Houma, Shanxi

Houma directly administers 5 subdistricts and 3 townships, which are subsequently divided into 76 administrative villages and 28 residential communities. The city's five subdistricts are , , , Shangma Subdistrict, and . The city's three townships are , , and . Houma's administrative offices are located in the Ludong Subdistrict. == Geography and Climate ==

Houma experiences an average annual temperature of . The forest coverage rate of the whole of Houma is 22.5%, with 44.9% of its urban area being forested. Mineral deposits in Houma include iron, copper, gold, and granite. == History ==

In 585 BCE, the Jin State moved their capital to Xintian, an ancient city located in present-day Houma. The site has been excavated several times and more than 500 identifiable pottery molds have been unearthed. The striking feature of Houma debris is the reusable clay pattern blocks used essentially as models for decoration. Compared with making an overall model of an object, the parting model can save a lot of manpower and material resources, which reflects the skillful grasp of the utensils by the craftsmen of that period. The craftsmen make a complex object into parts, separate the mold, and make only one module for the same position and pattern, which can improve the consistency of the pattern when remodeling, and make each pattern on the same horizontal section, which improves the quality of the casting. At the same time, there is an evidenced rise of the lost-wax casting in Eastern Zhou China. Surprisingly, no evidence of the lost-wax casting has been found in Houma so far. == Economy ==

Houma reported a GDP of 115.2 billion Renminbi in 2019, a 3.3% increase from 2018. In 2016, the per capita disposable income was 25,725 Renminbi for the city's urban residents, and 13,177 Renminbi for the city's rural residents. By 2019, this had risen to 31,248 Renminbi and 16,413 Renminbi, respectively. Houma's economy is reliant on the tertiary sector, which accounts for approximately 70% of the city's GDP. Over 60,000 people in the city are employed in the city's 25 large-scale wholesale markets. ==Transportation==

• China National Highway 108 • Houma–Xi'an Railway • Houma–Yueshan Railway ==References==