Xietongmen County, Xigaze City, Tibet Autonomous Region

Xietongmen County Xietongmen county belongs to Xigaze City, located in the northwest of Xigaze city and the North Bank of Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet Autonomous Region. It is adjacent to Nanmulin county and sangzhuzi District of Shigatse City in the East, Shenzha County of Naqu city in the north, ANGREN County in the west, and Sakya county and Razi County in the south. Located at 87 ° 4 ′ e to 89 ° 1 ′ E and 29 ° 18 ′ n to 30 ° 26 ′ n, the county people's government is located in Kaga town. The county is 83km away from the people's Government of Shigatse. As of 2014, Xietongmen county has jurisdiction over 1 town and 18 townships, with a total area of 13960 square kilometers. The total population was 47000 (2015).

From January to may 2014, the tax revenue of Xietongmen county was 60.21 million yuan, accounting for 70.8% of the annual plan, with an increase of 28.38 million yuan, an increase of 89.2% year on year. In the first half of the year, Xietongmen county completed 29.04 million yuan of local general revenue, accounting for 70% of the budget at the beginning of the year, an increase of 35.41 million yuan or 66% compared with 2013.

In November 2019, Xietongmen county was named "four good rural road" national demonstration county.

On December 9, 2019, the people's Government of the autonomous region approved Xietongmen County of Xigaze city to withdraw from poverty-stricken counties (districts).

Historical evolution

During the period of zhigongzanpu, Xie Tongmen was the seat of the Muxin family, one of the six clans of Bon descendants. at the beginning of the 7th century, Songzanganbu succeeded Zanpu, and Xietongmen belonged to the first Department of Yaru. in the 13th century, the Sakya regime was established, with 130000 households in Weizang and 10000 households in ladui Jianghu under the jurisdiction of Xietongmen. in the 14th century, the Pazhu regime was established, and Tibet was divided into 13 major areas. Xie Tongmen was under the jurisdiction of sangzhuzi sect. in the middle of the 18th century, the gaxia local government in Tibet was established. At that time, there were two xieka and one sect in Xietongmen, namely yabuxika, tongmenxika and wujianzong. before the peaceful liberation of Tibet, there were wujianzong (or wujianzong) and xieka in Xietongmen County, which were under the jurisdiction of gaxia government and Rajan of zashilunbu temple, respectively, and the latter governed most of the areas. In June 1959, the people's Government of Xiemen county was set up, and Tongmen village was set up in the county. In September 1965, the county moved from Tongmen village to Jiding village. in July 2014, Shigatse was set up as a city, and Xietongmen county belongs to Shigatse.

administrative division

As of 2014, Xietongmen county has one town and 18 townships: Kaga Town, Tongmen Township, Rongma Township, tading Township, danapu Township, nanmuche Township, renqinze Township, damuxia Township, meibacheqin Township, Qingdu Township, qiqiong Township, nadang Township, cuobuxi Township, Niangre Township, Zexu Township, Chunzhe Township, Chabu Township, danadah Township and Leba township. The county people's government is located in Jiding, Kaga town. geographical environment

Location Xietongmen county is located in the central and southern part of Tibet Autonomous Region, the north of Shigatse City and the North Bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River. It is adjacent to Shenzha County of Naqu city in the north, ANGREN County in the west, and Sakya county and Razi County in the south. The county is located at 87 ° 4 ′ e to 89 ° 1 ′ E and 29 ° 18 ′ n to 30 ° 26 ′ n, 83 km away from sangzhuzi District, Shigatse City. Xietongmen county belongs to Plateau Hill type, the whole terrain is high in the north and low in the south.

topographic features

Northern Plateau the northern part of Xietongmen county is located in the north and south of Gangdese mountains, about 80 kilometers wide and 100 kilometers long from east to west, accounting for about 2 / 3 of the county area. There are many peaks and a series of gentle hills, relatively flat grassland, and many river valleys and Plains. The low part of the county has accumulated water to form lakes all year round. With an average altitude of more than 4500 meters, it is the main animal husbandry area in Xietongmen county. Southern Valley the south of Xietongmen county is on the North Bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River and its tributaries. There are many Valley plains of different width, such as Ronghe, Jianggong, Tanghe and so on. The valley is 4-7 km wide and 40 km long, with an average altitude of about 4100 meters. Xietongmen county is a major agricultural area with flat terrain, fertile soil, ravines, abundant water and semi humid climate. western plateau the western part of Xietongmen county is located in the northwest of damuxia, buquzangbu and luozuzangbu, and the southwest of meiquzangbu. In the north, there are a series of high mountains and deep valleys with irregular trend from north to south, east to west, with an average altitude of more than 4500 meters. The climate is dry and cold, and it is a pastoral area. In the south, there are some valley plains of different width, with an average altitude of more than 4200 meters. The climate is semi humid, semi warm, fertile soil, and sufficient water. It is an agricultural area.

climate

Xietongmen county has formed a complex and diverse unique climate due to the influence of topography, southwest monsoon and South Branch of westerly. It is cold and dry in the north, and semi warm and semi humid in the South and West. It is characterized by long sunshine time, strong radiation, low temperature, large temperature difference between day and night, distinct dry and wet, rainy at night, dry in winter and spring, strong wind, low air pressure and less oxygen content. The annual average temperature of the county is 6.35 degrees, the average temperature in January is - 8 degrees, the average temperature in July is about 15 degrees, and the extreme maximum temperature is 27.6 degrees. The average temperature in the growing period of crops is above 0 ℃ for about 9 months (from February to mid November). As the increase of cloud and rain in July affects the temperature rise, June is the hottest month. The average annual sunshine is 2980-3120 hours, and the rainfall is 350 mm / year. The rainfall is mainly concentrated in June to September. The rainfall in the northern pastoral area is later than that in the south, and the rainfall in the western agricultural area is mostly at night. Due to the high altitude, cold and dry climate, strong wind in winter and spring, annual evaporation of 2400mm.

hydrology

The area of Xietongmen county is densely covered with rivers, including buquzangbo River, Ronghe River, danapu River (Tanghe River), Niangre River, Jianggong River and meijiubu River, with a length of about 550 km, a drainage area of nearly 9500 square kilometers and a total annual flow of 121.54 million cubic meters. Most of the tributaries are seasonal. there are more lakes in Xietongmen County, including more than 10 lakes, including 4 lakes with an area of more than 1 square kilometer, namely libudico lake, langbenxiong lake, heating lake and cheduo lake. Libdeco lake is located 20 kilometers west of chunzhepan, with an altitude of 4600 meters and an area of 2.6 square kilometers. It is a lake with mixed supply of rain and snow water. There are many fish in the lake. Langbenxiong lake is located on the top of the mountain in the east of Niugu village, Renqin Township, with an altitude of 4400 meters and an area of 1.7 square kilometers. Heating lake is located in the middle of heating mountain in nadang Township, with an altitude of 4550 meters and an area of 1.5 square kilometers. It is a lake of mixed supply of rain, snow and ice. Cheduo lake is located near cheduo village, nanmuqie township. It is a seasonal lake with an altitude of 4300 meters and an area of 1.3 square kilometers.

natural disaster

The temperature difference between the north and the south of Xietongmen county is large. The main disasters in the northern pastoral areas are sandstorm, snow, ice, hail and rodents, while the main disasters in the southern and western agricultural areas are drought, flood, frost, hail and so on. In 1998 and 2002, catastrophic floods and mudslides occurred in the county, which caused serious losses to people's production and life.

natural resources

land resource

Xietongmen county has 64728 mu of arable land, 12586298.1 mu of grassland and 263000 mu of water area.

Biological resources

The wild plant species in the county area are mainly poplar, creeping pine, etc.; the economic plants are apple tree, pear tree, peach tree; there are many kinds of medicinal plants, mainly Fritillaria, Cordyceps, rhubarb, Ranunculus, etc. there are many kinds of wild animals, including wild donkey, yellow goat, antelope, camphor, snow pig, lynx, leopard, bear, bobcat, pheasant, snow chicken, wild goose, pigeon, yellow duck, swan, black necked Crane, otter, etc. In addition, there are many birds and fish.

Geothermal resources

The county is rich in geothermal energy. According to preliminary investigation, there are more than 15 geothermal hot springs and fountains, among which there are 5 well-known hot springs, namely Kaga, Qiangbu, Chabu, gagong in damuxia Township and Chana in Qingdu township. Kaga hot spring is 1.5km away from the county seat, with a water temperature of 70 degrees and a special bath and swimming pool. This hot spring is rich in more than a dozen minerals which are easy for human body. It can cure arthritis, skin diseases and other diseases. The ninth Panchen Lama once set up a special bath here. The display type of Chabu fountain is intermittent, the jet height is about 5 meters, and the water temperature is 80-90 degrees, which has a good development and utilization prospect.

Forestry resources

In 2008, 3380 mu of trees were planted in spring, 100000 trees were planted voluntarily, 160000 seedlings were planted, and the survival rate reached more than 85%. A special fund of 250000 yuan is allocated every year to irrigate the 62 kilometer long green corridor of RI Xie highway, which improves the survival rate and the ecological corridor has begun to take shape. as of 2015, there are 10133558 mu of forest land in Xietongmen County, including 51000 mu of protective forest.

mineral resources

Xietongmen county is located in the west section of one river and two rivers area in Tibet. It is in the key prospecting area recently planned by the Ministry of land and resources (i.e. Xietongmen gold copper and iron rich prospecting area). The main mineral deposits are gold, copper, iron, lead and zinc, limestone, granite and so on, known as the "treasure land of ore source" and "big county of ore source". by 2002, the proven reserves of minerals in Xietongmen County include xialonggou lead zinc mine in Qingdu Township, Naduo iron mine in Chunzhe Township, Dongga gold mine and granite mine in Rongma Township, and some of them have been initially mined. by 2008, the mineral resources initially developed and utilized mainly include iron ore, lead-zinc ore, limestone ore and granite ore.

Population nationality

In 2010, the total population of Xietongmen county was 42280, with 8350 households, including 22047 males and 20233 females. 20

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