Minglun

As of 2021, the town is divided into one community and fifteen villages: • Minglun Community () • Yajing () • Longshui () • Xiangyao () • Baoshan () • Caibo () • Cuishan () • Baixiang () • Jixiang () • Gancheng () • Beisong () • Yinghao () • Bamian () • Hekuang () • Haodong () • Liuping () ==History==

The area belonged to Anhua Department () in 1905, during the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911). In 1912, it was renamed "Anhua County" () and soon renamed "Yibei County" () in January 1914, and came under the jurisdiction of Liujiang Municipality (). On 20 November 1949, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) took control of Yibei County and it came under the jurisdiction of Qingyuan Special District (). One year later, it was under the jurisdiction of Yishan Special District (). On 11 August 1952, Yibei County and Si'en County () merged to form Huanjiang County (), and the area belonged to Minglun District (). In 1958, Xianfeng People's Commune () was set up and one year later reverted to its former name of Minglun District. It was incorporated as a township in 1984. In 1995, it was upgraded to a town. ==Geography==

The town is situated at the north of Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County. ==Economy==

The economy is supported primarily by agriculture and mineral resources. Significant crops include rice and corn. Sugarcane is one of the important economic crops in the region. The region abounds with anthracite, lead, zinc, and pyrrhotite. ==Demographics==

The 2019 census reported the town had a population of 41,149. ==Tourist attractions==

The Former Residence of Lu Tao () is a popular attraction. ==Transportation==

The town is crossed by the Provincial Highway S209. ==Notable people==

• (1882–1949), general of the Republic of China and governor of Guizhou. • (born 1962), Chinese Communist politician, vice chairperson of the Guangxi People's Congress. • Qin Zhan (), Chinese Communist politician. ==References==