Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County

Coordinates: 27°44′28″N 98°39′58″E / 27.741°N 98.666°E / 27.741; 98.666
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Gongshan County
贡山县 · ꓗꓳꓹ-ꓢ ꓫꓯꓹ · Koksang
Postal code
673500
Area code0886
Websitegs.nujiang.gov.cn

Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County (

2010 Census.[2][3] The county government is stationed in Cikai Town (Derung
: Svkeun)

The Nu people in Gongshan (Vnung'long) belongs to the Anu branch (Vnung) and use the Anu language (Nujiang dialect of the Derung language).

Etymology

The county is named after the Gaoligong Mountains (Chinese: 高黎贡山; pinyin: Gāolígòng Shān), which run through the county.[3] The country is known historically as Chamutong or Tramutang.

Administrative divisions

The county is divided into two towns and three townships.[4]

Township-level divisions of Gongshan County
English Name Chinese[4] Type[4] Area (km2)[5] Population (2010)[3] Postal Code[5]
Cikai [zh] 茨开镇 Town 779 14,478 673500
Bingzhongluo [zh] 丙中洛镇 Town 823 6,465 673502
Pengdang Township [zh] 捧当乡 Township 488 6,085 673500
Puladi Township [zh] 普拉底乡 Township 422 6,627 673501
Dulongjiang Township [zh] 独龙江乡 Township 1,994 4,239 673503

History

The People's Liberation Army took the county on August 25, 1949, and a provisional government was set up on March 11, 1950.[3] On April 8, the Gongshan County People's Government was established.[3] In October 1956, Gongshan County was changed to Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County.[3]

Geography

Gongshan (labelled as KUNG-SHAN (TA-LA) 貢山 (打拉)) (1954)

Gongshan occupies the northmost part of

Zayü County in the Tibet Autonomous Region to the north, and Myanmar to the west.[2] The county's boundary with Burma is 172.008 kilometers in length, and the county's boundary with Tibet is 135 kilometers.[citation needed
]

It is located in the Hengduan Mountains, and with the Salween and N'Mai rivers running through the county.[2] The N'Mai River is known for its green appearance.[citation needed] In the spring, flowers blossom in the fields and gardens of Bingzhongluo [zh].[citation needed]

The county's three major mountain ranges are the Biluo Snow Mountains (Chinese: 碧罗雪山), the Gaoligong Mountains, and the Dandanglika Mountains [zh].[2]

  • The Salween River flowing through Gongshan
    The Salween River flowing through Gongshan
  • Ridang, Gongshan
    Ridang, Gongshan

Climate

Climate data for Gongshan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		30.4
(86.7) 		31.9
(89.4) 		33.9
(93.0) 		35.5
(95.9) 		34.1
(93.4) 		35.0
(95.0) 		33.7
(92.7) 		30.8
(87.4) 		25.8
(78.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		35.5
(95.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5) 		16.1
(61.0) 		17.3
(63.1) 		20.4
(68.7) 		24.0
(75.2) 		26.4
(79.5) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.7
(81.9) 		25.8
(78.4) 		22.9
(73.2) 		19.4
(66.9) 		16.6
(61.9) 		21.6
(70.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9) 		9.3
(48.7) 		11.0
(51.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		17.6
(63.7) 		20.7
(69.3) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.5
(70.7) 		19.9
(67.8) 		16.0
(60.8) 		11.4
(52.5) 		8.2
(46.8) 		14.9
(58.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		7.0
(44.6) 		10.1
(50.2) 		13.7
(56.7) 		17.5
(63.5) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.3
(64.9) 		16.9
(62.4) 		12.2
(54.0) 		6.6
(43.9) 		2.7
(36.9) 		10.9
(51.6)
Record low °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		0.4
(32.7) 		7.6
(45.7) 		11.5
(52.7) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.6
(56.5) 		9.3
(48.7) 		4.5
(40.1) 		0.9
(33.6) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−2.2
(28.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.7
(2.90) 		118.7
(4.67) 		226.6
(8.92) 		194.4
(7.65) 		178.3
(7.02) 		193.0
(7.60) 		206.3
(8.12) 		169.2
(6.66) 		152.0
(5.98) 		126.0
(4.96) 		41.1
(1.62) 		20.0
(0.79) 		1,699.3
(66.89)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.3 13.7 20.4 21.9 21.9 24.9 26.2 24.4 22.6 15.7 7.8 4.2 213
Average snowy days 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 2.9
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		70 74 78 80 80 84 86 85 86 83 78 72 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 117.0 89.2 87.5 86.6 90.9 78.4 81.5 97.0 80.3 113.0 122.4 136.6 1,180.4
Percent possible sunshine 36 28 23 22 22 19 19 24 22 32 38 42 27
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

Demographics

The county's population as of the 2010 Chinese Census was 37,894, up from the 34,746 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census, and the 33,000 people estimated to be living in the county as of 1996.[3]

As of 2003, 34,622 people were living in the county, of which, 83.8% lived in rural areas.[3] The ethnic composition of the county in 2003 was 51.7% Lisu, 18.2% Nu, 14.7% Derung, 4.6% Tibetan, 6.3% other officially recognized ethnic groups, and the remaining 4.5% belonging to unrecognized ethnic groups.[3]

Economy

Mineral deposits in the county include

white marble, and mutton fat jade (Chinese: 羊脂玉).[2]

Culture

Gongshan is a notoriously remote place, isolated by its mountains and gorges.[

Joseph F. Rock came to the area during the 1920s and early 1930s, and wrote about the area in several articles for National Geographic Magazine.[citation needed] He described Gongshan as a virgin land where no white man had ever came before, and as a paradise for explorers, photographers and botanists.[citation needed
]

The county's Derung and Nu people host numerous ethnic festivals.[2]

  • Peach flower festival in Gongshan
    Peach flower festival in Gongshan
  • Water mill in Gongshan
    Water mill in Gongshan
  • Salween River in Gongshan, Yunnan
    Salween River in Gongshan, Yunnan

Piao Niu Wu

Piao Niu Wu

Piao Niu Wu (Chinese: 剽牛舞, literally "slaughter cattle dance") is a traditional ceremony of the Derung People unique to Gongshan County.[2][8] Traditionally performed during Derung New Year, the ceremony is prepared by tying a cattle to a sacrificial pole with traditional Derung rope, placing bead ornaments on the cattle, and placing other material sacrifices in front of it.[8] The host of the ceremony then leads a prayer, and another man pierces the cattle's heart with a bamboo spear once the prayer is finished.[8] Before preparing the dead cattle for further use, the ceremony host performs a ritual fortune-telling.[8] This follows with traditional song and dance.[8] In modern times, the festival has become less common, and is typically for entertainment purposes, rather than spiritual ones.[8]

See also

  • Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
    – UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Dimaluo – village in Pengdang Township

References

  1. ^ "怒江州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Nujiang Prefecture. 2021-05-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 贡山县概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2014-09-11. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i 贡山县历史沿革. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2014-09-24. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. ^ a b c 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  5. ^ a b 2006年贡山县行政区划. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2010-04-15. Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Wu, Yunming (2004). 舞蹈辭典 [Dance Dictionary] (in Chinese).

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