Anji County
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Anji County (Template:ErrorTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Zh) is a county in the prefecture-level city of Huzhou in northwestern Zhejiang province, China. The county spans an area of Script error: No such module "convert".,[1] with a population of 461,800 as of the end of 2013.[2] Located within the Yangtze River Delta, Anji County is a short distance from Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Nanjing.[3]
Anji County is known for its lush natural environment, with over 70% of the county's area covered in forest and other vegetation.[1] In particular, Anji County is known for its bamboo production.[1] The county has Script error: No such module "convert". of bamboo groves containing over 40 different species of bamboo.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The county is home to the Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Power Station.
Toponymy
Anji County is named after a verse from the Classic of Poetry.[1]
History
The Template:Interlanguage link, a Paleolithic archeological site, is located within present-day Anji County.[1]
Anji County was established in 185 CE.[1]
During the 1990s, it took more than two hours to travel to Hangzhou by bus.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Poor transportation isolated Anji from the rest of Zhejiang Province, and for many years its economy remained underdeveloped.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". From 1997 to 2000, highways were built to Hangzhou and Huzhou, and from 2000 to 2002, highways connecting to National Highway G318 were constructed.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The provincial highways within its boundary were also widened.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Now the highway system traversing the entire boundary has been completed, and it takes less than three hours to reach Shanghai, Nanjing or Suzhou, and less than one hour to get to Hangzhou and Huzhou.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Geography
Anji County is located within the Yangtze Delta,[3] where the Yangtze meets the East China Sea. The Tianmu Mountains run through southwest portion of the county, with the county's highest point, Template:Interlanguage link, reaching Script error: No such module "convert". in elevation.[3] Xitiao River, the county's longest river, flows from the southwest mountains northeast, before eventually emptying into Lake Tai.[3]
Anji County is bordered by Changxing County to the north, Wuxing District and Deqing County to the east, Yuhang District and Lin'an District (both in Hangzhou) to the south, and by Ningguo and Guangde to the west (both in Xuancheng, Anhui).[3] The county is located Script error: No such module "convert". north of Hangzhou's urban core, and Script error: No such module "convert". to the west of Shanghai's.[3]
Climate
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Administrative divisions
As of 2021, there are the following 4 subdistricts, 8 towns and 3 townships in Anji County:[4]
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A map of township-level divisions in Anji County
| No. | Towns or Subdistricts | Chinese name | No. | Towns or Subdistricts | Chinese name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dipu Subdistrict | 递铺街道 | 9 | Template:Interlanguage link | 孝丰镇 |
| 2 | Template:Interlanguage link★ | 昌硕街道 | 10 | Template:Interlanguage link | 杭垓镇 |
| 3 | Template:Interlanguage link | 灵峰街道 | 11 | Template:Interlanguage link | 章村镇 |
| 4 | Template:Interlanguage link | 孝源街道 | 12 | Template:Interlanguage link | 报福镇 |
| 5 | Template:Interlanguage link | 天子湖镇 | 13 | Shangshu Township | 上墅乡 |
| 6 | Template:Interlanguage link | 梅溪镇 | 14 | Template:Interlanguage link | 天荒坪镇 |
| 7 | Template:Interlanguage link | 溪龙乡 | 15 | Template:Interlanguage link | 山川乡 |
| 8 | Template:Interlanguage link | 鄣吴镇 |
★ Seat of the Anji County People's Government
These township-level divisions then, in turn, administer 215 village-level divisions.[1]
Economy
As of 2021, Anji County has a total gross domestic product (GDP) of 56.63 billion renminbi (RMB), an increase of 10.8% from 2020.[1] Urban residents have a per capita disposable income of 65,750 RMB, while rural residents have a per capita disposable income of 39,495 RMB.[1] In 2001, Anji County received $50 million USD in foreign investment.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Template:Needs update
Tourism
Tourism is an important part of Anji County's economy. As of 2013, the county received 10.44 million tourists.[2] In 2001, Anji received 1.4 million tourists, earning it 310 million yuan, which made up 6.1% of the county's GDP.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The ecological tour area covers one-tenth of the county's total area.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Anji produces 12 million commercial bamboo poles annually, ranking first nationwide.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It also has China's largest bamboo nursery.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The Anji Bamboo Garden is acknowledged by scholars within and outside China as containing the widest variety of bamboo to be found.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It was formerly a bamboo grove research base that combined scientific research with teaching, and has received many foreign experts and scholars and officials from the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
At the Longwang (Dragon King, deity of Chinese folk religion) Mountain Nature Reserve, lies the source of the Huangpu River, and the 800-hectare primeval forest there contains numerous flora and fauna under national protection; Amji's Salamander is only known from this reserve.[5] The Huadong Pumping Storage Power Station, located in the Tianhuangping Scenic Area, is the largest in Asia and second largest worldwide.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It is meant to blend in with the surrounding environment, and is a Chinese industrial demonstration project.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". A feasibility plan recently commenced on the Script error: No such module "convert". British designed Huxi Ecological Garden.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Agricultural products
Local agricultural products include bamboo shoots, white tea, alpine vegetables, and flowers.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Production bases for green products have been opened, and specialized markets for agricultural products and comprehensive wholesale markets built.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In order further to supplement ecological tourism, agricultural sightseeing gardens that provide leisure activities have also been constructed.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Pollution-free products currently make up 40 percent of the market, and the per capita income of farmers has increased steadily, from 3,708 yuan in 1998 to 4,556 yuan in 2001.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Template:Needs update Chain production is a characteristic of Anji's industry;Template:Clarification needed bamboo, for instance, can be made into food, handicrafts, and building materials, and its remnants can also be utilized.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Anji products are now exported to more than 20 countries and regions, and about one-fourth of the county's gross output value of agriculture and industry comes from bamboo-related industries.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Notable people
See also
References
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Further reading
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External links
- Anji County People's Government Website (Chinese)
- 2004 archive of the Anji County People's Government Website (Chinese)
- 2016 archive of the Anji Government Regulations & Forms Website (Chinese)
- 2008 archive of the Anji Local Directory (Chinese)
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