Tashkurgan town

TA County, Han Dynasty for the western region Pu Li land.

From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, it was the land of the drinking pan Tuo state.

In the Tang Dynasty, it was held by Congling in Shule town.

The song and Yuan Dynasties belonged to Khotan.

Ming Dynasty belongs to Yeerqiang Khanate.

In the Qing Dynasty, in the 28th year of Guangxu (1902), Puli branch defense hall was set up, which was subordinate to Shache house.

In 1913, Puli county was established, belonging to Kashgar road.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the people's Government of Puli county was established in March 1950, under the jurisdiction of Kashgar administrative office; on September 17, 1954, Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County was established, under the jurisdiction of Southern Xinjiang administrative office; in 1956, the southern Xinjiang administrative office was abolished, and the Autonomous County was under the jurisdiction of Kashgar special office; after the cultural revolution, it was under the jurisdiction of Kashgar administrative office.

Now Tashkurgan has a vast territory, beautiful mountains and rivers, ancient culture, long history, unique nationality, scenic spots and historic sites.

Tashkurgan town

Tashkurgan town is located in the city of Tashi county. The terrain is inclined from west to East. It is located in the Pingchuan area on the West Bank of Tashkurgan River, surrounded by mountains on all sides. It is square, with a total area of 25.36 square kilometers. With an altitude of 3240 meters, the town has a long history. Since the Western Han Dynasty, it has been the site of the military and political organs in charge of TA County, the throat of the ancient Silk Road, an important border town, and an important hub leading to neighboring Pakistan. At present, the town is the seat of the CPC Tashkurgan County Committee and people's government, the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of the county, and the distribution center of goods and materials.

brief introduction

Tashkergan town is located in the county seat of tashkergan, the terrain inclines from west to East, and it is located in the city

The West Bank of Tashkurgan river is surrounded by mountains in a square shape, with a total area of 25.36 square kilometers. With an altitude of 3240 meters, the town has a long history. Since the Western Han Dynasty, it has been the site of the military and political organs in charge of TA County, the throat of the ancient Silk Road, an important border town, and an important hub leading to neighboring Pakistan. At present, the town is the seat of the CPC Tashkurgan County Committee and people's government, the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of the county, and the distribution center of goods and materials. The total population of the town is 5650 (2017). It has jurisdiction over three neighborhood committees and nine resident groups.

Historical evolution

"Tashkurgan" means "Stone Castle" in Uyghur language. Since the Western Han Dynasty, it has been the residence of historical military and political organs, the main gateway of politics, economy, culture and business between China and the west, and the activity center of the vast number of nomads. In the Western Han Dynasty (206 bc-23 AD), it was under the jurisdiction of the capital of the western regions. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), there was a garrison at Congling. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty (1759 AD), serekur huizhuang was set up. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty (1902 AD), it was the Diyi of pulitang. During the reign of the Republic of China (1912-1949), it was the seat of Puli county and bazha town. Bazha town was abolished after liberation. Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County was established here on September 17, 1954. It is the seat of the people's Government of Tashkurgan county. It was established as Tashkurgan commune in 1959. Tashkergan town was established in July 1985. As the town is the seat of tashkergan County, its name follows "tashkergan" until now.

Social and economic development

Due to the bad natural environment, Tashkurgan county has poor production and living infrastructure and slow economic development. Science and technology, education, culture, health and other social undertakings are underdeveloped. In 2003, in order to expand the 314 national highway, Comrade Wang Lequan, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Party committee of the autonomous region, visited Tashkurgan county. After inspecting the work, combined with the actual situation of Tashkurgan County, he took care of and favored the county in terms of policies and funds. With the care and help of the Party committee and government at a higher level and the participation of the broad masses of residents, he carried out a comprehensive transformation and construction of the county The original main street has been expanded into seven streets, three vertical and four horizontal. The houses of urban residents have been transformed from original earth houses into brick houses. The city has a new look. There are also original small bungalows on both sides of the street, and two-story buildings have been built. The environmental sanitation and greening of the urban area have improved significantly. Relying on the geographical advantages of the county seat, the economic development of the town has established more than ten industries, such as catering industry, tourism industry, service industry and commodity wholesale industry. The scale has gradually expanded, and the infrastructure and supporting service functions have been basically completed. The town is rich in water resources. There are two rivers passing through the town. The west side of the town is the third main canal, and the east side is the Tashkurgan River, which passes through the largest Grassland "jincaotan" in the county. The forest area is 880 mu, with 5.9 million trees. In recent years, the town uses the relatively superior geographical location, gives full play to its advantages, establishes the vegetable greenhouse, slaughters meat, and obtains better economic benefits. The income of residents mainly depends on the export of labor force and the government's minimum living allowance. The export of labor force accounts for 60% of the annual income, and the total per capita income at the end of 2004 is 1406 yuan. There are more than 607 self-employed businesses in the town. The 314 national highway passes through the county, which provides convenient conditions for the economic development of the county. The transportation industry develops rapidly. According to the statistics at the end of 2004, there are 150 large and small transport vehicles in the town.

There is a primary school in Tashkurgan Town, with 1500 students. The enrollment rate of school-age children is 100%, and the literacy rate is 100%. The consolidation rate was 99.9%.

Tashikorgan town has made good achievements in the construction of spiritual civilization and various fields in 2004, and was rated as "civilized town" by Kashi region.

Main streets and neighborhood committees

Tashkur trunk road: 2.5 km in length. The main units on both sides of the street are County Armed Forces Department, county Squadron, county middle school, urban police station, people's Hospital, Yanglu, agriculture, forestry and Water Conservancy Bureau, transportation company, Gongde Hotel, iceberg Hotel, post and Telecommunications Hotel, Fenggu Hotel, Xinhua Bookstore, department store, iceberg Laike distillery, Xiabandi project headquarters, people's Congress, and there are also restaurants, shopping and other shops, 17 of which are full-bodied The sculptures with Tajik national characteristics stand on both sides of the street in different forms, forming a tourist shopping street in Tashkurgan county.

Hongqilapu Road: 2.5 km in length. The main units on both sides are the CPC Tashkurgan county Party committee, industry and Commerce Bureau, telecommunication bureau, post and Telecommunications Bureau, mobile company, County Public Security Bureau, CPPCC, county Party school, Tashkurgan town government, shitoucheng Hotel, Animal Husbandry Bureau, as well as the business district of farmers' market and daily necessities, which is the commercial service street of Tashkurgan county.

China Pakistan Friendship Road: 2.5 km in length. The county people's government, epidemic prevention station, radio and television station, frontier defense brigade, customs, frontier inspection station, urban primary school, water company and electric power company are the urban section of 314 National Highway in Tashkurgan county.

Moustag Road: 3 km in length. Agricultural Bank of China, people's court, people's Procuratorate, tax bureau, China Unicom, archives, Urban Construction Bureau, environmental protection bureau, museum, culture, broadcasting and Television Bureau, China Merchants Bureau, Meteorological Bureau and Family Planning Commission.

The first neighborhood committee: bulakkuli neighborhood committee, "bulakkuli" means a place with springs. It is named after the neighborhood committee's many springs. It is located at the foot of the ancient stone city site. There are 200 households with a population of 888.

Second neighborhood committee: shitoucheng neighborhood committee. It is located in the center of the town, with superior geographical position. 375 households with a population of 1471.

Third neighborhood committee: sayikara neighborhood committee, "sayikara" in Chinese means "development zone". There are 692 households with a population of 2868.

Urban police station: established in 2001, with 7 policemen.

Address: Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County

Longitude: 75.235887527466

Latitude: 37.778815043972

Traffic information: from Kashgar to tashikorgan County, you need to buy a ticket at Tiannan road passenger station one day in advance. The ticket price is 55 yuan. There are only two buses a day, 10:00 and 11:00, or charter.

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

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