Longmen County
Longmen County, formerly romanized as Lungmoon,[lower-alpha 1]</ref> is a county of Guangdong, China, administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Huizhou. In 2004, Longmen County had a population of 320,596 residing in an area of 2,058 square kilometers (795 sq mi).
Geography
Longmen County borders Dongyuan County to the east, Boluo County to the south, Zengcheng and Conghua to the west, and Xinfeng County to the north.
Administrative divisions
Longmen County comprises a subdistrict, eight towns, and a township:
Subdistrict: Longcheng Subdistrict (龙城街道)
Towns:
- Longtian (龙田镇)
- Pingling (平陵镇)
- Longjiang (龙江镇)
- Longhua (龙华镇)
- Mazha (麻榨镇)
- Yonghan (永汉镇)
- Longtan (龙潭镇)
- Dipai (地派镇)
Township: Lantian Yao Ethnic Township (蓝天瑶族乡)
Demographics
In addition to Mandarin, there are several local languages spoken within Longmen County: Cantonese, Hakka, Minnan, and ethnic-minority languages such as Yao and She.
Notable people
- Sima Qian, the historian, also known as "Longmen" from his birth in the county
- Chen Zhihao, professional gamer
Transport
China National Highways 105 and 205 pass through the county.
Notes
- ↑ The Postal Map spelling is based on the name's Cantonese pronunciation. The name has also been romanized as Lung-men,[1] Lung-mun,[2] and Lung-mun-heën.<ref name='FOOTNOTEGutzlaff1838[https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=JORkAAAAcAAJ,<span>,&,</span>,pg=PA564 564]'>Gutzlaff (1838), p. 564.
References
Citations
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed. (1911), Vol. XV, "Kwang-tung".
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
Bibliography
- Gutzlaff, Charles (1838), China Opened, or, A Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, Etc. of the Chinese Empire, Vol. II, London: Smith, Elder, & Co..
