东塬乡)
  • Pingzhuang Township (Chinese: 坪庄乡)
  • Baihe Township (Chinese: 百和乡)
  • Guanbu Township (Chinese: 关卜乡)
  • Zhaojiaxiang Township (Chinese: 赵家乡)
  • Wujia Township (Chinese: 五家乡)
  • Yanling Township (Chinese: 沿岭乡)
  • Fengshan Township (Chinese: 风山乡)
  • Chejiawan Township (Chinese: 车家湾乡)
  • Gaoshan Township (Chinese: 高山乡)
  • Dashu Township (Chinese: 大树乡)
  • Beiling Township (Chinese: 北岭乡)
  • Kaolei Township (Chinese: 考勒乡)
  • Dongling Township (Chinese: 董岭乡)

Culture

See also: Dongxiangs. Dongxiang County is the birthplace and center of Dongxiang culture. Its specialty food includes Pinghuo, a dish of steamed lamb.[9] [10]

Transport

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 临夏州第七次全国人口普查公报 . Government of Linxia Prefecture . zh . 2021-06-08 .
  2. Weixian . Yin . 1998 . Dongxiang Autonomous County (Gansu Province) . Chinese Education & Society . en . 31 . 3 . 53–76 . 10.2753/CED1061-1932310353.
  3. Book: Schwarz, Henry G. . The Minorities of Northern China: A Survey . 1984 . Western Washington . 0-914584-17-0 . Bellingham, Washington . en.
  4. Web site: zh:县情概况 . http://www.dxzzzx.gov.cn/Article/SinglePage?Channel=00010001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927020415/http://www.dxzzzx.gov.cn/Article/SinglePage?Channel=00010001 . 2020-09-27 . 2021-03-26 . zh . zh:东乡族自治县人民政府门户网站 .
  5. Book: Chuluu, Üjiyediin . Introduction, Grammar and Sample Sentences for Dongxiang . 1994 . University of Pennsylvania, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies . en.
  6. Book: Du, Ruofu . Ethnic Groups in China . Yip . Vincent F. . 1993 . Science Press . 7-03-003325-6 . Beijing . en.
  7. Book: China: The Many Facets of Demographic Change . 1996 . Westview Press . 0-8133-9002-8 . Goldstein . Alice . Boulder, CO . en . Feng . Wang.
  8. Web site: zh:2019年统计用区划代码 > 东乡族自治县 . http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/62/29/622926.html . 2022-09-17 . zh . zh:国家统计局.
  9. Web site: 2017-11-02 . zh:东乡平伙 . http://www.dxzzzx.gov.cn/Article/Content?ItemID=d976ce31-888b-4693-9ace-000aab52dd32 . 2021-03-26 . zh . zh:东乡族自治县人民政府门户网站.
  10. Web site: 2021-03-01 . zh:最有家乡风情和记忆的羊肉平伙 . https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_11503643 . 2021-03-26 . zh . zh:澎湃.

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