Longxi County


Longxi is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi in the southeast of Gansu Province, China. Referred to in ancient times as Longxi Commandery, it is notably the origin of the Longxi Li lineage, from which the Tang dynasty's ruling House of Li descends.

Administration

Longxi has twelve towns and five townships. The county seat is Gongchang.
;Towns:
  • Gongchang
  • Wenfeng
  • Shouyang
  • Caizi
  • Fuxing
  • Tong'anyi
  • Yuntian
  • Biyan
  • Mahe
;Towns upgraded to townships:
  • Kezhai
  • Shuangquan
  • Quanjiawan
;Townships:
  • Weiyang
  • Hongwei
  • Heping
  • Dexing
  • Yongji

    Climate

Economy

The Longxi economy is mainly based on agriculture, cultivation of ingredients used in Traditional Chinese medicine, and production of aluminium. Astragalus and Codonopsis, among other medicinal plants, are grown and processed for traditional medicine in the Longxi region. In 2021, the Longxi High-Tech Zone was established as an industrial base for developing Traditional Chinese medicine, which became the third industrial base in Gansu Province dedicated to Traditional Chinese medicine.

Tourism