Taishun County
| Taishun County 泰顺县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 Covered bridge at Wuyanling National Nature Reserve | |
  Taishun Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 27°33′25″N 119°43′05″E / 27.557°N 119.718°ECoordinates: 27°33′25″N 119°43′05″E / 27.557°N 119.718°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Wenzhou |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Taishun County (simplified Chinese: 泰顺县; traditional Chinese: 泰順縣; pinyin: Tàishùn Xiàn) is a county in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in the southern part of Zhejiang province, China, bordering Fujian province to the southeast, south, and west.
Taishun County has more than 900 covered bridges, many of them hundreds of years old, as well as a covered bridge museum. Wuyanling National Nature Reserve in the west of the county represents significant natural values as well as being a touristic attraction.
The 2007 population was 350,000.
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