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Dongxiang Autonomous County

Autonomous county in Gansu, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Dongxiang Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 东乡族自治县; traditional Chinese: 東鄉族自治縣; pinyin: Dōngxiāngzú Zìzhìxiàn; Santa: Dunxianzu Zizhixien) is an autonomous county in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, province of Gansu of the People's Republic of China. It was established as a Dongxiang ethnic autonomous area in 1950.[3] Historically, Dongxiang has long been directly under the jurisdiction of Linxia. During the Republic of China (1912–1949) period, its area was divided between the surrounding counties.[4]

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Neolithic bronze knife of the Majiayao Culture (3200-2000 BC), found in Dongxiang in 1978
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Its population in 2020 was 381,700, 88% of whom belonging to the Dongxiang minority group. As of 1993, half of the total Dongxiang minority population lived in the county.[5][6]

At least until the end of the 20th century, Dongxiang County was very impoverished and undeveloped, having a literacy rate of just 15%, the lowest in China.[7] In 2017, it had the highest poverty rate of Gansu, already the poorest province in China.[4]

Dongxiang County has a typical Loess Plateau landscape, with numerous gullies and mountains and a dry climate.

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Administrative divisions

Dongxiang Autonomous County is divided to 8 towns and 16 townships.[8]

Towns
  • Suonan (锁南镇)
  • Daban (达板镇)
  • Hetan (河滩镇)
  • Naleisi (那勒寺镇)
  • Tangwang (唐汪镇)
  • Guoyuan (果园镇)
  • Wangji (汪集镇)
  • Longquan (龙泉镇)
Townships
  • Chuntai Township (春台乡)
  • Liushu Township (柳树乡)
  • Dongyuan Township (东塬乡)
  • Pingzhuang Township (坪庄乡)
  • Baihe Township (百和乡)
  • Guanbu Township (关卜乡)
  • Zhaojiaxiang Township (赵家乡)
  • Wujia Township (五家乡)
  • Yanling Township (沿岭乡)
  • Fengshan Township (风山乡)
  • Chejiawan Township (车家湾乡)
  • Gaoshan Township (高山乡)
  • Dashu Township (大树乡)
  • Beiling Township (北岭乡)
  • Kaolei Township (考勒乡)
  • Dongling Township (董岭乡)
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Climate

More information Climate data for Dongxiang, elevation 2,421 m (7,943 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010), Month ...
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Culture

Dongxiang County is the birthplace and center of Dongxiang culture.[4] Its specialty food includes Pinghuo, a dish of steamed lamb.[11][12]

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