Rongjiang, Huaping County

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Rongjiang
荣将镇
Town
Rongjiang is located in Yunnan
Rongjiang
Rongjiang
Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates: 26°34′38″N 101°16′33″E / 26.57722°N 101.27583°E / 26.57722; 101.27583Coordinates: 26°34′38″N 101°16′33″E / 26.57722°N 101.27583°E / 26.57722; 101.27583
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityLijiang
CountyHuaping County
Designated (town)1931
Area
 • Total412.9 km2 (159.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total33,450
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
674802
Area code0888

Rongjiang (simplified Chinese: 荣将镇; traditional Chinese: 榮將鎮; pinyin: Róngjiāng Zhèn) is a town in Huaping County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 statistics it had a population of 33,450 and an area of 412.9-square-kilometre (159.4 sq mi).

Administrative division[]

As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and eight villages:

  • Rongjiang Community (荣将社区)
  • Gaoze (膏泽村)
  • He'ai (和爱村)
  • Zheli (哲里村)
  • Longtou (龙头村)
  • Hongdi (宏地村)
  • Wenquan (温泉村)
  • Lashi (腊石村)
  • Hongchunjing (红椿箐村)

History[]

Rongjiang was known as "Shijia Village" (十甲村) in ancient times.

In 1821, in the ruling of Daoguang Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), a general defeated the Tusi of Surname Gao (高氏土司), hence the name "Yingjiang Village" (赢将村; 'Village of Winning General').[1] Later, it was mistakenly written as "Yingjiang Village" (荣将村) with the similar pronunciation.[1]

After the founding of the Republic of China in 1912, it came under the jurisdiction of the South District (南区).[1] It became a town in 1931 with the name of "Huanan" (华南镇).[1] Its name was changed to "Gaoze" (膏泽镇) in 1937.[1]

In 1956, it belonged to the 3rd District.[1] It was renamed "Rongjiang People's Commune" (荣将人民公社) in 1958, "Wenquan People's Commune" (温泉人民公社) in 1961, and later "Hongwei People's Commune" (红卫人民公社) in 1966.[1] It became a district in 1984 and was revoked in 1988, while it was split into Rongjiang (荣将镇) and Wenquan Yi and Lisu Ethnic Township (温泉彝族傈僳族乡).[1]

Geography[]

The town is situated in the central and southern part of Huaping County.[1] The lowest altitude is 1,080-metre (3,540 ft) and the highest is 2,502-metre (8,209 ft).

The town has a total of four reservoirs.[1]

The Liyu River (鲤鱼河), Xinzhuang River (新庄河) and Zheli River (哲里河) flow through the town.[1]

Economy[]

The region's economy is based on agriculture, fishing, and nearby mineral resources.[1] The main crops of the region are rice, followed by corn, potato and wheat.[1] Mango and walnut are the economic plants of this region.[1][2] The region abounds with coal and limestone.[1]

Demographics[]

Population census
YearPop.±%
1990 22,237—    
2006 28,450+27.9%
2017 33,450+17.6%
Source: [1]

As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the town's population now to be 33,450. The main ethnic groups in the town are Yi, Zhuang, Dai, Miao, and Nakhi.

Transportation[]

The G4216 Expressway is a west–east highway in the town.

The China National Highway 353 passes across the town, heading north to the town of Zhongxin.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p He Jing & Liu Zhengfang 1997, p. 44.
  2. ^ 云南华坪：芒果飘香果农忙. Sohu (in Chinese). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

Bibliography[]

  • He Jing; Liu Zhengfang, eds. (1997). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《华坪县志》 [Annals of Huaping County] (in Chinese). Kunming, Yunnan: Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 7-5367-1385-1.
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