Longchuan County, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province

Longchuan County is a county under the jurisdiction of Heyuan City, Guangdong Province. Located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, the upper reaches of Dongjiang River and Hanjiang River, it has a subtropical monsoon climate. By the end of 2019, the county covers a total area of 3081.31 square kilometers, governs 24 towns, with a total population of about 1.03 million, a permanent resident population of about 730000, and 341000 overseas Chinese. The county is located in Laolong town.

Longchuan County has a long history, as early as the Neolithic human activities. Longchuan County was established in 214 BC (the 33rd year of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty). It is one of the oldest counties in China. From the Qin Dynasty to the Republic of China, Longchuan city was the seat of the county or prefecture. In the Southern Han Dynasty, it was transferred to the prefecture. The coexistence of prefecture and county lasted for more than 400 years. It was the political, economic, cultural and military center of the county and the prefecture. It is known as the ancient city of Lingnan. Longchuan County is an ancient city of Hakka, where Hakka is spoken.

Longchuan County was named "China's air energy industry base" in March 2016 and listed as the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization area counties in March 2019. Longchuan County enjoys the preferential treatment of the former Central Soviet Area, with Shenzhen Bao'an (Longchuan) industrial transfer park.

According to the monthly report of December 2019, Longchuan County will achieve a GDP of 16.215 billion yuan in 2019, an increase of 6.5% over the previous year at comparable prices.

Historical evolution

According to the investigation, in the Neolithic age, people were engaged in fishing, hunting, farming, weaving and other activities in today's Longchuan County, such as tuochengkengzili, shangyinniubeiling, zishipinglingtou, jiulonggang, fengrenniujiaotang, Dengyun Liyushan and longmupingbeigang.

In the 33rd year of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty (214 BC), Qin Pingnan Yue set Longchuan County and Zhao Tuo as the order, belonging to Nanhai county. The reason why Longchuan got its name is that in the east of Boluo (gulongchuan), a dragon came out through the ground, that is, a cave flowing spring. According to Pei Yuan's Guangzhou chronicle, in the east of benboluo County, Donglong comes out through the ground, which is called acupoint Liuquan, because it is called Donglong. The first is that Longtan is from Wushan, and the second is from Sichuan, so it is called Longchuan. At that time, Longchuan County had a vast territory, including most parts of today's eastern Guangdong. According to the annals of Nanyue, "in the north of the county, there is a mountain called Longxue. In Shun, there were five colored dragons. They went in and out of this cave by clouds." This is the name of the county. In the first year of Qin II (209 BC), Zhao Tuo became King Wu of Nanyue, and Longchuan was under the jurisdiction of Nanyue.

In 196 B.C., Zhao Tuo returned to the Han Dynasty and kept the fiefdom. Longchuan County was still under the jurisdiction of Nanyue state. In the sixth year of Yuanding reign of Emperor Wu (111 BC), there was Jiaozhi department in Nanyue of Hanping, and Longchuan belonged to Nanhai county. In 203, Emperor Xian changed Jiaozhi to Jiaozhou, and Longchuan belonged to Nanhai county. In 213, Emperor Xiandi changed Jiaozhou to Jingzhou, and Longchuan still belonged to Nanhai county.

In the first year of Wu Huangwu (222), Jingzhou was abolished, and Longchuan belonged to Nanhai county. In the fifth year of Huangwu (226), Wu divided Nanhai County into Guangzhou, and soon became Jiaozhou. Longchuan belonged to Nanhai county. Yongan seven years (264), abandoned Jiaozhou set up in Guangzhou, Longchuan still belongs to Nanhai county.

In 331, Nanhai county was divided into Dongguan (Dongguan) county and Longchuan into Xingning County, which is still Nanhai county. In the first year of Taihe (366), Longchuan was set up in leixiang County, belonging to Nanhai county.

In the Southern Song Dynasty (420-479), Shulei township was incorporated into Longchuan County. In the first year of Yongming (483), Longchuan was divided into Heyuan and Xinfeng counties. In the second year of Nanliang Tianjian (503), Nanhai set up Lianghua county. Longchuan County is located in leixiang County, which belongs to Lianghua county.

Sui kaihuang nine years (589 years), the home manager in Longchuan. In the 11th year of kaihuang (591), the general manager's office moved to Guishan. Longchuan was merged into Heyuan county and leixiang into Xingning county. In the first year of Daye (605), Emperor Yangdi abolished Xunzhou and established Longchuan County.

Tang Wude five years (622), the abolition of Longchuan County Fuxun state. Zhenguan first year (627 years), home Lingnan Road, along the state belongs to. In the second year of Tianshu reign (691), leixiang county was set up and leixiang county was restored. In the first year of Tianbao (742), leixiang county was changed into Haifeng County. In the first year of Qianyuan (758), Haifeng County was abolished and Fuxun Prefecture was established.

In the first year of Liu gongqianheng (917) of the Southern Han Dynasty, Zhenzhou was established by the analysis of Xunzhou, and leixiang county (today's Tuocheng in Longchuan) was established by the administration of Xunzhou.

In the fourth year of Kaibao in Song Dynasty (971), Guangnan East Road was set up, leixiang was withdrawn, and Longchuan County was restored. Xuanhe two years (1120), Longchuan changed to Leijiang County, along the state. Shaoxing three years (1133), abandoned Leijiang Fu Longchuan County, along the state.

In 1276, Guangnan East Road was abolished and Guangdong Road in Jiangxi Province was set up. The road was changed from state to state, and Longchuan city (today's Tuocheng) was still set up. In the 23rd year of Zhiyuan (1286), Xunzhou road was reduced to Sanzhou, and Longchuan belonged to Xunzhou.

In the first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1368), Guangdong Province of letters in Xingzhong was set up. Huizhou road was changed into a government office. Xunzhou still exists. Longchuan belongs to Xunzhou. The next year, the abandoned state was incorporated into Huizhou Prefecture, and Longchuan belonged to it. In the ninth year of Hongwu's reign, the provincial governor of Guangdong Province was changed to the general secretary of Guangdong Province, and Longchuan belonged to Huizhou Prefecture. In 1518, Longchuan was established in Heping County, which belonged to Huizhou Prefecture.

In 1731, Longchuan belonged to Huizhou Prefecture. In the first year of Guangxu (1875), Huijia Chaodao was set up, and Longchuan still belonged to Huizhou Prefecture.

In 1913, Guangdong's minister and Huizhou government were abolished, and Guangdong's governor's office was set up. In the 15th year of the Republic of China, Longchuan belonged to Dongjiang Administrative Committee of Guangdong Province. In the 20th year of the Republic of China, it belonged to the office of appeasement Commissioner of the Eastern District of Guangdong Province. In the 26th year of the Republic of China, it was the fourth administrative Commissioner's office of Guangdong Province. In the 35th year of the Republic of China, it was the sixth administrative Commissioner's office of Guangdong Province.

In October 1949, the people's Republic of China was founded. Longchuan was under the Dongjiang Administrative Committee of Guangdong Province. The following year, it was under the Dongjiang administrative Commissioner's office. In 1952, it belonged to the office of the administrative Commissioner of eastern Guangdong. In 1956, it belonged to the Huiyang District Commissioner's office. In 1959, it belonged to Shaoguan District Office of the Commissioner. In 1963, the Huiyang District Commissioner's office was restored, which belonged to Longchuan. In 1968, it belonged to the Huiyang regional Revolutionary Committee. From 1981 to 1985, it belonged to Huiyang District Commissioner's office.

administrative division

At the beginning of its establishment, the county had a vast territory, including Longchuan, Wuhua, Xingning, Heyuan, Heping and Lianping counties, as well as parts of Xinfeng, Lufeng, Zijin and Xunwu counties (belonging to Jiangxi Province). After 331 A.D. (the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty), Longchuan County was established as a new county many times. Since Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, the territory of the county has basically stabilized without great changes.

In 2000, Longchuan County governed 30 towns: Laolong Town, Tianxin Town, Longmu Town, Shangping Town, Huilong Town, Tiechang Town, Sidu Town, Yidu Town, Xi'ao Town, Yan Town, Lizui Town, Chetian Town, Xintian Town, Fucheng Town, Huangshi Town, Fengren Town, Heshi Town, Jingui Town, Huangbu Town, mabugang Town, Zishi Town, Dengyun Town, Beiling Town, Chiguang Town, Tongqu town and Tuocheng town.

In 2002, Longchuan County governed 30 towns (Laolong, Sidu, Huangshi, Xiao, Chetian, Beiling, Lizui, Shangping, Fengren, Chiguang, Longmu, Huilong, Tianxin, Tiechang, Dengyun, Tongqu, Heshi, Huangbu, Zishi, Tuocheng, zhengma, Yanzhen, Xintian, Shikeng, Jingui, Fucheng, Yidu, Guqian, mabugang, Fengshuba).

In 2004, 356 villagers' committees were reduced to 313.

By 2018, Longchuan County has jurisdiction over 24 towns (Laolong Town, TuoCheng Town, Yidu Town, Huangbu Town, Heshi Town, Zishi Town, Tongqu Town, Dengyun Town, Fengren Town, Sidu Town, Tiechang Town, Longmu Town, Tianxin Town, Huangshi Town, Lizui Town, Chetian Town, Chiguang Town, Huilong town, Xintian Town, Yan Town, mabugang Town, Beiling Town, Xi'ao Town, Shangping town), 315 villages and 42 villages There are two neighborhood committees. The county people's government is located in Laolong town.

geographical environment

Location context

Longchuan is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, on the upper reaches of Dongjiang River and Hanjiang River. It spans 23 ° 5 ′ 57 ″ - 24 ° 47 ′ 03 ″ N and 115 ° 03 ′ 13 ″ - 115 ° 35 ′ 18 ″ E. Xunwu County and Dingnan County of Jiangxi Province are connected in the north, Wuhua County and Xingning City of Meizhou City in the East, Dongyuan County in the South and Heping County in the West. The total area of the county is more than 3089 square kilometers, with a population of more than 700000, most of which are Han nationality. The county is located in Laolong town.

topographic features

Huoshan is the main mountain range in Longchuan County. Huoshan, with an area of 10 kilometers and an altitude of 550 meters, belongs to Danxia landform, which is known as "the second Danxia Mountain". Huoshan is famous for its peculiar mountain shape, quiet rock space and long history. It is known as "in Luofu in the morning and in Huo in the evening". It is well-known for its steep red cliff and beautiful rocks. It is one of the seven famous mountains in Guangdong.

climate

Longchuan County is deeply affected by the monsoon climate and belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate with mild climate, abundant rainfall and sufficient sunshine. The average temperature is 21.8 ℃, the average annual rainfall is 1501.8 mm and the average relative humidity is 78%.

In the winter half year, it is controlled by the polar cold high ridge, and the northeast monsoon prevails, and the weather is relatively dry and cold; in the summer half year, it is affected by the frontal trough, monsoon low pressure, and tropical cyclone, and the southwest and southeast monsoon prevails, with high temperature and rainy. The annual average temperature is 21.0 ℃, the annual rainfall is 1693.3 mm, the annual sunshine is 1703.5 hours, and the frost free period is 320 days. The mid subtropical monsoon climate characterized by mild, sufficient rainfall, long summer and short winter, long sunshine, long frost free period, and obvious monsoon is rich in agricultural climate resources, which is suitable for the cultivation of thermophilic crops and double cropping rice. Due to the large span between the north and the south, and the diversity of terrain, the seasonal and local differences of climate are also obvious, and the agricultural meteorological disasters occur frequently, such as low temperature, overcast and rainy in spring, 5-6

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