Longjing Gelao and Dong Township, Shiqian County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province

Gelao and Dong villages in Longjing

The Gelao and Dong nationality township in Longjing, Guizhou Province, is inhabited by 14 ethnic groups, including Gelao, Dong, Miao and so on.

Brief introduction of villages and towns

Shiqian County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province is a minority Township under its jurisdiction. There are mainly 14 ethnic minorities, such as Gelao, Dong, Miao and so on. The ethnic minorities account for 78.4% of the total population of the township. Longjing township is located in the west of Shiqian County, about 19 kilometers away from the county. It governs 4 administrative villages and 166 villager groups. According to the statistics in 2003, the population of the township was 26000, covering an area of more than 99 square kilometers, with 21409 mu of cultivated land, including 12753 mu of farmland and 38% of forest coverage.

Geography and climate

The territory belongs to the tropical monsoon humid climate zone in Central Asia, with mild climate. The annual average temperature is 15C, the average temperature in January is 5C, the average temperature in July is 25C, the annual effective accumulated temperature of ≥ 10C is 3800c, the annual precipitation is 1150 mm, the annual frost free period is 250 days, and the crops are double cropping a year. the total land area of the township is 9871 hectares, including 1431 hectares of cultivated land (822 hectares of farmland, 591 hectares of soil); 1900 hectares of forest land; 19 hectares of garden land; 2796 hectares of pasture land; 30 hectares of traffic land; 136 hectares of urban and rural construction land; 29 hectares of water area; 3390 hectares of unused land. The main soil types are yellow soil and paddy soil.

General situation of Agriculture

Longjing township is a big agricultural township, mainly planting rice, corn, sweet potato, potato and other crops, and flue-cured tobacco is a major pillar industry. In 2003, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the township was 35.95 million yuan, including 11.62 million yuan of industrial output value, 24.33 million yuan of agricultural output value, 1402 yuan of per capita industrial and agricultural output value, 1.068 million yuan of local fiscal revenue, 11000 tons of grain output, 450 kg of grain per capita, and 1285 yuan of per capita net income of farmers. Longjing township has a mild climate, abundant rainfall and rich natural resources. The underground mineral resources mainly include oil, raw coal and refractory materials, which are widely distributed and have large reserves. There is a large amount of hydropower resources development, and a small (second) type hydropower station is built in the territory.

folk culture

Longjing township is rich in folk culture. Most villages, such as sili'ao, have been keeping the following traditions: the official saying spring after spring, cooking pig's head to sacrifice four officials, burning gedou (tree stumps and roots) to watch the new year, opening the gate of wealth at the third night, cooking duck eggs to plant seedlings, eating fish for half of the moon (the mid Yuan Festival), doing three days and three nights or seven days and seven nights of mourning funerals in the literary arena (having to open the way, cover the lamp, lay a memorial ceremony at home, and live in the next life), and going to daoshan, Youguo, Nuotang Opera in the martial arts arena to exorcise ghosts and ward off evil spirits The traditional folk customs such as weeping to marry, kneeling to worship six relatives, and building a new house are the forms of wedding. When building a house, you have to throw beams and invite three stars to step on the door.