Luodian County

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (November 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Luodian County 罗甸县
County
Luodian is the division at the southwest corner of this map of Qiannan
Qiannan in Guizhou
Coordinates (Luodian County government): 25°25′33″N 106°45′07″E / 25.4258°N 106.7520°E / 25.4258; 106.7520Coordinates: 25°25′33″N 106°45′07″E / 25.4258°N 106.7520°E / 25.4258; 106.7520
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guizhou
Autonomous prefecture	Qiannan
Area
• Total	3,010 km2 (1,160 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	256,488
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Luodian County (simplified Chinese: 罗甸县; traditional Chinese: 羅甸縣; pinyin: Luódiàn Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south.

The climate in the area is humid subtropical, with strong monsoon influences bringing heavy rain during the summer. Winters are dry due to the influence of the Siberian high-pressure system.

The county seat and the largest town in the county is also named Luodian; it was formerly known as Longping.

The county is frequented by both Chinese and foreign geologists, with the core area of work called Big Guizhoutan, or Big Guizhou Shoal. This has been called a "treasure land for Triassic Period research."^[1]

Climate[]

History[]

This section does not cite any sources. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

In 629, the Tang dynasty put Le'an County (now Luodian) under the jurisdiction of Zhuangzhou.

Luodian was the seat of the Yi-speaking (羅甸國) in the 9th century.

In 1292, Yuan dynasty set up Yuanfu, Le'an County was renamed Luobo County, and was put under its jurisdiction.

During the Ming dynasty, Luodian County was affiliated to the Luoboguan Inspection Department of Xilongzhou, Guangxi Province.

In the Qing dynasty, in 1727, Yongfeng Prefecture was set up, and the Luoju Court (now Luodian) was within the territory.

In 1749, Luojing Prefecture was renamed to the Prefecture of Fanzhou and was transferred to Guiyang Prefecture.

In 1913, Luojing was under the jurisdiction of Yuzhong Circuit (in Guiyang). In 1914, Luojing was set up as a county of Guizhou Province.

On March 23, 1951, Luodian was under PRC control, and the next day the Luodian County People's Government was established.

References[]

External links[]

• Li Wei-huang, "The Moon above Guizhou", Tzu Chi Quarterly, Spring 2001
• Hsu Hsi-man, "Guizhou: Into the Light, Tzu Chi Quarterly, Summer 2004
• "China - Travel diary 2001, An Adventure to Guizhou Province", tribaltextiles.info