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Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County

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Region
  
Guangxi

Township-level divisions
  
7 towns 4 townships

Elevation
  
339 m (1,112 ft)

Prefecture-level city
  
Hechi

County seat
  
Dongmen (东门镇)

Area
  
2,639 km²

Country
  
People's Republic of China

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Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County (zhuang: Lozcwngz Bouxmohlaujcuz Swci Yen,simplified Chinese: 罗城仫佬族自治县; traditional Chinese: 羅城仫佬族自治縣; pinyin: Luóchéng Mùlǎozú Zìzhìxiàn) is a county of northern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi City.

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Map of Luocheng, Hechi, Guangxi, China

Administrative divisions

There are 7 towns and 4 townships in the county:

Towns:

  • Dongmen (东门镇), Long'an (龙岸镇), Huangjin (黄金镇), Xiaochang'an (小长安镇), Siba (四把镇), Tianhe (天河镇), Huaiqun (怀群镇)

    • Townships:

  • Baotan Township (宝坛乡), Qiaoshan Township (乔善乡), Naweng Township (纳翁乡), Jian'ai Township (兼爱乡)

    • Languages

    The Mulao language (or Mulam) is spoken by the Mulao people of Luocheng County.

    At least seven varieties of Chinese are spoken in Luocheng County (Edmondson 1992:137).

  • Putonghua is the national language of China.
  • Gui-Liu Hua is a local Pinghua variety spoken in Guilin and Liuzhou. It was spoken by government officials formerly sent to administer the region, and also used to be spoken in the provincial court.
  • Tuguai Hua is the local Southwestern Mandarin vernacular spoken in Luocheng, Rongshui, and other nearby counties.
  • Magai is a Cantonese variety introduced by migrating merchants from Guangdong.
  • Ngai is a form of Southern Chinese with seven tones. It is spoken by 20,000 Han peasant agriculturalists.
  • Yangsan is an archaic form of Chinese now spoken by only 300 people. It retains voiced stops and ten tones.
  • Southern Min was introduced by recent migrants from Fujian.

    • References

    Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County Wikipedia
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