Gonglang () is a town in
Nanjian Yi Autonomous County,
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...
, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 32,719 and an area of . It is known as "Hometown of Tea", "Hometown of Walnut", and "Hometown of
Citron".
Administrative division
As of 2018, the town is divided into fourteen villages:
*Xinhe ()
*Zhongshan ()
*Dime ()
*Fenghuang ()
*Fengling ()
*Huiying ()
*Gonglang ()
*Longping ()
*Jinshan ()
*Banqiao ()
*Guandi ()
*Shale ()
*Ziqiang ()
*Luodihe ()
History
The first dynasty to rule Gonglang was the
Tang dynasty
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(618–907), beginning in the 7th century. It came under the jurisdiction of Langcang ''Xunjiansi'' () in mid-
Ming dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...
(1368–1644). In 1729, in the ruling of
Yongzheng Emperor
, regnal name =
, posthumous name = Emperor Jingtian Changyun Jianzhong Biaozhen Wenwu Yingming Kuanren Xinyi Ruisheng Daxiao Zhicheng Xian()Manchu: Temgetulehe hūwangdi ()
, temple name = Shizong()Manchu: Šidzung ()
, house = Aisin Gioro ...
of the
Qing dynasty
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(1644–1911), it was under the jurisdiction of ''Jingmeng'' ().
In 1914, the Nanjian ''Xunjiansi'' () was set up. In 1940, Langcang Town () was formed.
During the
Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward (Second Five Year Plan) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was an economic and social campaign led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1958 to 1962. CCP Chairman Mao Zedong launched the campaign to reconstruc ...
, it was renamed "Gonglang Commune" () in 1958. It was incorporated as a township in 1988. In 2000, Langcang Township () was revoked and Gonglang was upgraded to a town.
Geography
It lies at the southwestern of
Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, bordering the towns of
Wuliangshan,
Xiaowandong
Xiaowandong () is a town in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 18,431 and an area of .
Administrative division
As of 2018, the town is divided into seven villages:
* Shenzhou ()
* Yingpan ()
...
,
Baohua, townships of
Bixi
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and
Yongcui,
Yun County,
Fengqing County, and
Jingdong Yi Autonomous County.
Economy
The town's main industries are agriculture. Economic crops are mainly tea, walnut, and
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...
.
Demographics
As of 2020, the
National Bureau of Statistics of China
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estimates the town's population now to be 32,719.
Tourist attractions
The Jade Emperor Pavilion () is a
Taoist temple
A Taoist temple (, also called ''dàoguàn'' and , is a place where the Tao is observed and cultivated it is a place of worship in Taoism.
Structure and function can vary according to the Taoist school the temple belongs to. For example, ''guàn ...
in the town, and the Guanyin Hall () is a
Buddhist temple
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. The Land God Temple () is a temple of folk belief for
Yi people
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An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with eac ...
. The Gonglang Mosque () was originally built in the
Jiaqing period of the
Qing dynasty
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(1644–1911).
Transportation
he National Highway G214 passes across the town north to south.
References
Bibliography
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Divisions of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County