Qianliu Yi Ethnic Township () is an ethnic township in

Lancang Lahu Autonomous County Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (; Lahu: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southwestern Yunnan province, China. Lancang is the same as Lan Xang, and refers to the Mekong River (known in Chinese as the Lancang) on i ...

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, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 43,031 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2016, the township is divided into fifteen villages: *Qiannuo () *Zhanai () *Daqiaotou () *Xinzhai () *Mangnong () *Tianba () *Dagang () *Longtan () *Xincheng () *Heping () *Shuiyuan () *Malihe () *Xiaofofang () *Lasa () *Pingzhang ()

History

As a communication hub in

, the township was even a place of strategic importance during the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

(1644–1911) and

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. In 1940, Mangnuo Township () was set up. In 1948, it was renamed "Qianliu Township". After the establishment of the Communist State, its name was changed to "Qianliu District" (). In 1969 it was renamed "Yuejin Commune" (), named after 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 ...

. And it was renamed "Qianliu Commune" in 1971. In 1988, the Qianliu Yi Ethnic Township was officially incorporated.

Geography

The township is situated at northeastern

. It is surrounded by Dashan Township on the north, Donghe Township and Nanling Township on the west,

Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County () is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions In the present, Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County has 6 towns and 4 townships. ;6 towns ;4 to ...

on the east, and Nuozhadu Town on the south. The highest point in the township is the Black Mountain () which stands above sea level. The lowest point is the Mengsa Farm (), which, at above sea level. The

Lancang River The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annuall ...

flows through the township. Other rivers and streams include Mangpa River () and Mengsa River ().

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry. Industry is mainly based on wine-making and ceramics. The region abounds with iron, copper, and

manganese Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a transition metal with a multifaceted array of industrial alloy use ...

. Significant crops include grain, corn, peanut, sugarcane, tea, and coffee bean.

Demographics

As of 2017, the

National Bureau of Statistics of China The National Bureau of Statistics (), abbreviated as NBS, is an deputy-cabinet level agency directly under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of stati ...

estimates the township's population now to be 43,031.

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Qianliu Yi Ethnic Township Townships of Pu'er City Divisions of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County Yi ethnic townships