Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County
Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County is an autonomous county located in Lisu Autonomous Prefecture">Lisu people">Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It has an area of and a population of about 37,894 according to the Sixth National Population Census of the [People's Republic of China|2010 Census]. The county government is stationed in Cikai Town
The Nu people in Gongshan belongs to the Anu branch and use the Anu language.
Etymology
The county is named after the Gaoligong Mountains, which run through the county. The country is known historically as Chamutong or Tramutang.Administrative divisions
The county is divided into two towns and three townships.| English name | Chinese | Type | Area | Population | Postal Code |
| 茨开镇 | Town | 779 | 14,478 | 673500 | |
| 丙中洛镇 | Town | 823 | 6,465 | 673502 | |
| 捧当乡 | Township | 488 | 6,085 | 673500 | |
| 普拉底乡 | Township | 422 | 6,627 | 673501 | |
| 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. On April 8, the Gongshan County People's Government was established. In October 1956, Gongshan County was changed to Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County.Geography
Gongshan occupies the northmost part of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, and has a latitude with a range of 27°29’ to 28°23’N, and a longitude with a range of 98°08’ to 98°56’E. The county covers an area of, and borders Zayü County in the Tibet Autonomous Region to the north, and Kachin State of Myanmar to the west. it also borders Deqin County and Weixi County to the east and Fugong County to the south. The county's boundary with Burma is 172.008 kilometers in length, and the county's boundary with Tibet is 135 kilometers.It is located in the Hengduan Mountains, and with the Salween and N'Mai rivers running through the county. The N'Mai River is known for its green appearance. In the spring, flowers blossom in the fields and gardens of.
The county's three major mountain ranges are the Biluo Snow Mountains, the Gaoligong Mountains, and the.
Climate
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.As of 2003, 34,622 people were living in the county, of which, 83.8% lived in rural areas. The ethnic composition of the county in 2003 was 51.7% Lisu, 18.2% Nu, 14.7% Derung, 4.6% Tibetan, 6.3% other List of [ethnic groups in China|officially recognized ethnic groups], and the remaining 4.5% belonging to unrecognized ethnic groups.
Economy
Mineral deposits in the county include lead, tin, zinc, white marble, and mutton fat jade.Culture
Gongshan is a notoriously remote place, isolated by its mountains and gorges. National Geographic author 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. He described Gongshan as a virgin land where no white man had ever came before, and as a paradise for explorers, photographers and botanists.The county's Derung and Nu people host numerous ethnic festivals.