Tonghai County borders Huaning County to the east, E’shan County and Hongta District to the west, Shiping County and Jianshui County of Honghe Prefecture to the south, and Jiangchuan County to the north. It is 125 kilometers from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province and is 47 kilometers from Hongta District, the seat of Yuxi Municipal People’s Government. The county covers an area of 721 square kilometers, governs 4 towns, 3 townships, 2 sub-districts, 49 administrative villages and 27 communities. It has a resident population of 311,700. The primary ethnic groups in Tonghai are Han, Yi, Hui, Mongolian, Hani with other ethnicities also present. With a forest coverage rate of 52.2%, Tonghai has a mild climate and numerous scenic spots. Xiushan is one of the “Four Famous Mountains” in Yunnan, and Qilu Lake one of the “Nine Plateau Lakes” in Yunnan. These features combined with the beautiful city form a real-life scroll painting. Tonghai is famous for its splendid history, rich culture and folk customs. Colorful folk arts such as High Platform and Dongjing Music are listed as part of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Influenced by Confucian ritual and music and the Central Plains Culture, there were more than 230 successful candidates in the provincial imperial examinations and 44 successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Of these, 4 people were elected to the Imperial Academy. Known as "the Most Beautiful Place in South Yunnan", "Famous State for Etiquette and Music" and "Crown of the South", Tonghai has successively won many titles for its history and culture as well as for its agricultural development, economic development and work in education. In recent years, the whole county has adhered to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and maintained a good situation of economic development, improvement of people's livelihood, and social harmony. In 2019, the GDP of Tonghai reached RMB15.677 billion, an increase of 8.9%. Of these, fixed asset investment decreased by 5.5%; the value added of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 18.2%. General public budget revenue was RMB 395 million, a decrease of 23.2%. Total retail sales of consumer goods was RMB 4.268 billion, an increase of 11.8% while per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents reached RMB 40,720 and RMB18,162, an increase of 8.1% and 10.5% respectively.
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