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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]

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]
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Climate
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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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