Longmen Township (simplified Chinese: 龙门乡; traditional Chinese: 龍門鄉; pinyin: Lóngmén Xiāng; lit. 'dragon door') is a township of Lushan County in a valley on the western edge of the Sichuan Basin of Sichuan province, China,[1] located about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northeast of the county seat. As of 2011[update], it has six villages under its administration.[2] On 20 April 2013, the township was the location of the epicentre of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake.
Longmen Township
龙门乡 | |
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Township | |
![]() ![]() Longmen Township Location in Sichuan | |
Coordinates: 30°15′19″N 103°01′00″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Ya'an |
County | Lushan |
Village-level divisions | 6 villages |
Elevation | 771 m (2,530 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Area code(s) | 0835 |
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