Tangyang Township, Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Tang Yangxiang

Tangyang township is under the jurisdiction of Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Tangyang township is located in the northern edge of Muli County, between east longitude of 100 ° 42 ′～ 101 ° 1 ′ and north latitude of 28 ° 36 ′～ 29 ° 8 ′. It is connected with bowo Township in the East, donglang and Mairi Township in the west, Shawan and Dongzi Township in the south, Litang County and Yajiang County in the north.

General situation

In 2006, it has jurisdiction over 4 administrative villages, 25 villager groups and 41 natural villages, with a total of 4654 people living in 4 ethnic groups including Tibetan, Yi, Han and Mongolian (2017). It covers an area of 1249.68 square kilometers. Township government in Wa group, 2960 meters above sea level, 269 kilometers away from the county. when the township was built, the township government was located in tongwo, "tongwo" is a transliteration of Tibetan, meaning "Dapingzi", translated as "Tangyang township", which is still in use today.

Historical evolution

Tang Yang Township was established in 1953, the commune was changed in 1972, and the township was restored in 1983.

economic development

Tangyang Township township enterprises have gold mining, edible fungi processing plants, agricultural production of corn, buckwheat, potato. Animal husbandry to cattle, yaks, sheep, goats, pigs, mules, horses.

Population data

Population data of Tangyang township: (data of the fifth census) total population 4654 (2017).

Folk crafts

Tang Yangxiang is famous for its folk processing and manufacturing technology with the weaving technology of Qingjian bamboo box (commonly known as "Madou" transliteration) as the main body. It has a long history of inheritance. Its traditional bamboo weaving technology is closely combined with the unique life of the Tibetan people, and has its distinctive regional, national, folk and folk characteristics. With its special weaving technology and modeling, its products are integrated It has the characteristics of exquisite technology, generous application and beautiful shape. It is widely spread and widely used in most Tibetan areas and other minority areas in our county. It has become one of the most outstanding handicrafts in Tibetan areas. It is famous in Muli and the surrounding counties of Ganzi, and has a kind of praise among the people. It has become one of the "three wonders" of Muli County. "Tang Yang's bamboo box, donglang's tea pot and Mairi's tea bowl" constitute a typical representative of Muli folk handicraft. For this reason, Muli has also become the "hometown of three unique Tibetan areas.".

Chinese PinYin : Si Chuan Sheng Liang Shan Yi Zu Zi Zhi Zhou Mu Li Cang Zu Zi Zhi Xian Tang Yang Xiang