Luomen, Wushan
Luomen, Wushan
洛门镇 | |
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 Luomen Railway Station | |
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| Coordinates: 34°45′N 105°01′E / 34.75°N 105.01°E | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114.68 km2 (44.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 82,101 |
Luomen is a town of Wushan County, Tianshui, China. In 2008 the population was 82,101.[1]
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 Panoramic view of Luomen |
History
[edit]Its history can be traced back to at least the Eastern Han dynasty, being formerly known by the homophone 落门.[2] The name originates from the Luomen Valley.[3] During the Conquest of Shu by Wei, the Shu army spent some time retreated in Luomen after running out of food supplies.[4]
Economy
[edit]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.[2]
Transport
[edit]The Longhai Railway and National Highway 316 pass through the town.[2]
Tourism
[edit]In the southwest of the town, there are ruins of Prince Kui Xiao's ca. 32 AD Summer Palace.[2] Nearby the town are the Lashao caves and the Water Curtain cave, which has rock carvings dating to the Northern Wei era.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "武山县洛门镇_区划地名网（行政区划网）". www.xzqh.org. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ a b c d "洛门镇_历史地名:洛门镇_历史上的洛门镇来历与出处_历史地名". m.guoxuedashi.net. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ 中國地名辭源 (in Chinese). 華夏出版社. 2005. ISBN 978-7-5080-3790-5.
【洛门镇】在甘肃省武山县东、渭水之滨。汉代名落门,一作雒门。《后汉书·隗嚣传》注: "落门,聚名也。有落门谷水。"后"落"衍为"洛" ,遂有今名。
- ^ 西北通史 (in Chinese). 兰州大学出版社. 2005. ISBN 978-7-311-02226-6.
蜀军至洛门(今甘肃省武山县洛门镇) ,因粮尽而退。
- ^ Travel, D. K. (2018-06-07). DK China. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 978-0-241-45252-3.
- ^ Buckley, Michael (1994). China. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-0-86442-207-1.
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