Muerzong Township, markang City, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Muerzong Township

Muerzong township is under the jurisdiction of markang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Muerzong township is located in the northwest of the county, covering an area of 213.93 square kilometers. It is famous for Cordyceps, notopterygium, Fritillaria, Pteridium, Tricholoma matsutake and other wild fungi and medicinal materials, especially for "muerzong Cordyceps". The water energy development reserve in the area is 8000 kilowatts. The township has 5 administrative villages, 9 villager groups and 12 natural villages.

General situation

Muerzong Township takes the development idea of "invigorating forest, strengthening livestock, expanding medicine, and diversified management" as its development idea, and strives to achieve the ultimate goal of "six new" of new development of rural economy, new improvement of farmers' and herdsmen's life, new progress of rural social undertakings, new improvement of rural civilization, new changes in village appearance, and new progress in grassroots democratic political construction.

Historical evolution

In 1956, muerzong township was established; in 1966, muerzong commune was changed; in 1984, muerzong township was restored.

economic development

Muerzong Township mainly produces wheat, green trees and corn.

Regional customs

In the west, North and east of erzong Township, there are gentle mountains and plateaus. In the southwest, there is a spacious and long Duke River Valley. Standing anywhere in muerzong, you can see the white mountain passes. The relatively closed natural landscape has created a very unique national culture. In muerzong, we can see the shadow of matriarchal clan: only men are recruited in the family, but women's status is not as good as men's. will this be the legacy of the transition from matriarchal clan to paternal clan? Muerzong people attach more importance to death than marriage, and often just understate the marriage of men and women, and once there is someone in his family, he Hexi Sometimes, the degree of emphasis is beyond people's imagination. They are very optimistic about death, they only believe in the afterlife, not this life. Muerzong also made artists, such as blacksmiths. It is said that his wife's uncles and brothers are good at making knives and guns. They even say that they can make threshers. Unfortunately, the times have changed, and there is no market for these crafts.

Population data

Population data of muerzong township: (data of the fifth census) total population 1496 (2017).