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Hongdong
Hongtong County () is a county in the southwest of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen. The county spans an area of 1,494 square kilometers, and has a population of approximately 766,579 as of 2019. History During the reigns of the Hongwu Emperor through the Yongle Emperor, there was a concerted effort to resettle Chinese peasants to the North China Plains, which had been afflicted by conflict and natural disasters shortly before their reigns. While en route to their new homes in the North China Plains, many migrants gathered at the Great Pagoda Tree of Hongtong, and many even chose to settle in and around , which contained present-day Hongtong County. Administrative divisions Hongtong County is divided into nine towns and seven townships. The county's seat of government is located in the town of . The county's nine towns are Dahuaishu, , , , , , , Wan'an, and . The county's seven townships are , , , , , , and . Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locust Tree Of Hongdong
The Locust Tree of Hongdong (alternative spelling ''Hongtong''), also called the Great Pagoda Tree of Hongdong, Ancient Big Locust Tree and Hongdong Big Locust Tree, is an important historical site and tourist attraction in Hongtong County, Shanxi in China. History From about 1373 to 1417, there was a concerted effort from the ruling Ming dynasty government to resettle the North China Plains, which had been negatively affected by conflict and natural disasters shortly before the Ming took power. Immigrants from Shanxi were often concentrated near the tree, which was a settlement center. While en route to their new homes in the North China Plains, many migrants gathered at the tree in Hongdong before moving on to new areas for settlement, with some remaining nearby. To this day, a popular folk song exists in Northeast China pertaining to the Locust tree. A translation is as follows: "Ask me where my ancestors came from, the big locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi; what is the name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |