Jinggu () is a town in Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County,

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

, China. As of the 2004 census it had a population of 16,991 and an area of . It is known as "Home of Tea" ().

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into nine villages: * Jinggu () * Yunpan () * Wenxing () * Wendong () * Tuanshan () * Wenlian () * Wenzhao () * Wenshan () * Xiangshui ()

History

It was incorporated as a township in 1988. In June 2013 it was upgraded to a town. In August 2013, it was listed among the second batch of "List of Chinese Traditional Villages" by the

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Geography

The town is situated at northern Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County. The town is bordered to the north by

Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in southern Yunnan Province, China. It borders Xinping County to the east, Mojiang County and Ning'er County to the southeast, ...

, to the east by Fengshan Town, to the south by Weiyuan Town, and to the west by Minle Town. The Jinggu River () flows through the town south to north. The Jinggu Reservoir () is a vast

reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...

in the town, which provides drinking water and water for irrigation.

Economy

The economy of the province is strongly based on agriculture, including farming and pig-breeding. The main crops are rice, wheat, corn, potato and vegetable. Commercial crops include tea and tobacco.

Demographics

As of 2004, the

National Bureau of Statistics of China The National Bureau of Statistics () is a deputy-ministerial level agency directly under the State Council of China. Established in August 1952, the bureau is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of statistics c ...

estimates the town's population now to be 16,991.

Tourist attractions

The town enjoys rich tourist resources, the popular natural scenic spot is the Jinggu Reservoir. The Tea-horse Ancient Road is a popular attraction. Dashi Temple () is a

Taoist temple A Daoist temple (), also called a () or (), is a place where the Dao is observed and cultivated. It is a place of worship in Taoism. Taoism is a religion that originated in China, with the belief in immortality, which urges people to become i ...

in the town. It was originally built in 1856, in the Xianfeng era of the late

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

(1644–1911). New it is a provincial cultural relic preservation organ.

Transportation

The town is crossed by Provincial Highway S222.

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