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Dahe Township (simplified Chinese: 大河乡; traditional Chinese: 大河鄉; pinyin: Dàhé Xiāng) is a township of Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Zhangye, Gansu, China.[3] Dahe Township is located within the Heihe river basin,[4] in the Qilian Mountains,[5]^{[better source needed]} along Gansu Provincial Highway 220.[6]^{[better source needed]} Most of the township consists of grassland,[7] which is home to around 100 red deer that eat the township's gojis in the midsummer.[8] The township is home to large Yugur population,[9][10][11] which comprises about 46% of its population,[11] and is also home to over 200 Tibetans.[11] The township is home to the Ba'ersi Sheng Mountain Scenic area (Chinese: 巴尔斯圣山景区).[12] Animal husbandry comprises a large portion of the township's economy,[13] and sheep herding in particular plays a prominent role in the local economy.[5][14]^: 44–45

Dahexiang 大河乡
Township
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Coordinates: 39°0′8″N 99°30′10″E
Country	China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture	Zhangye
County	Sunan Yugur Autonomous County
Government
• Township deputy head	Lian Zongpeng (as of 2021)[1]
Area
• Total	3,329 km2 (1,285 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	3,013 m (9,885 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	4,401
• Density	1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
Postal code	734000
Area code	0936

The township spans an area of 3,329 square kilometres (1,285 sq mi),[7] and has a population of 4,401 as of 2018.[11]

History

In 2019, archeologists found a number of rock paintings, many depicting deer, which may date back to approximately 1500 BCE.[15]

Geography

Dahe Township is located in the middle of the Hexi Corridor, bordered by Kangle [zh] to the east, Qifeng Tibetan Ethnic Township [zh] to the west, Qilian County in Qinghai to the south, and Gaotai County and Linze County to the west.[7] The township spans 90 kilometres (56 mi) from east to west, and 70 kilometres (43 mi) from north to south.[7] Much of Dahe Township's area is grassland,[7] however, there is a significant amount of forests in the township.[16] The average elevation in Dahe Township is approximately 2,660 metres (8,730 ft) above sea level.[16]

Major mountains in the township include Yumu Mountain (Chinese: 榆木山; pinyin: Yúmù Shān), Heishan Peak (Chinese: 黑山顶; pinyin: Hēishān Dǐng; lit. 'black mountain peak'), Jiudungou Ridge (Chinese: 九墩沟梁; pinyin: Jiǔdūngōu Liáng), Da Mountain (Chinese: 大山; pinyin: Dà Shān; lit. 'big mountain'), Binggou Peak (Chinese: 冰沟顶; pinyin: Bīnggōu Dǐng), Shijuligou Head (Chinese: 石居里沟脑; pinyin: Shíjūlǐgōu Nǎo), Hongshizuizhong Ridge (Chinese: 红石嘴中梁; pinyin: Hóngshízuǐzhōng Liáng), and Xihong Geda (Chinese: 西红疙瘩; pinyin: Xīhóng Gēda).[16]

Major rivers that flow through Dahe Township include Longchang River (Chinese: 隆畅河; pinyin: Lóngchàng Hé), Da River (Chinese: 大河; pinyin: Dà Hé; lit. 'big river'), Bailang River (Chinese: 摆浪河; pinyin: Bǎilàng Hé), Shuiguan River (Chinese: 水关河; pinyin: Shuǐguān Hé), Xi River (Chinese: 西河; pinyin: Xī Hé; lit. 'west river'), Shihuiguan River (Chinese: 石灰关河; pinyin: Shíhuīguān Hé), and Maying River (Chinese: 马营河; pinyin: Mǎyíng Hé).[16]

Flora and fauna

Wild animals native to the township include Thorold's deer, water deer, wild ox, argali, sheep, bears, panthers, wolves, lynx, snowcocks, and the blue eared pheasant.[16] Plants native to the township include Saussurea involucrata, rhubarb, Notopterygium incisum, yedangshen (Chinese: 野党参; pinyin: yědǎngshēn), and Bupleuri Radix [zh].[16] Many plants found native to the area are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.[16] Dahe Township also has an abundance of mushrooms and fat choy.[16]

Climate

The township has an average annual temperature of 3 °C (37 °F), annual precipitation ranging from 150 millimetres (5.9 in) to 300 millimetres (12 in), an average of 2,680 annual hours of sunshine annually, and between 90 and 120 frost-free days per year.[16]

Administrative divisions

Dahe Township has jurisdiction over the following 18 villages:[17]

• Guanghua (Chinese: 光华村)
• Datan (Chinese: 大滩村)
• Hongwan (Chinese: 红湾村)
• Dongling (Chinese: 东岭村)
• Xiling (Chinese: 西岭村)
• Xichache (Chinese: 西岔河村)
• Xihe (Chinese: 西河村)
• Yingpan (Chinese: 营盘村)
• Tianqiaowan (Chinese: 天桥湾村)
• Songmutan (Chinese: 松木滩村)
• Laohugou (Chinese: 老虎沟村)
• Dacha (Chinese: 大岔村)
• Baizhuangzi (Chinese: 白庄子村)
• Lamawan (Chinese: 喇嘛湾村)
• Xiliugou (Chinese: 西柳沟村)
• Jiusiwan (Chinese: 旧寺湾村)
• Hongbianzi (Chinese: 红边子村)
• Jinchanghe (Chinese: 金畅河村)

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Dahe Township is a majority minority area, with the largest pluralities being the township's Han Chinese and Yugur populations, which both comprise about 46% of the township's population.[11][13] Besides these two groups, there is also a sizable Tibetan population, as well as smaller amounts of Hui, Monguor, Mongol, and Miao peoples.[7][11][13]

	2017[13]		2018[11]
Ethnicity	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Han Chinese	2,014	46.10%	2,018	45.85%
Yugur	1,992	45.59%	2,012	45.72%
Tibetan	224	5.13%	224	5.09%
Hui	78	1.79%	83	1.89%
Monguor	56	1.28%	58	1.32%
Mongol	4	0.09%	5	0.11%
Miao	1	0.02%	1	0.02%
Total	4,369	100.00%	4,401	100.00%

Previous figures have put the Yugur population in Dahe Township at about 3,000 people, and noted its spread across numerous villages within the township.[9][10] The Yugurs of Dahe Township speak a Turkic language, as opposed to many Yugurs to its east, who speak a Mongolic language.[9] Yugurs in Dahe Township belong to the Mountain Yugur, or taglıg, subgroup.[9]

Income

The county's per capita disposable income totaled 20,129.98 renminbi in 2020, a 6.3% increase from 2019.[7]

In the early 1980s the township's average income demographics were studied closely for a book named Village, Market and Well-being.[18]

Economy

Animal husbandry is a major portion of the township's economy, producing 49.64 million renminbi (RMB) worth of income in 2017.[13] Sheep raising in particular is a major component of Dahe Township's economy, employing many.[5][14] The town has a veterinary station to aid local herders.[5] Dahe Township has a water conservation program to provide local herders with water.[19][20][21]

Agriculture represents a much smaller, although still significant, portion of Dahe Township's economy, generating 5.21 million in income in 2017.[13] Walnuts are also grown in the area.[22]^{[better source needed]}

Dahe Township also has a variety of mineral deposits, including coal, jade, serpentinite, copper, gold, gypsum, and limestone.[16] However, Dahe is disputed mining site.[14]^{[clarification needed][page needed]}

Education

Dahe has one primary school in the center of its administrative boundaries.[23]^{[better source needed]}

Culture

Yugur shamanism was practiced in the township until 1977, when the region's last shaman died.[9][10]

References

Category:Populated places in China

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