Malkang Town, malkang City, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

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Markang town is the capital of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture and the residence of markang municipal government. It is the political, cultural, financial and information center of the prefecture. It is the transportation and trade center of Northwest Sichuan. It is a Tibetan inhabited area. "Markang" in Tibetan means a place full of fire.

Historical evolution

The town is under the jurisdiction of markang City, and the Autonomous Prefecture and municipal government are stationed. As early as the chieftain of zhuokeji. In 1953, ma'erkang Street office was established, ma'erkang town was built in 1956, and Benzhen township was incorporated in 1984. In 1953, markang office was established, and in 1955, markang county was established. In 1958, the prefecture government moved here, becoming the seat of the people's Government of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It got its name from makang temple. Makang is the name of a living Buddha, which means "flourishing fire" in Tibetan and "prosperous land" in yinzao. in 2015, with the approval of the State Council, it was agreed to abolish markang county and establish a county-level markang City, with the former administrative region of markang County as the administrative region of markang city. The people's Government of markang city is located at 299 dasa street, markang town. Markang city is the center of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It has jurisdiction over 10 village committees of mora, ADI, Chabei, Erya, Benzhen, yingboluo, Dengjia, Benzhen ranch, Mora vegetable farmers, Chabei vegetable farmers and 4 neighborhood committees of Tuanjie, chonglie, Jinzhu and Majiang. on December 18, 2019, the people's Government of Sichuan Province agreed to cancel zhuokeji town and put its administrative area under the jurisdiction of markang Town, which is located at No. 65 Majiang street. (cfgm [2019] No.22)

administrative division

In 2019, the list of communities and villages in markang town is as follows:

Population nationality

The town is a Tibetan settlement in Jiarong. After the merger, the total population of the town is about 31000 (2019). In 2000, the fifth census: 25337 people in malkang town and 1281 people in zhuokeji township. in 2010, the sixth census: 29535 people in malkang town and 1012 people in zhuokeji town. In 2017, there were 30239 people in malkang town.

geographical environment

Markang city is a high mountain and gorge area in the south of Northwest Sichuan Plateau. The area of mountain plain is about 65%, and the area of high mountain and gorge is about 35%. SOMO River, which passes through the city, is a tributary of Dadu River. At present, there are 3713 mu of cultivated land and 178900 mu of grassland. It is located in the south of the city, covering an area of 369.16 square kilometers and crossing the national highway 317. the climate is characterized by cool summer and cold winter, four distinct seasons, average annual precipitation of 753mm and average annual temperature of 8.6 ℃.

Economics

Industries include agricultural machinery, pharmaceutical, food, printing, matches, electricity, wood processing, etc. There are pharmaceutical factory, Benzhen hydropower station and dalangzugou hydropower station. there are more than 80 kinds of ethnic products such as ethnic clothing, leather products, Tibetan furniture, ethnic jewelry and hardware products. agriculture mainly produces highland barley, wheat, corn, potato, etc. Forest products include spruce, birch, Tricholoma matsutake, Fritillaria and Cordyceps. Local products for cattle and sheep skin.

famous scenery

There are many natural landscapes in the area, such as the Baoning Dufu ruins of Tang Dynasty, such as baling Jiasa, malkang temple, changliesheng mountain scenic area, zhangkou mountain and so on.
The historic site zhuokeji Tusi GuanZhai is listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the state.

History and culture

The town is a Tibetan settlement in Jiarong and a place where the red army passed during the long march. With beautiful scenery, outstanding people, unique ethnic, religious, clothing, architectural culture, marriage and funeral customs, it is both mysterious and modern.

honor

In recent years, malkang town has successively won the honorary titles of "civilized unit at county level", "best civilized unit at county level", "civilized unit at state level", "model township for comprehensive management of social security in the whole Prefecture", "advanced township for comprehensive management of social security in the whole Prefecture".

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