Longji () is a town in

Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County Longsheng Various Nationalities (Gezu) Autonomous County ( zh, s=龙胜各族自治县, t=龍勝各族自治縣, p=Lóngshèng Gèzú Zìzhìxiàn; za, Lungzhingz Gakcuz Swciyen; usually referred to as "Longsheng County" ) is a county in the nort ...

, Guangxi, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 16,000 and an area of . Longji is known worldwide for Longsheng Rice Terraces.

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into fifteen villages and one community: * Heping Community () * Heping () * Daliu () * Baishui () * Yueqiao () * Bailing () * Baishi () * Jinjiang () * Longji () * Ping'an () * Huangjiang () * Mahai () * Zhongliu () * Dazhai () * Xiaozhai () * Jiangliu ()

History

Longji came under the jurisdiction of Yining County () in the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

(1644–1911). In 1916, it belonged to the South District (). In 1933, it was under the jurisdiction of Zhennan Township (). It known as Guanya Township () in May 1952 and renamed "Heping Township" on December 26 of that same year. On August 30, 1958, Heping Commune was founded and was revoked in August 1984. On January 2, 2014, it was upgraded to a town.

Geography

The town is situated at southeastern

. The town is bordered to the north by Sishui Township, to the northeast by Jiangdi Township, to the south by

Lingui District Lingui District () is the county seat and district administered by Guilin, Guangxi, China, and located midway between Guilin and Yangshuo. The district is mostly rural and hilly, marked by the same dramatic karst topography for which Guilin is f ...

. to the southeast by Lingchuan County, and to the west by Longsheng Town. The highest point in the town is Fupingbao () which stands above sea level. The lowest point is Lipai (), which, at above sea level. The Heping Stream (), a tributary of the

Xun River The Xun River ( Chinese: 浔江, pinyin: Xún Jiāng, jyutping: ''Cham4 Gong1'') is a short section of the main branch of the Pearl River system upstream from the Xi Jiang in China. Although less than 200km long, it is of considerable importance ...

, winds through the town.

Economy

Tourism is a significant part of the economy. The region abounds with

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Tourist attractions

The Longsheng Rice Terraces is a famous scenic spot in China.

Transportation

The

China National Highway 321 China National Highway 321 (G321) runs northwest from Guangzhou, Guangdong towards Guangxi Province, Guizhou Province, and ends in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. It is 2,220 kilometres in length. Route and distance See also * China National H ...

, commonly referred to as "G321", is a north–south highway passing through the town. The

G65 Baotou–Maoming Expressway The Baotou–Maoming Expressway (), designated as G65 and commonly referred to as the Baomao Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China, and Maoming, Guangdong. When fully complete, it will be in leng ...

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