Wuyi County, Zhejiang

Wuyi County (simplified Chinese: 武义县; traditional Chinese: 武義縣; pinyin: Wǔyì Xiàn) is a county of southwest-central Zhejiang province, China. It is under the administration of the Jinhua city. It is rich in Fluorite and hot spring resorts.

Wuyi

武义县
County
Wuyi
Location of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 28.9006°N 119.806°E / 28.9006; 119.806
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityJinhua
Area
  Total1,577 km2 (609 sq mi)
Population
  Total330,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
321200
Area code(s)(0)579

The local government is sited in Lushan avenue.

Wuyi Railway Station

Geography

North and West side of Wuyi is surrounded by mountains. The most important one, called Niutoushan is 1,560.2 m (5,119 ft) high.

History

At the Autumn period in Chinese history, Wuyi belonged to Yue. During the Qin dynasty until the Han dynasty, it belonged to Wushang. In 691, it was renamed as Wuyi. In 1958, Suanping county became a part of Wuyi, increasing the importance of the city.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:[1]

  • Baiyang Subdistrict (白洋街道), Hushan Subdistrict (壶山街道), Shuxi Subdistrict (熟溪街道)

Towns:

  • Lütan (履坦镇), Tongqin (桐琴镇), Wangzhai (王宅镇), Taoxi (桃溪镇), Quanxi (泉溪镇), Xinzhai (新宅镇), Jiaodao (茭道镇), Liucheng She Ethnic Town (柳城畲族镇)

Townships:

  • Datian Township (大田乡), Baimu Township (白姆乡), Yuyuan Township (俞源乡), Tanhong Township (坦洪乡), Xilian Township (西联乡), Sangang Township (三港乡), Daxikou Township (大溪口乡)

Economy

Wuyi's economy is mainly based on agriculture and tourism.

Industrial districts were limited trying to keep the city clean focusing on tourism. However, the Huang Long industry area is famous to content some of the most important European manufacturers in the area. Wuyi was chosen by companies such as Littlecherry, Ocean Hardware & Plastics, Australian Sino Paper or Sedeenchina that prefer produce in this small village better than some other nearby options such us Yiwu.

Some of Wuyi tourist attractions are:

  • Guo Donggu ecologic village.
  • Shouxian Valley
  • Qingfeng Zai mountain
  • Yanfu temple
  • Yuyuan village
  • Shuxi bridge

References

  1. "金华市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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