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Gong County or Gongxian () is a county located in southern
Gong County or Gongxian () is a county located in southern Sichuan Province
Sichuan is a Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capita ...
, China. It is under the administration of Yibin
Yibin ( zh, s=宜宾 , t=宜賓 , p=Yíbīn , w=I-pin, region=CN-SC-15; Sichuanese Pinyin: ȵi2bin1; Sichuanese pronunciation: ) is a prefecture-level city in the southeastern part of Sichuan province, China, located at the junction of the Min ...
city. It is mainly known to travelers for the hanging coffins, a site which dates back nearly 3,000 years and is attributed to the Bo people, who died out around 400 years ago.
Hanging coffins of Bo people
Hanging coffins carved from a single log are found in the areas once inhabited by Bo people (China).Administrative divisions
Gong County administers 10towns
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and 3 ethnic townships.
* Gongquan Town ()
* Xunchang Town ()
* Xiao'er Town ()
* Didong Town ()
* Shangluo Town ()
* Luobiao Town ()
* Luohai Town ()
* Wangjia Town ()
* Mutan Town ()
* Caoying Town ()
* Yuhe Miao Ethnic Township (, Dax Fab Jab Hmongb Xangb)
* Luodu Miao Ethnic Township (, Ndongt Ngaox Lob Hmongb Xangb)
* Guandou Miao Ethnic Township (, Changs Chab Lob Hmongb Xangb)
Climate
Notable people
* Chang XiangyuReferences