Luomen, Wushan

Luomen is a town of Wushan County, Tianshui, China. In 2008 the population was 82,101.

History

Its history can be traced back to at least the Eastern Han dynasty, being formerly known by the homophone labels=no. The name originates from the Luomen Valley. During the Conquest of Shu by Wei, the Shu army spent some time retreated in Luomen after running out of food supplies.

Economy

The town has many markets for Traditional Chinese medicine materials, mountain products, bamboo and willow straw plaited goods, and vegetables and fruits. Several factories in the town undertake paper making, jade working, hookah production, leather tanning and others.

Transport

The Longhai Railway and National Highway 316 pass through the town.

Tourism

In the southwest of the town, there are ruins of Prince Kui Xiao's ca. 32 AD Summer Palace. Nearby the town are the Lashao caves and the Water Curtain cave, which has rock carvings dating to the Northern Wei era.