Dongfang City, a county-level administrative region directly under the central government of Hainan Province

Dongfang City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hainan Province, is located in the southwest of Hainan Province, on the East Bank of Beibu Gulf, downstream of Changhua River, bordering Ledong County in the South and Southeast, bordering Changjiang Li Autonomous County across Changhua River in the north to the northeast, facing Beibu Gulf in the West, facing Vietnam across the sea and Limu mountain in the East. Located in 108 ° 36 ′ 46 ″ ~ 109 ° 07 ′ 19 ″ e, 18 ° 43 ′ 08 ″ ~ 19 ° 18 ′ 43 ″ n, covering an area of 2266.62 square kilometers, the Municipal People's government is stationed in eight towns.

By the end of 2018, Dongfang City had 8 towns, 2 townships and 192 villages (communities), with a permanent resident population of 429700. In 2018, Dongfang's GDP will reach 17.791 billion yuan.

Dongfang City has a history of more than 2000 years. Its administrative division began in the first year of Yuanfeng, Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. Jiulong County was set up in 110 BC. It was renamed Thanksgiving County in the Sui Dynasty. After liberation, the county was located at dongfangdong of Li nationality, so it was called Dongfang Li Autonomous County. In 1997, the county was withdrawn and set up as a city.

Dongfang City is the economic center in the southwest of Hainan. Hainan Island railway and Guangdong Hainan railway pass through the territory. The coastline of Dongfang City is 84.4 km long, with 8 ports, 7 bays and 7 natural fishing grounds. The beach area is 1125.3 hectares. Eight ports are located in Dongfang City.

Historical evolution

In the first year of Emperor Wu's reign in the Western Han Dynasty (110 BC), Jiulong County was set up, and the county government was set up in Jiulong Mountain (the seashore on the west side of Xuexue village in Gancheng town), under the jurisdiction of daner county. In 82 BC, daner county was merged into zhuya County, and Jiulong County was changed into zhuya county. In the third year of the Yuan Dynasty of the Western Han Dynasty (46 BC), zhuya county was abandoned and Zhulu county and Jiulong County were set up. Jiulong belonged to Zhulu county and Hepu County. In the 19th year of the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhulu county was abolished and zhuya county was established. Jiulong was subordinate to zhuya county and belongs to Hepu County. In 239, the third year of chiwu reign of Emperor Wu of the Three Kingdoms, zhuya county was restored, and Jiulong was subordinate to zhuya county. In the first year of Taikang (280), zhuya county was merged into Hepu County, and Jiulong was subordinate to Hepu County. In 431, the eighth year of Yuanjia, Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty, zhuya county was restored, and Jiulong was subordinate to zhuya county. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty (535-541), Yazhou was located in daner, and Jiulong was subordinate to Yazhou. In the Chen Dynasty (557-589), the old land of Kowloon still belonged to Yazhou.

In the third year of Daye (607) of emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, gan'en county was set up (the county government was on the former site of Jiulong County Government), Ya Prefecture was abandoned and zhuya county was restored. Gan'en county was subordinate to zhuya county. Wude five years of Tang Gaozu (622 years), Thanksgiving County under Danzhou. In the fifth year of Kaibao (972) of Taizu in the Northern Song Dynasty, Thanksgiving county was subordinate to Danzhou. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the Southern Han Dynasty, gan'en county still belonged to Danzhou. In the sixth year of Xining (1073), Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty abolished Danzhou and set up Changhua army. In the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty set up Thanksgiving county and subordinate to Changhua army. In the first year of Shaoxing (1131), Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, Thanksgiving county was subordinate to Qiongzhou. Shaoxing fourteen years (1144), the restoration of Changhua army, Thanksgiving County under the Changhua army. In the second year of Duanping (1235) of LiZong in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Changhua army was abolished and Nanning army was set up. Gan'en county was subordinate to Nanning army. In the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), gan'en county still belonged to the Nanning army. In the second year of Hongwu (1369), Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty, Nanning army was changed into Danzhou, and Thanksgiving county was subordinate to Danzhou. In 1386, Danzhou was abandoned and Yazhou was established. Thanksgiving county was subordinate to Yazhou. In the fifth year of Ming Dynasty (1440), Thanksgiving county government moved from the former site of Jiulong County Government to Zhonghe township (now Gancheng), which was subordinate to Qiongzhou Prefecture. In 1656, Thanksgiving county was subordinate to Qiongzhou Prefecture until the end of Qing Dynasty.

During the period of the Republic of China. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the Prefecture was abolished, and counties were set up all over the island, subordinate to QiongYa road. In 1916, Thanksgiving county government moved to Beili temporarily. In 1918, he moved back to Gancheng and belonged to QiongYa road. Ten years of the Republic of China (1921) Thanksgiving County under the QiongYa road aftercare department. In 1929, gan'en county was under the jurisdiction of the 14th patrol District of Guangdong Province.

During the war of resistance against Japan and the war of liberation. From 1942 to 1950, Thanksgiving county government and Changjiang County Government established by KMT coexisted with anti Japanese democratic government led by Communist Party. In July 1939, the Japanese army invaded Hainan and invaded Changgan area. The KMT government moved from Gancheng to Laowu Village (now under the jurisdiction of Gancheng town) in the mountainous area, belonging to the ninth administrative supervision district of Guangdong Province. In the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940), from March to April, the KMT Thanksgiving county government moved from Laowu village to Fanyang (now Fanyang Town, Tongshi city), which was under the ninth administrative supervision district of Guangdong Province. In 1945, the KMT government moved from Fanyang to Beili, still under the jurisdiction of the ninth administrative supervision district of Guangdong Province. Because of the breakdown of the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in QiongYa, there was an anti Japanese democratic government led by the Communist Party since 1942. In January 1942, the Anti Japanese democratic government of Changjiang County was established. In May 1943, the Anti Japanese democratic government of ya'gan-lian county was established. In March 1944, the Anti Japanese democratic government of chang'gan-ya county was established. In July 1945, the Anti Japanese democratic government of chang'gan county was established. In May 1947, the Communist Party of China abolished chang'gan county and divided it into two counties: chang'ang county and gan'en county. In December 1949, the two counties of Changjiang and Thanksgiving were merged into Changgan county. The county government is located in Wangwai village. It is subordinate to Hainan administrative region.

On May 1, 1950, Hainan was liberated and the Kuomintang government of Thanksgiving county and the government of Changjiang County were abolished. The people's Government of Changgan County of the Communist Party of China moved from Wangwai village to Beili and was subordinate to Hainan administrative region of Guangdong Province. In April 1952, four districts of Baisha County (Shilu) and five districts of Ledong County (Dongfang) and six districts of Ledong County (Zhongsha) formed Dongfang (small) County, which belongs to Hainan Li and Miao Autonomous Region. The county government is located in Dongfang village. In early 1957, Changgan County People's government moved from Beili to Xinjie. In December 1958, Dongfang (small) County, Changgan county and Baisha County were merged into Dongfang County, which is subordinate to Hainan Li and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. The people's Government of the county is located in Chahe. In September 1959, the county people's government moved from Chahe to Basuo. In May 1961, Dongfang County was divided into three counties: Changjiang, Baisha and Dongfang. Dongfang County is subordinate to Hainan Li and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. In December 1987, Hainan Li and Miao Autonomous Prefecture was abolished and Dongfang County was renamed Dongfang Li Autonomous County.

In March 1997, the city was established and Dongfang Li Autonomous County was abolished.

administrative division

As of December 2018, Dongfang City has 8 towns, 2 townships, 192 villages (communities), 1 farm and 1 overseas Chinese Economic Zone: Basuo Town, Donghe Town, Datian Town, Gancheng Town, Banqiao Town, Sanjia Town, sigeng Town, Xinlong Town, Tian'an Town, Jiangbian town and Dongfang overseas Chinese farm.

geographical environment

Location context

Dongfang City is located in the southwest of Hainan Province, 210 kilometers from Haikou in the north and more than 180 kilometers from Sanya in the south. It lies between 108 ° 36 ′ 46 ″ e to 109 ° 07 ′ 19 ″ E and 18 ° 43 ′ 08 ″ n to 19 ° 18 ′ 43 ″ n, in the lower reaches of Changhua river. It is bordered by Ledong County in the South and Southeast, Changhua River in the north and Li Autonomous County in the northeast, Beibu Gulf in the west, Vietnam across the sea, and Limu mountains in the north.

climate

The East has a tropical marine monsoon climate with abundant sunshine. The annual average temperature is 24 ° C-25 ° C, the average annual rainfall is about 1100 mm, the evaporation is about 2000 mm, the average annual sunshine hours is 8 hours, and the trees are green and red in the four seasons. It has 128.4 kilometers of coastline and 1823 square kilometers of sea area. Due to the regulating effect of the ocean on the temperature, the climate in the East is "dry but not dry", with obvious "dry" characteristics.

topographic features

Dongfang City is located on the Bank of Beibu Bay in the southwest of Hainan Province. The terrain is high in the East and low in the West. It slopes from southeast to northwest. The southeast is mountainous and hilly, and the northwest is plain and platform. There are 48 mountains in the county and on the border of the county, including 7 mountains above 1000 meters above sea level. There are 7 kinds of landforms: mountain, valley, hill, platform, plain, marine terrace and beach. The strata are mainly composed of Lower Paleozoic, Upper Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic. The geology is mainly composed of Sandy Rock, granite, limestone and river alluvial.

hydrology

The main rivers in Dongfang City are Changhua River, Nankai River, Thanksgiving River, Tongtian River, Luodai River, Beili River, Nangang River, Nanyao River and Dongfang river.

Changhua River: Changhua river is the longest river in transit, with a flow length of 111 kilometers and a drainage area of 5150 square kilometers.

Nangang River: Nangang river originates from duling in the territory and flows into Beibu Gulf in Nangang.

Thanksgiving River: Thanksgiving river originates from mengtongling at the junction of Ledong County, flows from east to west through Tuolie Valley to Gancheng, with a flow length of 60.2 km.

Tongtian River: Tongtian River originates from the territory of the blind Niuling, in Tongtian port into the sea, flow length of 31.7 km. The coastline of the whole territory is 84 km long, with winding coastlines, forming eight harbors and seven bays: Basuo harbor, Yingchao harbor, Qianmian harbor, Maling harbor, Duntou harbor, Xincun harbor, Thanksgiving harbor, Nangang and Daluo harbor, Qianmian harbor, Duntou harbor, yulinzhou harbor, Gancheng harbor, lizhang harbor and Nangang harbor.

natural resources

Dongfang City is rich in natural resources. The proven mineral deposits include gold, zinc, iron, copper, tungsten, titanium, quartz sand, limestone, crystal and marble. Among them, the gold reserves are large and the grade is high, which is the main gold producing area in Hainan Province. The natural gas reserves in the northern sea area are 1680