Longmen County

Longmen
Chinese	龙门
Traditional Chinese	龍門
Jyutping	Lung4-mun4
Hanyu Pinyin	Lóngmén
Postal	Lungmoon
Literal meaning	Dragon Gate; Path-to-Success
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lóngmén
Wade–Giles	Lung-mên
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Lung4-mun4

Longmen
Longmen; 龙门县; Lungmoon; Lungmen
	County
	Longmen Town at night,with Zengjiang River passing through
	Location in Huizhou City
	Longmen Location in Guangdong
	Coordinates: 23°44′N 114°15′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Huizhou
County seat	Longcheng Subdistrict (龙城街道)
Area
• Total	2,295 km2 (886 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	320,596
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	516800
Area code(s)	0752
Website	longmen.gov.cn

Longmen County, alternately romanized as Lungmoon,[lower-alpha 1] 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 2,295 square kilometers (886 sq mi).

Geography

The northernmost county-level division of Huizhou, 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 two subdistrict, seven towns, and a township:

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)[4]	Area (km²)
Longcheng Subdistrict	龙城街道	Lóngchéng Jiēdào	81,835	115.5
Pingling Subdistrict	平陵街道	Pínglíng Jiēdào	36,533	143
Mazha town	麻榨镇	Mázhà Zhèn	22,128	54.5
Yonghan town	永汉镇	Yǒnghàn Zhèn	47,680	215
Longtian town	龙田镇	Lóngtián Zhèn	17,810	195.5
Longtan town	龙潭镇	Lóngtán Zhèn	22,306	257
Dipai town	地派镇	Depài Zhèn	13,991	211
Longhua town	龙华镇	Lónghuá Zhèn	33,423	179
Longjiang town	龙江镇	Lóngjiāng Zhèn	23,167	54.5
Lantian Yao Ethnic Township	蓝田瑶族乡	Lántián Yáozú Xiāng	7,716	169

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

Chen Zhihao, professional gamer
Hu Tinglan, a Jinshi from Zengcheng in Ming Dynasty

Transport

G0422 (Wuhan-Shenzhen), Guangdong S2 (Guangzhou-Heyuan) and Guangdong S14 (Shantou-Zhanjiang) pass through the county. The Shaoguan-Huizhou Expressway is currently under construction.

Climate

Climate data for Longmen (1981−2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	28.8 (83.8)	30.0 (86.0)	33.5 (92.3)	34.2 (93.6)	36.7 (98.1)	37.6 (99.7)	38.5 (101.3)	38.4 (101.1)	37.9 (100.2)	35.6 (96.1)	33.7 (92.7)	29.8 (85.6)	38.5 (101.3)
Average high °C (°F)	18.7 (65.7)	18.9 (66.0)	21.5 (70.7)	25.7 (78.3)	29.2 (84.6)	31.3 (88.3)	33.1 (91.6)	33.1 (91.6)	31.7 (89.1)	29.3 (84.7)	25.1 (77.2)	20.6 (69.1)	26.5 (79.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.5 (54.5)	13.9 (57.0)	17.0 (62.6)	21.6 (70.9)	24.7 (76.5)	26.7 (80.1)	27.8 (82.0)	27.7 (81.9)	26.1 (79.0)	22.7 (72.9)	18.1 (64.6)	13.3 (55.9)	21.0 (69.8)
Average low °C (°F)	8.3 (46.9)	10.5 (50.9)	13.8 (56.8)	18.7 (65.7)	21.7 (71.1)	23.8 (74.8)	24.4 (75.9)	24.5 (76.1)	22.5 (72.5)	18.4 (65.1)	13.3 (55.9)	8.4 (47.1)	17.4 (63.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−2.9 (26.8)	−0.5 (31.1)	−0.2 (31.6)	8.1 (46.6)	12.4 (54.3)	16.1 (61.0)	18.6 (65.5)	21.6 (70.9)	13.7 (56.7)	6.7 (44.1)	1.5 (34.7)	−4.4 (24.1)	−4.4 (24.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	52.8 (2.08)	97.1 (3.82)	165.2 (6.50)	245.5 (9.67)	344.0 (13.54)	399.4 (15.72)	239.2 (9.42)	255.9 (10.07)	145.5 (5.73)	44.9 (1.77)	42.6 (1.68)	40.4 (1.59)	2,072.5 (81.59)
Average relative humidity (%)	77	81	84	86	86	87	84	85	83	79	77	75	82
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

Notes

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

Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed. (1911), Vol. XV, "Kwang-tung".
Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
Gutzlaff (1838), p. 564.
shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

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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[4] 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]

[FOOTNOTE''Encyclopædia_Britannica'',_11th_ed.1911Vol._XV,_"Kwang-tung"-1] Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed. (1911), Vol. XV, "Kwang-tung".

[FOOTNOTE''Encyclopædia_Britannica'',_9th_ed.1878Vol._V,_"China"-2] Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".

[FOOTNOTEGutzlaff1838[httpsbooksgooglecomhkbooksidJORkAAAAcAAJpgPA564_564]-3] Gutzlaff (1838), p. 564.

[5] shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.