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Longmen County
龙门县
County
Location in Huizhou City
Location in Huizhou City
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityHuizhou
County seatLongcheng Subdistrict (龙城街道)
Area
 • Total
2,058 km2 (795 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
320,596
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
516800
Area code0752
Websitelongmen.gov.cn
Longmen
Chinese龙门
Traditional Chinese龍門
JyutpingLung4-mun4
Hanyu PinyinLóngmén
PostalLungmoon
Literal meaningDragon Gate
Path-to-Success
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóngmén
Wade–GilesLung-mên
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLung4-mun4

Longmen County, formerly romanized as Lungmoon,[a] is a county of Guangdong, China, administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Huizhou. In 2004, Longmen County had a population of 320,596 residing in an area of 2,058 square kilometers (795 sq mi).

Geography

Longmen County borders Dongyuan County to the east, Boluo County to the south, Zengcheng and Conghua to the west, and Xinfeng County to the north.

Administrative divisions

Longmen County comprises a subdistrict, eight towns, and a township:

Subdistrict: Longcheng Subdistrict (龙城街道)

Towns:

Township: Lantian Yao Ethnic Township (蓝天瑶族乡)

Demographics

In addition to Mandarin, there are several local languages spoken within Longmen County: Cantonese, Hakka, Minnan, and ethnic-minority languages such as Yao and She.

Notable people

  • Sima Qian, the historian, also known as "Longmen" from his birth in the county
  • Chen Zhihao, professional gamer

Transport

China National Highways 105 and 205 pass through the county.

Notes

  1. ^ The Postal Map spelling is based on the name's Cantonese pronunciation. The name has also been romanized as Lung-men,[1] Lung-mun,[2] and Lung-mun-heën.[3]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed. (1911), Vol. XV, "Kwang-tung".
  2. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
  3. ^ Gutzlaff (1838), p. 564.

Bibliography

  • Gutzlaff, Charles (1838), China Opened, or, A Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, Etc. of the Chinese Empire, Vol. II, London: Smith, Elder, & Co..


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