Shuodu Town, Luolong County, Changdu City, Tibet Autonomous Region

Shuodu town

Luolong County, Changdu City, Tibet governs the town and eight village committees, including Shuodu village, jiuga village, dawong village, Layi village, rongxiong village, Rixu village, zipuka village and Geyi village.

It is located in the southwest of Changdu City, in the west of Luolong County, adjacent to zituo town in the East and Zhongyi Township in the west, 25 kilometers away from the county.

The township covers an area of 579.1 square kilometers.

In 2017, there were 5496 people in the township.

It is a semi farming and semi pastoral Township, planting highland barley, wheat and rape, and Grazing Yak, cattle, goat and sheep

In 2014, Shuodu village of Shuodu town was listed in the third batch of Chinese traditional villages list.

In 2017, Shuodu town was approved as a famous historical and cultural town in the autonomous region.

There are Qing army tomb, Shuodu ancient city wall, Shuodu Zong site, Shuodu temple and other historical and cultural sites.

Historical evolution

Shuodu township was established in 1959, the commune was changed in 1970, the township was restored in 1984, and dawong Township, Rixu Township and rongxiong Township were merged in 1988.

administrative division

Luolong County, Changdu City, Tibet Autonomous Region governs towns and eight village committees, including Shuodu village, jiuga village, dawong village, Layi village, rongxiong village, Rixu village, zipuka village and Geyi village. The town government is stationed in Shuodu village.

Town name

"Shuodu" means "dangerous fork" in Tibetan.

geographical environment

It is located in the southwest of Changdu City, Tibet, in the west of Luolong County, adjacent to zituo town in the East and Zhongyi Township in the west, 25 km away from the county seat.

natural resources

The town covers an area of 579.1 square kilometers.

Population nationality

In March 2014, there were 4115 people in the town.

In 2017, there were 5496 people in the town.

rural economy

It is a semi agricultural and semi pastoral town, planting highland barley, wheat and rape, and Grazing Yaks, cattle, goats and sheep.

Infrastructure construction

In August 2016, the first batch of 35 households and 175 poor people in Shuodu village of Shuodu town moved into the new houses of poverty alleviation and relocation project.

In August 2020, the bidding notice for highway construction from zipuka village of Shuodu town to ranni natural village was issued, with a total length of 6.2 km.

History and culture

In 1910, the troops of Zhao Erfeng, governor of Sichuan Province, returned from Naqu to Shuodu for standby. Due to the inconvenient transportation and lack of information, the officers and soldiers on standby were in a dilemma. They stayed in Shuodu village, Shuodu Town, and lived across the river from the local people. They had frequent contacts, were close to each other, helped each other, married each other, multiplied and lived together for generations.

In 2014, Shuodu village of Shuodu town was listed in the third batch of Chinese traditional villages list.

In 2017, Shuodu town was approved as a famous historical and cultural town in the autonomous region.

famous scenery

There is Shuodu temple in the township.

There are Qing army tomb, Shuodu ancient city wall, Shuodu Zong site, Shuodu temple and other historical and cultural sites.