Chuanshan () is a town in
Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County,
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
, China. As of the 2019 census it had a population of 47,613 and an area of .
Administrative division
As of 2021, the town is divided into two communities and eighteen villages:
*Youdong Community ()
*Mulun Community ()
*Linlang ()
*Tongban ()
*Duchuan ()
*Gubin ()
*Wuwei ()
*Xiarong ()
*Donggan ()
*Dingji ()
*Leyi ()
*Chajiang ()
*Tangwan ()
*Xiajiu ()
*Dongshan ()
*Xiagan ()
*Xiafeng ()
*Baidan ()
*Shecun ()
*Hedun ()
History
During the
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), it belonged to Si'en County ().
In 1933 during the
Republic of China
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, Youdong Township () was founded.
In 1951, it was under the jurisdiction of the 3rd District. In 1955, Tongshan District () was set up. In 1958, it was renamed Chuanshan People's Commune () and then Chuanshan District in 1962. It was incorporated as a township in 1984. In 1997, it was upgraded to a town. In 2005, Mulun Township () was merged into the town.
Geography
The town lies at the northwestern of
Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, bordering
Nandan County to the west,
Xianan Township
Xianan Township () is a township in Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. As of the 2019 census it had a population of 18,661 and an area of .
Administrative division
As of 2021, the township is divided into one community and ten vi ...
to the south,
Libo County
Libo County () is a county of southern Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Geography
The county is located in the remote southeastern corner o ...
to the north, and
Luoyang Town to the east.
The highest point in the town is Gaodong Mountain () which stands above sea level.
The lowest point is the village of Xiajiu (), which, at above sea level.
There are four rivers in the town: Dagou River (), Shecun River (), Duchuan River (), and Gubin River ().
The town is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , a frost-free period of 300 days and annual average sunshine hours in 146 hours.
Economy
The economy is supported primarily by agriculture and mineral resources.
Significant crops include rice and corn.
Sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...
is one of the important economic crops in the region.
The region abounds with iron,
lead,
zinc and
arsenopyrite.
Demographics
The 2019 census reported the town had a population of 47,613.
Transportation
The Provincial Highway S205 passes across the eastern town.
Tourist attractions
Chuanshan Temple was a
Buddhist temple
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in the town, originally built by a monk from
Emei Mountain
Mount Emei (; ), alternately Mount Omei, is a mountain in Sichuan Province, China, and is the highest of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. Mount Emei sits at the western rim of the Sichuan Basin. The mountains west of it are know ...
, and was completely destroyed by the
Red Guards during the ten-year
Cultural Revolution.
References
Bibliography
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Divisions of Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County