Longsheng, Guangxi
History
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In 1742, Longsheng was formed as a city after the suppression of a rebellion led by Wu Jinyin (吴金银).
In 1945, it was known as "Rixin Street" (日新街).
After the establishment of the Communist State, its name was replaced by Rixin Town (日新镇) in 1958 and Chengguan Town (城关镇) in 1963. In February 1964, it was renamed "Longsheng Town Commune" (龙胜镇公社). In November 1979, its name was changed to "Longsheng Town".
Geography
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Longsheng is located in central Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County. It is surrounded by Lejiang Town on the north, Sishui Township on the northeast, Piaoli Town on the west, Sanmen on the southwest, Longji Town on the southeast, and Lingui District on the south.
The Xun River flows through the town west to northeast.
The Heping River (和平河) and Pingye River (平野河) run through the town.
The town enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 18.1 °C (64.6 °F). The highest temperature is 26.8 °C (80.2 °F), and the lowest temperature is 7.7 °C (45.9 °F).
Administrative divisions
As of 2020, the town is divided into 5 residential communities and 14 villages.
Residential communities
Longsheng administers the following 5 residential communities:
- Chengnan Community (Chinese: 城南社区)
- Chengbei Community (Chinese: 城北社区)
- Guilong Community (Chinese: 桂龙社区)
- Chengxi Community (Chinese: 城西社区)
- Bei'an Community (Chinese: 北岸社区)
Villages
Longsheng administers the following 14 villages:
- Chengguan (Chinese: 城关村)
- Shuanghe (Chinese: 双河村)
- Lehuang (Chinese: 勒黄村)
- Duping (Chinese: 都坪村)
- Pingye (Chinese: 平野村)
- Chonglou (Chinese: 崇楼村)
- Lingtian (Chinese: 岭田村)
- Shangmeng (Chinese: 上孟村)
- Jinche (Chinese: 金车村)
- Jinjie (Chinese: 金结村)
- Shuangdong (Chinese: 双洞村)
- Rixin (Chinese: 日新村)
- Shandong (Chinese: 山东村)
- Nanmen (Chinese: 南门村)
Demographics
The village of Jinjie (Chinese: 金结村) and Shuangdong (Chinese: 双洞村) are home to a concentration of ethnic Zhuang people.
Transportation
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The China National Highway 321, commonly referred to as "G321", is a west-southeast highway passing through commercial and residential area west of the town limits.
The G65 Baotou–Maoming Expressway, more commonly known as "Bao-Mao Expressway", runs west to southeast of the town.
References
- ^ Yang Tongming 2007, pp. 13–21.
- ^ 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 [2020 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-rural Division Codes] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ 第一节 人口 [Section 1 Population]. gxdqw.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
Bibliography
- Yang Tongming, ed. (2007). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《龙胜各族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08630-6.