Longxi is a
county
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under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Dingxi
Dingxi ( zh, c=定西 , p=Dìngxī), also known as Longyou ( zh, c=陇右, p=Lǒngyòu) is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Gansu province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,524,097 inhabitants, of ...
in the southeast of
Gansu
Gansu is a provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibetan Plateau, Ti ...
Province, China. Referred to in ancient times as
Longxi Commandery
Longxi Commandery ( Chinese: trad. , simp. , ''Lǒngxījùn'') was a commandery of imperial China in present-day Gansu, named due to its location west of Mount Long (the southern portion of Mount Liupan).
Qin dynasty
Established by Shi H ...
, it is notably the origin of the Longxi Li lineage, from which the
Tang dynasty
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's ruling
House of Li
The House of Li () was the ruling house of the Western Liang dynasty and the Tang dynasty of China.
Family information
The Li family originated in the Longxi Commandery and had Han ethnic origins. They were also known as the Longxi Li linea ...
descends.
Administration
Longxi has twelve
towns
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 five
townships. The county seat is
Gongchang.
;Towns:
;Towns upgraded to townships:
*Kezhai ()
*Shuangquan ()
*Quanjiawan ()
;Townships:
Climate
Economy
The Longxi economy is mainly based on agriculture, cultivation of ingredients used in
Traditional Chinese medicine
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, and production of aluminium. ''
Astragalus
Astragalus may refer to:
* ''Astragalus'' (plant), a large genus of herbs and small shrubs
*Astragalus (bone)
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'' and ''
Codonopsis'', among other medicinal plants, are grown and processed for traditional medicine in the Longxi region.
In 2021, the Longxi High-Tech Zone was established as an industrial base for developing Traditional Chinese medicine, which became the third industrial base in Gansu Province dedicated to Traditional Chinese medicine.
Tourism
*
Renshou Mountain Forest Park ()
*
Lijia Long palace ()
*
Baochang building ()
*
Wenfeng tower ()
* Wenfeng herbal medicine market ()
External links
Longxi County Government website
References
County-level divisions of Gansu
Dingxi
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