Longxi County Explained
| Longxi County |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Gansu |
| Pushpin Label: | Longxi |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Gansu |
| Coordinates: | 35.0833°N 143°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dingxi |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Gongchang |
| Area Total Km2: | 2408 |
| Population Total: | 522,500[1] |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 748100 |
| Area Code: | 0932 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| P: | Lǒngxī Xiàn |
| W: | Lung-hsi hsien |
Longxi is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi in the southeast of Gansu Province, China.
Administration
Longxi has twelve towns and five townships.[2] The county seat is Gongchang.[3]
- Towns:
- Gongchang (Chinese: 巩昌镇)
- Wenfeng (Chinese: 文峰镇)
- Shouyang (Chinese: 首阳镇)
- Caizi (Chinese: 菜子镇)
- Fuxing (Chinese: 福星镇)
| - Tong'anyi (Chinese: 通安驿镇)
- Yuntian (Chinese: 云田镇)
- Biyan (Chinese: 碧岩镇)
- Mahe (Chinese: 马河镇)
| |
- Towns upgraded to townships:
- Kezhai (Chinese: 柯寨镇)
- Shuangquan (Chinese: 双泉镇)
- Quanjiawan (Chinese: 权家湾镇)
- Townships:
- Weiyang (Chinese: 渭阳乡)
- Hongwei (Chinese: 宏伟乡)
- Heping (Chinese: 和平乡)
| - Dexing (Chinese: 德兴乡)
- Yongji (Chinese: 永吉乡)
| |
Economy
The Longxi economy is mainly based on agriculture, cultivation of ingredients used in Traditional Chinese medicine, and production of aluminium. Astragalus and Codonopsis, among other medicinal plants, are grown and processed for traditional medicine in the Longxi region.[4]
Tourism
- Renshou Mountain Forest Park (Chinese: 仁寿山森林公园)
- Lijia Long palace (Chinese: 李家龙宫)[5]
- Baochang building (Chinese: [[:zh:保昌楼|保昌楼]])
- Wenfeng tower (Chinese: 文峰塔)
- Wenfeng herbal medicine market (Chinese: 文峰药材市场)[6]
External links
References
Web site: 旅游景点.
Notes and References
- Web site: 定西市人民政府 县区概况 陇西县.
- Web site: 统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn . XZQH . zh . 2020-12-27.
- Web site: Geography of Longxi County . Longxi County Government website . 2009-11-06. zh. https://web.archive.org/web/20070703021158/http://www.longxi.gansu.gov.cn/showxw1.asp?id=1317. 2007-07-03. dead.
- Web site: zh:陇西中医药介绍. http://www.longxi.gansu.gov.cn/ycshowxw.asp?id=14579.
- Web site: 陇西李氏文化网_李家龙宫.
- Web site: http://www.longxi.gansu.gov.cn/showlisttp.asp?dlmid=91&xlmid=150 . zh:中医药产业.
