Longwu Town, Tongren County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province

Longwu town

Longwu Town, subordinate to Tongren City, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, is located on the Bank of Longwu River in the middle of Tongren City, bordering Jiawu Township in the East, qukuhu Township in the south, Nianduhu Township in the West and Baoan town in the north. It is the seat of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Tongren municipal government. In 2018, the area was 104.71 square kilometers, and the registered residence was 9415.

In September 1949, Tongren County People's government was established. In 1951, it was divided into one district and Longwu street was established in the same year. In 1961, the communes of Chengzhen, Longwu and Wutun were restored. In 1967, Wutun commune was incorporated into Longwu commune. In 1984, Longwu and urban commune merged into Longwu town. In August 2006, Yalang township was merged into Longwu town. As of October 2019, Longwu town has 7 communities and 11 administrative villages.

In 2018, Longwu town has three comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Historical evolution

Rajzannawa, the ancestor of the Longwu family in Tongren City, was originally a native of womatang at the foot of nyainqentangla mountain in Tibet, belonging to the Longwu branch of the Sakya Chu family. In the middle of the 13th century, he was sent to Tongren area by basiba to promote Buddhism. According to the Longwu Temple annals written by Jiu maiteng, rajzannawa led more than 300 people here, one account for every 30 people. His descendants gradually controlled the local government and became local officials of Longwu. The Longwu temple was founded by Sandan Renqin, the son of many generations of LongQin, whose name is closely related to the Longwu branch of Sakya Chu family. Longwu in Tongren area got its name from Yuan Dynasty. With the expansion of Longwu temple, the political and religious system of Longwu temple was formed, and the number of monks increased day by day. Due to the people's demand for daily necessities, some merchants came to Longwu to operate. They either sold in season, or did business on the ground, and began to build shops and settlements. At the end of the 19th century, xiaxiacang, the living Buddha of Longwu temple, allowed merchants from Gansu and Xunhua to do business in Longwu area, and designated the area, built the earth city to live together, forming Longwu block, which was later called Longwu town.

In September 1949, Tongren County People's government was established.

In 1951, it was divided into one district and Longwu street was established in the same year.

In 1956, it established DEDENG Township and Wutun township.

In 1958, it changed DEDENG Township into Longwu commune, Wutun Township into Wutun commune and Longwu Street Town commune.

In 1959, the three communes were merged into Qianjin commune.

In 1961, the communes of Chengzhen, Longwu and Wutun were restored.

In 1967, Wutun commune was incorporated into Longwu commune.

In 1984, Longwu and urban commune merged into Longwu town.

In August 2006, Yalang township was merged into Longwu town.

administrative division

By the end of 2011, Longwu town had jurisdiction over Regong Road, Longwu street, siheji, Qingnian Road, Hedong Road, Wutun Shangzhuang, wutunxiazhuang, jiacangma, Jiamao, xiangchaoyang, longwuzhuang, cuoyu, Yalang, Yili, nianglo and aning.

As of October 2019, Longwu town has 7 communities and 11 administrative villages.

geographical environment

Location context

Longwu town is located on the Bank of Longwu River in the middle of Tongren City, bordering Jiawu Township in the East, qukuhu Township in the south, Nianduhu Township in the West and Baoan town in the north. It is the seat of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Tongren municipal government. The area is 104.71 square kilometers.

topographic features

Longwu town is located in the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, located in the northern foot of maixiu mountain. The terrain is flat and open. The Longwu River runs through the whole territory from south to north. The residential areas are mostly distributed in the platforms on the East and west sides of the Longwu River, with an altitude of 2440 meters and the highest altitude of 4767 meters.

climate

Longwu town has a continental plateau arid climate, with changeable cold and warm in spring and strong dry wind; it is warm and cool in summer and autumn, with concentrated precipitation, cold and little snow in winter, with an average annual temperature of 4.7 ℃, precipitation of 435mm and frost free period of 145 days.

population

At the end of 2011, Longwu town had a total population of 36100.

In 2017, there were 9184 permanent residents in Longwu town.

The registered residence of lung Wu town was 9415 in 2018.

Economics

In 2011, Longwu town had 13000 mu of agricultural cultivated land, and the main crops were wheat, green naked, pea, rape and vegetables.

In 2011, the per capita net income of farmers in Longwu town was 4462 yuan.

In 2018, Longwu town has three comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

social undertakings

education

At the end of 2011, there were 12 primary schools in Longwu Town, with 705 students. The enrollment rate of school-age children in primary schools was 100%, and the nine-year compulsory education popularization rate was 100%.

medical and health work

At the end of 2011, Longwu town had one county people's Hospital and two health centers, and the participation rate of new rural cooperative medical system reached 99.8%.

traffic

Longwu town has formed a transportation network composed of highway transportation modes; Wuhe highway (wudaoling Henan county) passes through the town from north to South and is the transportation hub of the Autonomous Prefecture; Asai highway passes through and leads to provinces, cities and counties. Every village in the town is connected with roads, and buses are sent to Linxia, Xiahe, Xunhua, Hualong, Zeku, Henan, Jianzha, Xining and other areas of Gansu every day, 530 times a day.

famous scenery

Longwu temple in Longwu town is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It was founded in 1301. It is the birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism "Regong Art". It has a history of 699 years. It is one of the oldest Tibetan Buddhist temples in Qinghai, one of the six major temples in Anduo Tibetan area, and the largest Gelug temple in southern Qinghai.

Honors

In November 2020, novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic list was selected to be recognized in Qinghai province.