Nongdao (; ) is a town in Ruili,

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, China. As of the 2016 statistics it had a population of 14,146 and an area of .

Etymology

The name of "Nongdao" means moss pond in Dai language.

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into four villages: * Nongdao () * Dengxiu () * Leiyun (), also called Lowing * Dengga ()

History

In 1932, the Yunnan government set up the Ruili Administrative Bureau (), the government office was in the town. Two years later, Nongdao was designated as a town. At the end of 1948, the Ruili Incident broke out, the Jingpo people burned down the government office. After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, it came under the jurisdiction of the 3rd District of Ruili County. During the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

, it was renamed "Weidong People's Commune" () and then "Nongdao People's Commune" (). Nongdao became a district in 1984 and a township in 1986. In February 1993, the Nongdao Economic Development Zone was founded in the town. In May 2000, it was upgraded to a town. In 2005, the economic development zone merged into the town. In 2013, Ruili government moved the

Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone (RLBECZ) is a Chinese State Council-approved Industrial Park based in Ruili City, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan, China, founded in 1992 and was established to promote trade between China and Myanmar. The coopera ...

to Nongdao.

Geography

Nongdao is located at the confluence of

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and Shweli River. The town is located in the southwestern Ruili and borders

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in the northwest, southwest and southeast, with a border of . The highest point in the town is Sanda Mountain () which stands above sea level. The lowest point is Rongbangwang (), which, at above sea level.

Economy

The town's economy is based on nearby border trade and agricultural resources. The main crops are rice,

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

tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...

. The

is located in the town. The

Sino-Myanmar pipelines Sino-Myanmar pipelines refers to the oil and natural gas pipelines linking Myanmar's deep-water port of Kyaukphyu (Sittwe) in the Bay of Bengal with Kunming in Yunnan province of China. History Talks between China and Myanmar on the feasibility ...

enters China from the town.

Demographics

In 2016, the local population was 14,146, including 2,167 Han (15.3%), 10,920 Dai (77.2%) and 1,018 Jingpo (7.2%).

Tourist attractions

The Site of

Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company The Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company (CAMCO; ), also known as the Loiwing Factory (雷允飛機製造廠) after they moved to Yunnan, was a Chinese aircraft manufacturer established by American entrepreneur William D. Pawley in the 1930s. ...

(Lowing Factory) and Mang'ai Temple are popular attractions in the town.

Transportation

The Longling–Ruili Expressway passes across the town.

References

Bibliography

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