Lupu () is a

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under the jurisdiction of

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County, Taizhou City,

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Province,

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History

Lupu Town is located at the northern end of

Island, adjacent to Leqing Bay, and facing

Yandang Mountain Yandang Mountains or Yandangshan () refers, in the broad sense, to a coastal mountain range in southeastern Zhejiang province in eastern China, covering much of the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou (from Pingyang County in the south to Yueqing C ...

across the sea. Lupu was originally a strait with reeds growing along the shore. There is a mountain ridge to the south called Luao (), and in the southeast part of the intertidal zone, there is a large inlet called Shenpu ( or Chenpu ). In the sixth year of the

Qing 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 ...

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reign (1728), when Yuhuan Hall () was established, there were Luao Village () and Chenpu Village (). In the 23rd year of the

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(1934), they were renamed Luao Township () and Shapu Township (). In the 28th year of the Republic of China (1939), they were collectively called Lupu Township (). After the founding of the

, a salt special zone was established, which administered Luao Township, Shenpu Township, etc. In 1956, Luao Township, Jingtou Township, and Shenpu Township were merged, and the name Lupu, taking one character each from Luao and Shenpu, was adopted, later changed to Lupu Commune (). In 1984, Lupu Township was re-established. In 1994, it was changed to Lupu Town.

Administrative division

Lupu Town administers the following village-level

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Xuanmen Village, Daotou Village, Geling Village, Xiaotangyan Village, Datang Village, Jinshan Village, Jingtou Village, Fenshui Village, Hongshan Village, Lubei Village, Lu Ao Village, and Xitang Village.

Industry and production

The industries in Lupu Town mainly involve pharmaceutical packaging rubber processing, auto parts, valves, imitation leather soles, etc., but the only characteristic industries that have actually formed a certain scale are pharmaceutical packaging and marine aquaculture. In 1978, Lupu Salt Field was established, belonging to Zhejiang Province's standard salt field, with 80 hectares of salt fields and a production of 4,000 tons of crude salt in 1988. In 1971, Yuhuan County Firecracker Craft Factory was established, mainly producing electric firecrackers. In 1985, it ranked first in

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and fifth in

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. Lupu was then known as the "hometown of firecrackers".

Agriculture

The paddy fields in Lupu Town mainly grow

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

, while the reclaimed land grows

sweet potatoes The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its sizeable, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable, which is a staple food in parts of the ...

vegetables Vegetables are edible parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. This original meaning is still commonly used, and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including flowers, fruits, ...

melons A melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet, edible, and fleshy fruit. It can also specifically refer to '' Cucumis melo'', commonly known as the "true melon" or simply "melon". The term "melon" can apply to both the ...

, and fruits. In order to expand the planting area of food crops, 18 hectares of paddy fields were built on reclaimed land from 1987 to 1988 for rice cultivation. In addition, local village enterprises engage in fisheries production, including

grouper Groupers are a diverse group of marine ray-finned fish in the family Epinephelidae, in the order Perciformes. Groupers were long considered a subfamily of the seabasses in Serranidae, but are now treated as distinct. Not all members of this f ...

yellow croaker ''Larimichthys'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. These fishes, commonly known as yellow croakers, are found in the Western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Larimichthys ...

perch Perch is a common name for freshwater fish from the genus ''Perca'', which belongs to the family Percidae of the large order Perciformes. The name comes from , meaning the type species of this genus, the European perch (''P. fluviatilis'') ...

, sea bream, razor shells,

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, etc. Local residents also plant various varieties of peach trees, citrus, pomelo, blood oranges, navel oranges, grapes, bayberries, etc., in the mountains and forests.

Education and culture

There is currently one primary school in Lupu Town. Cultural facilities include cultural stations, radio stations, video halls, and cinemas. The "Ji En Poem" cliff inscriptions and the "Holy Teachings Poem" cliff inscriptions are both listed as cultural relics protection units in Zhejiang Province.

Gallery

File:Welcome sculpture in Lupu town-2.jpg, Welcome sculpture of Lupu Town. File:Jinshan Village, Lupu Town, Yuhuan City, Zhejiang, China.jpg, Jinshan Village. File:Lupu bus station, Lupu Town, Yuhuan City.jpg, Lupu Bus Station. File:The Convenience Service Center of Lupu Town, Yuhuan City, Zhejiang, China.jpg, Convenience Service Center of Lupu Town, Yuhuan. File:Ji'enshi Moyatiji in Yuhuan.jpg, "Ji En Poem" inscription on the cliff. File:Ji'enshi Moyatiji in Yuhuan-3.jpg, "Ji En Poem" inscription on the cliff.

References

Additional references

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