Nanniwan () is a town in

Baota District Baota District (), is a district in Yan'an, Shaanxi, China. The district has an area of , and a permanent population of 497,085 as of 2019. Baota District serves as Yan'an's administrative center, hosting the city's government offices. The distric ...

, Yan'an, Shaanxi,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The town is a significant site for red tourism in China. Nanniwan spans an area of , and has a population of 15,334 as of 2015.

History

In 1941, the 359th Brigade of the

Eighth Route Army The Eighth Route Army (), officially known as the 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, was a group army under the command of the Chinese Communist Party, nominally within the structure of the Chinese ...

arrived in Nanniwan, and established themselves in the town. While stationed in Nanniwan, the brigade created farms, herded livestock, and created an artillery training school. In 1972, the Nanniwan People's Commune () was established. In 1984, the

people's commune The people's commune () was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by townships. Communes, the largest collective units, were div ...

was abolished, and Nanniwan became a town. In 2011, was merged into Nanniwan.

Administrative divisions

Nanniwan governs the following residential community and 12 administrative villages: * Nanniwan Community () * Panlong Village () * Taobaoyu Village () * Nanyangfu Village () * Mafang Village () * Nanniwan Village () * Santaizhuang Village () * Chenzigou Village () * Songshulin Village () * Mizhuang Village () * Dengtun Village () * Jiulongquan Village () * Maping Village ()

Demographics

As of 2018, Nanniwan has a hukou population of 13,264. A government report in 2015 reported 15,334 living in Nanniwan. According to the

2010 Chinese Census The 2010 Chinese census, officially the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (中華人民共和國第六次全國人口普查), was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China wi ...

, Nanniwan had a population of 4,960. , which was merged into Nanniwan the following year, had a population of 3,138 according to the same census. According to the 2000 Chinese Census, Nanniwan had a population of 6,518. A 1996 estimate put Nanniwan's population at about 5,000.

Economy

Nanniwan is a major site for red tourism in China, with approximately 210,000 tourists visiting the town on May Day, 2021, earning the town 12 million

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in tourism revenue. However, Nanniwan remains a rural town with relatively low levels of income. A 2015 government report found that 1,041 people in Nanniwan lived in poverty. In an effort to combat the town's low economic development, and improve its touristic development, the town has worked with Yan'an's regional government to shut down

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s in the town, and restore wetlands and rice paddies. The town's government has also bought farmland from many farmers in the town, and converted it to tourist facilities and parks.

References

{{Authority control Baota District Township-level divisions of Shaanxi Towns in China

History

Administrative divisions

Demographics

Economy

See also

References