Tongren () is a

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of Chi ...

in eastern

Guizhou Guizhou (; Postal romanization, formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in the Southwest China, southwest region of the China, People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the pr ...

province, People's Republic of China, located within a tobacco planting and crop agricultural area. Tongren was known as Tongren Prefecture () until November 2011, when it was converted into a prefecture-level city.

History

During the Yongle period (1403–1424) of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

(1368–1644), two local governments known as "Sizhou ''Xuanweisi''" ()and "Sinan ''Xuanweisi''" () resisted full subjugation.

Yongle Emperor The Yongle Emperor (; pronounced ; 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di (), was the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dyn ...

sent troops to pacify the rebellion and set up a provincial administrative region known as "Guizhou ''Buzhengshisi''" (). Since then, their administrators were appointed by the central government.

Administrative divisions

Tongren comprises 2 districts, 4 counties, and 4 autonomous counties. *Districts: ** Bijiang District () ** Wanshan District () *Counties: **

Dejiang County Dejiang County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the northeast of Guizhou Province Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic o ...

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Jiangkou County Jiangkou County () is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the northeast of Guizhou Province Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of ...

() ** Sinan County () **

Shiqian County Shiqian County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the northeast of Guizhou Province, China. Area: . Population: 370,000 in 2002. Postal Code: 555100. The government is located in Tangshan town. ...

() *Autonomous counties: **

Yuping Dong Autonomous County Yuping Dong Autonomous County () is an autonomous county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the east of Guizhou Province, China, bordering Hunan Province Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People' ...

() ** Songtao Miao Autonomous County () **

Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County () also known in Tujia language as "Yinv jiangr Bif Ziv Kar hev Bef Kar zouf xengv xianr" is a county in the northeast of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city ...

() **

Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County () is a county in the northeast of Guizhou province, China, bordering Chongqing to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren Tongren () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Gu ...

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Climate

Economy

In July 2018, the Tongren Transportation & Tourism Investment Group announced a joint venture with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to construct a Hyperloop track in Tongren, along with an industrial research park. The city is served by Tongren Fenghuang Airport.

Education

Tongren Polytechnic College Tongren Polytechnic College (TRPTC; ) is a tertiary-level institution in Chuandong Education Park (), Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic ...

* Tongren No. 1 Middle School ( Bijiang District)

References

External links

Cities in Guizhou Prefecture-level divisions of Guizhou {{Guizhou-geo-stub