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Lindong (simplified Chinese: 林东镇; traditional Chinese: 林東鎮; pinyin: Líndōng Zhèn) is a town in the Balin Left Banner, Chifeng, within the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.[2][3] The town has an area of 881 square kilometres (340 sq mi), and a population of 68,000, according to a 2020 publication by the Balin Left Banner government.[4] The town serves as the administrative seat of the Balin Left Banner.[4][5]

Lindong
林东镇
Town
Liao Shangjing Museum
Lindong
Location in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates (Lindong town government): 43°58′05″N 119°22′32″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityChifeng
BannerBairin Left Banner
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total68,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Geography


Lindong lies adjacent to Balin Left Banner's urban core.[4] Large swathes of the town are forests and grasslands.[4]


Climate


The town has a continental climate, experiencing an average of 3,000 hours of sunshine annually, 166.4 millimetres (6.55 in) to 366.4 millimetres (14.43 in) of precipitation annually, and 120 to 130 frost-free days annually.[4]


Administrative divisions


Lindong is divided into 33 administrative villages (Chinese: 行政村; pinyin: xíngzhèng cūn).[4][6] The town also hosts 125 natural villages (Chinese: 自然村; pinyin: zìrán cūn),[4] which lack jurisdictional authority, and belong to the town's administrative villages. The towns administrative villages are as follows:[6]


Demographics


Lindong has approximately 18,000 households, hosting a population of about 68,000 people, giving the town an average household size of 3.78 people.[4] The town's population represents 19% of Balin Left Banner's total.[4]


Economy


According to the government of the Balin Left Banner, Lindong is a largely agricultural town. The largest industries in the town are vegetable farming, donkey husbandry, and broom production.[2] The town has about 100 private enterprises, of which, 53 are identified by the banner government as small and medium enterprises.[4]


Agriculture


A vehicle carrying napa cabbage (Chinese: 大白菜; pinyin: dàbáicài) in Lindong
A vehicle carrying napa cabbage (Chinese: 大白菜; pinyin: dàbáicài) in Lindong

The per capita annual disposable income of the town's farmers and herders in 2019 totaled 12,521 renminbi.[4]

As of 2019, the town raised approximately 190,000 heads of livestock, and grew 3,000 mu of vegetables.[4]

There are six wholesale markets in Lindong.[4]


Electricity generation


In order to promote economic growth, the banner government has launched a plan to expand agricultural facilities, construct a dam, and build a photovoltaic power plant within Lindong.[2]


Tourism


Rammed earth walls at the ruins of Shangjing [zh]
Rammed earth walls at the ruins of Shangjing [zh]

The town has a large tourism sector, as it is home to the ruins of Shangjing [zh], an ancient city which served as the capital of the Liao dynasty. The Liao Shangjing Museum in the town, just west of the ruins of Shangjing, showcase 113,885 cultural relics, including many representative of the Khitan culture, the ethnic group the Liao dynasty was run by.[7] The banner government also recognizes rural tourism as an important economic sector for Lindong.[4]


Transportation


National Highway 305 currently ends in the town, however, as of March 2020, the Banner government is working on a plan to extend it to the township of Xiahuofang [zh].[8] Multiple commercial bus providers service a route from Lindong to Beijing, which is approximately 780 kilometers in length.[9][10]


References


  1. 林东镇简介 [Lindong Introduction] (in Simplified Chinese). 巴林左旗人民政府. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020. 林东镇辖33个行政村及1处脱贫产业园区，总面积132.2万亩，总人口6.8万人
  2. 林东镇简介. www.blzq.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  4. 林东镇 [Lindong]. www.blzq.gov.cn (in Chinese). Bairin Left Banner People's Government. 2020-06-18. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  5. 巴林左旗概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2013-04-09. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  6. 2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  7. "Explore Liao Culture at Liao Shangjing Museum". China Daily. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  8. 国道305线林东至下伙房段公路工程施工图勘察设计、勘测定界、线内征地分户及土地组件报批服务进行公开招标 - 部门动态 - 巴林左旗人民政府. www.blzq.gov.cn (in Chinese). Chifeng Bairin Left Banner People's Government. 2020-03-03. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  9. 六里桥长途汽车站的全部线路. 车次网 (in Chinese).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. 六里桥长途汽车站 至 林东. 汽车站 (in Chinese).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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