Tuqiao town is located in the northeast of Linxia County, Gansu Province. It covers an area of 26.503 square kilometers and has a total population of 17085. Town People's Government is located in Tuqiao Village, population 1280. Named after the earth bridge in the village. Tuqiao Village merged with Houtou Village of Qiaosi Township and Wang Yin Village of Sanjiao Township in 1996, and Tuqiao Township was established in 1998. Produce wheat, corn and rapeseed. Animal husbandry mainly focuses on raising cattle and sheep. It is a distribution center for agricultural and sideline products in the north of the county. Lin Yong Expressway passes through here. Tuqiao town, located in the center of Beiyuan area, is one of the three major market towns in Linxia County, 7.5km away from Linxia City, with a total area of 26.503 square kilometers. The town now governs 8 administrative villages, 1 neighborhood committee, 103 cooperatives, with 3,657 households and a total population of17,232 people, including Chongtai Plateau, Dalu, Caojia, Xinfu, Sanjiao, Zengjia and Yanwanghou. Natural environment: total land area 1.03 million mu, total cultivated land area of 420,000 mu, with an average elevation of 2,035 meters. The annual average rainfall is 450 mm, the annual average temperature is 7.2℃, and the frost-free period is 155 days.