Zhengxing () is a town in Jinggu Dai and 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 20,476 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into eleven villages: * Jingnan () * Boyun () * Xinzhai () * Shuiping () * Menglie () * Tiechang () * Zhengxing () * Tongda () * Mengnai () * Weng'an () * Huangcaoba ()

Geography

The town is situated at eastern Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County. The town is bordered to the north by Weiyuan Town and Fengshan, to the east and south by Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, and to the west by

Yizhi Township Yizhi Township () is a township in Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 14,182 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into nine villages: *Zhonghe () *Y ...

. The Xiaohei River () flows through the town.

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture. Commercial crops include tobacco, natural rubber, and vegetable. The region also has an abundance of

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

, copper,

lead Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...

, and

zinc Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodi ...

Demographics

As of 2020, 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 town's population now to be 20,476.

Tourist attractions

The Mengnai Immortal Cave () is a famous scenic spot in the town, famous for its

karst cave Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

Transportation

The

China National Highway 323 China National Highway 323 (G323) runs southwest from Ruijin, Jiangxi towards Guangdong Province, Guangxi Province, and ends in Lincang, Yunnan, which is on China-Myanmar border. It is 2,915 kilometres in length. File:Kokudou 323(China).svg, Ko ...

passes across western Zhengxing.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhengxing Divisions of Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County