How did Kangle County in Linxia Prefecture of Gansu Province come from?

Kangle County, famous for its Lotus Hill, is located in the south-central part of Gansu Province, at the southern end of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture. It is located in the transition zone from the Loess Plateau to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an average elevation of 2,000 meters and gentle terrain, with a total area of 1.093 square kilometers and 340,000 mu of cultivated land. Entertainment has a long history. Since ancient times, it has been a "tea-horse exchange" between Hui, Han and Tibet. The ancient Silk Road passed through the fortresses of Guanghe and Tonghe, and it was also the gateway of economic exchanges between the people of all ethnic groups in the northwest. At present, it administers 16 townships (towns), including 9 ethnic groups such as Hui, Han and Dongxiang, with a total population of more than 230,000, of which Han and Hui accounted for 43.7% and 52.8% respectively.

Leisure and entertainment resources are abundant and have broad development prospects. In history, it is known as "rouge, three rivers and rice rivers". Cattle and sheep fattening, broad bean production, fruit, rape and medicinal materials planting have become pillar industries in rural areas. In addition to Angelica sinensis and Codonopsis pilosula, there are more than 300 kinds of wild Chinese medicines, and the annual collection exceeds 1 10,000 kg. There are more than 70,000 mu of seabuckthorn, with an annual output of fresh fruit 1 1 10,000 tons. The annual output of bracken is more than 200 tons. Wild vegetables, such as bracken, Wolongtou, bitter shepherd, shepherd cabbage, etc., are all processed into green.

There are many kinds of trees in Le Kang. There are more than 200 species such as pine, cypress, poplar, willow and birch, and nearly 100 species such as leopard, lynx, deer and musk deer. There are more than 60 kinds of rare birds, such as blue pheasants, eagles, geese and so on. 1975 and 1984 were twice rated as advanced counties in afforestation and greening in China by the State Council. In recent years, Recreation has seized the historical opportunity of western development and taken measures such as returning farmland to forest (grass) and afforestation in barren hills to green barren hills, beautify their homes and recreate beautiful new recreation. At present, the forest coverage rate has reached 24.6%, which is higher than the average level of the whole province and even the whole country. Lekang county is listed as a national pilot county for returning farmland to forests (grasslands), a national county for comprehensive ecological management and a county for implementing natural forest protection projects.