Longtan belongs to Qixia District, Nanjing. Located at the eastern end of Qixia District, it borders Qixia Street in the west, Baohua Town in jurong city in the south and Longpao Street in Liuhe District across the river in the north. Managed by Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone, the sub-district office is located at No.8, Fu Qian Road, Qixia District. As of 20 12, Longtan street has an area of about 108 square kilometers and a population of about 69,000. The street governs 5 communities and 19 village committees.
Longtan is a famous "hometown of gold foil" in China. Gold foil products have entered international markets such as Europe and Asia, accounting for half of the global gold foil industry. In June 2006, "Nanjing Gold Foil Forging Skill" was approved by the State Council as the first batch of Chinese intangible cultural heritage.
history
Longtan is an ancient town in Nanjing with a long history, beautiful scenery and outstanding people. According to Jurong County Records, "Behind the Dragon Pan, there is a pool named Longtan", which is the origin of longtan town's name. Also known as Longtanpu in the Song Dynasty, it is a part of the ancient crossing of the Yangtze River and Huangtiandang. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty made a southern tour here and personally named it "Long 'an Ancient Town".
At the beginning of the founding of New China, Longtan Street belonged to longtan town in Jurong County and Longtan Township in the seventh district of Jiangning County.
In July, 1953, longtan town, which is under the jurisdiction of Jurong and Jiangning counties, was classified as 9 districts.
1 958110 In October, people's communes were established in longtan town, with three townships under its jurisdiction,1town. 196 1, longtan town was set aside from Longtan Commune, the town system was restored, and it was under the leadership of Xuanwu District.
1July, 962, longtan town was placed under the jurisdiction of Nanjing Suburb Office.
1In May, 1987, Garden Township of Jiangning County was placed under Qixia District, and1June, 1993 was merged into longtan town.
On February 25, 2002, 65438+, longtan town was revoked according to the municipal government documents and Longtan Sub-district Office was established. The office consists of four villagers' committees and six community residents' committees.
In 2005, Jing 'an Town was abolished and Jing 'an Street was established.
On July 20 12, Jing' an street was abolished and the administrative area was merged into Longtan street. After the zoning adjustment, the jurisdiction area of Longtan Street is 107.63 square kilometers. The former Longtan Street governs 4 communities and 6 administrative villages, while the former Jing 'an Street governs 3 communities and 13 administrative villages.