Long'an () is a town in

Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County ( Zhuang: , ) is an ethnic Mulao county of northern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi City. It is the only Mulao autonomous county in China. Administrative divisions There are 7 towns and 4 ...

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, China. As of the 2019 census it had a population of 54,934 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2021, the town is divided into one community and sixteen villages: *Long'an Community () *Pingshi () *Beiyuan () *Tianbao () *Wuhua () *Dameng () *Taihe () *

Gao'an Gao'an () is a county-level city in the northwest-central part of Jiangxi province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yichun, and is located about 35 kilometers west from Nanchang, the provincial capital. It cov ...

() *Lianhua () *Longfeng () *Longping () *Shankou () *Sipan () *Zhujiang () *Rongshan () *Sanling () *Balian ()

History

Long'an District () was set up in 1925 during the

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. It was incorporated as a township in 1933. In 1968, it was renamed "Long'an

People's Commune The people's commune ( zh, c=, p=rénmín gōngshè) was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by Townships of the People's Rep ...

" () and reverted to its former name of "Long'an Township" in 1984. In January 1993 it was upgraded to a town.

Geography

It is located on the northeast of

, bordering Baotan Township to the west, Huangjin to the south,

Rongshui Miao Autonomous County Rongshui Miao Autonomous County (; Standard Zhuang: ) is under the administration of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The seat of Rongshui County is Rongshui Town. It borders the prefecture-level divisions of Qiandongnan (Guizho ...

to the north and east. The

Xiaoqing River Xiaoqing River () is a river in Shandong Province, China. It is part of the Bohai Sea basin and empties into Laizhou Bay. The river flows through the major city of Jinan. It is long and drains a basin, which also contains the city of Zibo. Ec ...

() flows through the town. The Dongkan Reservoir () is the largest reservoir in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County. The Bangdong Reservoir () is a

reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...

in the town, providing drinking water and water for irrigation.

Climate

Long'an is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , a frost-free period of 300 days and annual average sunshine hours in 13892 hours.

Economy

The economy of the town has a predominantly agricultural orientation, including farming and pig-breeding. The main crops are rice and corn. Economic crops are mainly

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and

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Demographics

The 2019 census reported the town had a population of 54,934.

Tourist attractions

The Former Residence of Li Deshan () is a popular attraction, in memory of Li Deshan, one of the 72 martyrs in the

Second Guangzhou Uprising The Second Guangzhou (Canton) Uprising, known in Chinese as the Yellow Flower Mound Uprising or the Guangzhou Xinhai Uprising, was a failed uprising took place in China led by Huang Xing and his fellow revolutionaries against the Qing dynasty ...

. There are two

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s in the town: Qingshan Temple and Anning Temple. Qingshan Temple () is a Buddhist temple in the town with a history of over 1,000 years. Anning Temple () is also a Buddhist temple and originally built in 1589, during the ruling of

Wanli Emperor The Wanli Emperor (4 September 1563 – 18 August 1620), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shenzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Yijun, art name Yuzhai, was the 14th List of emperors of the Ming dynasty, emperor of the Ming dynasty, reig ...

of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

(1368–1644).

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Long'an Divisions of Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County