Tongjiang County () is a county in the northeast of
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, bordering
Shaanxi Province
Shaanxi is a province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to the west. Shaanxi ...
to the north. It is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...
of
Bazhong
Bazhong () is a prefecture-level city in north-eastern Sichuan province, China. Its population was 2,712,894 at the 2020 census whom 1,064,766 lived in Bazhou and Enyang urban districts. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Bazhong Ci ...
, with an area of , and a population of approximately 522,000 in 2020.
Administrative divisions
Tongjiang County comprises 1 subdistrict, 30 towns and 2 townships:
;subdistrict:
*Bizhou 壁州街道
;towns:
*Nuojiang 诺江镇
*Minsheng 民胜镇
*Huoju 火炬镇
*Guangna广纳镇
*Tiefo 铁佛镇
*Mashi 麻石镇
*Zhicheng 至诚镇
*Hongkou 洪口镇
*Shaxi 沙溪镇
*Washi 瓦室镇
*Yong'an 永安镇
*Tiexi 铁溪镇
*Fuyang 涪阳镇
*Nuoshuihe 诺水河镇
*Maoyu 毛浴镇
*Nixi 泥溪镇
*Lianghekou 两河口镇
*Banqiaokou 板桥口镇
*Xinchang 新场镇
*Yangbai 杨柏镇
*Sanxi 三溪镇
*Chunzai 春在镇
*Longfengchang 龙凤场镇
*Kongshan 空山镇
*Changge 唱歌镇
*Chenhe 陈河镇
*Qingyu 青峪镇
*Xinglong 兴隆镇
*Yanxi 烟溪镇
*Changping 长坪镇
;townships:
*Songxi 松溪乡
*Shengli 胜利乡
Geography
Tongjiang is located south of the eastern section of the
Micang Mountain ranges. The area has features geographical features known as
Karst topography
Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...
.
Tongjiang has resources of natural gas, marble,
dolomite,
gypsum
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate Hydrate, dihydrate, with the chemical formula . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, drywall and blackboard or sidewalk ...
and uranium.
Transportation
Provincial Highways 201 and 302 are main roads through Tongjiang County.
Economy
History and Tourism
The
Sichuan
Sichuan is a 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 capital city is Cheng ...
-
Shaanxi
Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to t ...
border area of Tongjiang was the headquarters location for the formation of the
Fourth Red Army, which became part of the
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...
. A cliff with a carved slogan "", which translates roughly to "Communization All of Sichuan" or "Redden All of Sichuan", is a well-known landmark in the area.
Tongjiang is also known for its local specialty of cooked
Fungus
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
, and is known colloquially as the “” or "Hometown of Chinese White Fungus", and is listed for national protection as the originating region of this product; much like Champagne is in France.
Climate
References
External links
Bazhong Tongjiang county government website
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County-level divisions of Sichuan
Bazhong