Dongmen () is a town and the

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Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County ( zhuang: ,) is a county of northern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi City. Administrative divisions There are 7 towns and 4 townships in the county: * Towns (): ** Dongmen () ** Long'an () ...

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 101,483 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2021, the town is divided into 5 communities and 16 villages: *Fenghuang Community () *Shizishan Community () *Baima Community () *Wulixiang Community () *Qiaotou Community () *Chongdong () *Dajing () *Sanjia () *Yantang () *Dafu () *Le'e () *Guyao () *Deyin () *Pingluo () *Zhangluo () *Yong'an () *Fengwu () *Heng'an () *Zhongshi () *Youdong () *Dongyong () *Nongda () *Longshan () *Rongmu ()

History

Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County was controlled by the

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(PLA) on 23 November 1949 and Dongmen became

. It was renamed "Dongmen Township" () in 1952. The Dongmen People's Commune () was established in 1968. In November 1984, Dongmen People's Commune was revoked and split into two townships, namely Dongmen Township and Qiaotou Township (). The two townships were merged and was officially renamed "Dongmen Town" () in October 1991. In August 2005, Qiaotou Town () was formally merged into the town.

Geography

The town lies at the southeastern of Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, bordering Siba Town to the west,

Liucheng County Liucheng County (; Standard Zhuang: ) is under the administration of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It covers a land area of and had a permanent population of 353,796 . Located north of Liuzhou's city proper, it borders the pre ...

to the south, Huangjin Town to the north, and Xiaochang'an Town to the east.

Climate

The town is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , a frost-free period of 303 days and annual average sunshine hours in 1361.7 hours.

Economy

The town's economy is based on agricultural resources and commerce. The main crops are

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and

corn Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...

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 ...

and

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively ...

are the economic plants of the town. Livestock husbandry mainly focuses on raising pigs, cattle and poultry.

Demographics

In 2019, Dongmen had a total population of 101,483 over the whole town.

Tourist attractions

The Martyrs' Cemetery () is a popular attraction in the town, which was built in 1957 at the foot of Phoenix Mountain () to commemorate Zou Yanzhao () and Yang Guanghui () and other 12 Communist martyrs. The Kaiyuan Temple () is a

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in the town and has been designated as a county level cultural relic preservation organ.

Transportation

The town is crossed by the Chaluo railway (). The passes across the town. Two public parks are located in the town: Chenglonghu Park () and Luocheng Park ().

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dongmen Divisions of Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County