Longxi County
For other uses, see Longxi (disambiguation).
| Longxi County | |
|---|---|
| County | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 陇西县 |
| • Traditional | 隴西縣 |
| • Pinyin | Lǒngxī Xiàn |
| Coordinates: 35°05′N 104°39′E / 35.083°N 104.650°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture | Dingxi |
| County seat | Gongchang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,408 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 518,700[1] |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 748100 |
| Area code(s) | 0932 |
| Website | http://www.longxi.gansu.gov.cn/ |
Longxi County (literally "West Gansu County"[2]) is a county under the administration of Dingxi municipality in Gansu, China.
Economy
Longxi's economy is mainly based on agricultural products, (Chinese) medicine production and aluminium products. Among others, Astragalus and Astragalus is grown and processed into traditional medicine in Longxi.[1]
Tourism
- Renshou Mountain Forest Park (仁寿山森林公园)
- Lijia Long palace (李家龙宫)[3]
- Baochang building (保昌楼)
- Wenfeng tower (文峰塔)
- Wenfeng herbal medicine market (文峰药材市场)[4]
Administration
Longxi has nine towns and eight Townships. The county seat is Gongchang.[5]
Towns:
- Gongchang (巩昌镇)
- Wenfeng (文峰镇)
- Shouyang (首阳镇)
- Caizi (菜子镇)
- Fuxing (福星镇)
- Tong'anyi (通安驿镇)
- Yuntian (云田镇)
- Biyan (碧岩镇)
- Mahe (马河镇)
Townships:
- Weiyang (渭阳乡)
- Hongwei (宏伟乡)
- Heping (和平乡)
- Kezhai (柯寨乡)
- Shuangquan (双泉乡)
- Dexing (德兴乡)
- Yongji (永吉乡)
- Quanjiawan (权家湾乡)
References
- 1 2 "陇西中医药介绍".
- ↑ Gansu's provincial abbreviation 陇 refers to Mount Long. "Longxi" originally referred to the area west of the mountain, just as Longnan was the area to its south.
- ↑ "陇西李氏文化网_李家龙宫".
- ↑ "中医药产业".
- ↑ "Geography of Longxi County" (in Chinese). Longxi County Government website. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
External links
Coordinates: 35°05′N 104°39′E / 35.083°N 104.650°E
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