Tongren, Guizhou

Tongren ( zh, s=铜仁 , t=銅仁 , p=Tóngrén) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, located within a tobacco planting and crop agricultural area. Tongren was known as Tongren Prefecture () until November 2011, when it was converted into a prefecture-level city.By the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, Tongren City will have a permanent population of 3.1615 million and a registered population of 4.494 million.

Tongren City borders Hunan to the east and Chongqing to the north, and is known as the "Gateway to Eastern Guizhou". The city covers an area of 18,000 square kilometers, and has jurisdiction over 2 districts, 8 counties, 8 provincial economic development zones, 2 provincial high-tech industrial development zones, and 1 provincial health and medicine industry demonstration zone.

History

Tongren has a long history and rich cultural heritage. Its historical evolution is long. In the Qin Dynasty, it belonged to Qianzhong County, and in the Han Dynasty, it was changed to Wuling County. It was not until the Shu Han Dynasty that it had a county seat.During the Yongle period (1403–1424) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), two local governments known as "Sizhou ''Xuanweisi''" ( zh, s=思州宣慰司, p=, labels=no) and "Sinan ''Xuanweisi''" ( zh, s=思南宣慰司, p=, labels=no) resisted full subjugation. Yongle Emperor sent troops to pacify the rebellion and set up a provincial administrative region known as "Guizhou ''Buzhengshisi''" ( zh, s=贵州布政使司, p=, labels=no). Since then, their administrators were appointed by the central government.

Administrative divisions

Tongren comprises 2 districts, 4 counties, and 4 autonomous counties.
*Districts:
** Bijiang District ()
**Wanshan District ()
*Counties:
** Dejiang County ()
** Jiangkou County ()
** Sinan County ()
**Shiqian County ()
*Autonomous counties:
** Yuping Dong Autonomous County ()
**Songtao Miao Autonomous County ()
** Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County ()
** Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County ()

Climate

Tongren is located inland with abundant rainfall. It has a mid-subtropical monsoon humid climate with warm winters and hot summers, with rain and heat occurring at the same time.Its basic climatic characteristics are: changeable spring temperature with more drizzles; hot summer with plenty of sunshine; rapid temperature drop in autumn with more cloudy and rainy weather; less severe winter with a long frost-free period; the annual average temperature is around 18 degrees Celsius, the coldest month is January with an average temperature of 2 to 6 degrees Celsius, and the hottest month is July with an average temperature of 24 to 28 degrees Celsius.

Economy

In July 2018, the Tongren Transportation & Tourism Investment Group announced a joint venture with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to construct a Hyperloop track in Tongren, along with an industrial research park.

Transportation

The city is served by Tongren Fenghuang Airport which is located 21 kilometers from it.

Education

* Tongren Polytechnic College-Tongren Vocational and Technical College is a public full-time general higher vocational college established in June 2002 with the approval of the Guizhou Provincial People's Government.
* Tongren No. 1 Middle School ( Bijiang District)Tongren No. 1 Middle School in Guizhou Province was founded on April 20, 1938. The school currently has 50 classes and more than 3,000 students.
* Tongren University - The school originated from Mingde School founded in 1920 and was upgraded to a general undergraduate college in 2006.

References

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Cities in Guizhou
Prefecture-level divisions of Guizhou