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Anji 安吉县 Anchi | |
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 Location of Anji County within Huzhou | |
  Anji Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates:30°37′48″N119°40′17″E / 30.63000°N 119.67139°E /30.63000; 119.67139 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Huzhou |
| Origins | 200 AD |
| Seat | Changshuo Subdistrict [zh] |
| Government | |
| • County Head | Ning Yun[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,886 km2 (728 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 to 1,600 m (66 to 5,249 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 461,800 |
| • Density | 244.9/km2 (634/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time (CST)) |
| Postal code | 313300 to 313310 |
| Area code | 0572 |
| Languages | Anji dialect,Mandarin Chinese,Southern Min |
| Website | www |
Anji County (ⓘsimplified Chinese:安吉县;traditional Chinese:安吉縣;pinyin:Ānjí Xiàn) is acounty in theprefecture-level city ofHuzhou in northwesternZhejiang province,China. The county spans an area of 1,886 square kilometres (728 sq mi),[2] with a population of 461,800 as of the end of 2013.[3] Located within theYangtze River Delta, Anji County is a short distance fromShanghai,Hangzhou, andNanjing.[4]
Anji County is known for its lush natural environment, with over 70% of the county's area covered inforest and other vegetation.[2] In particular, Anji County is known for itsbamboo production.[2] The county has 60,000 hectares (150,000 acres) of bamboo groves containing over 40 different species of bamboo.[citation needed]
The county is home to theTianhuangping Pumped Storage Power Station.
Anji County is named after a verse from theClassic of Poetry.[2]
TheShangmakan site [zh], aPaleolithic archeological site, is located within present-day Anji County.[2]
Anji County was established in 185 CE.[2]
During the 1990s, it took more than two hours to travel to Hangzhou by bus.[citation needed] Poor transportation isolated Anji from the rest of Zhejiang Province, and for many years its economy remained underdeveloped.[citation needed] From 1997 to 2000, highways were built to Hangzhou and Huzhou, and from 2000 to 2002, highways connecting toNational Highway G318 were constructed.[citation needed] The provincial highways within its boundary were also widened.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Anji County is located within theYangtze Delta,[4] where theYangtze meets theEast China Sea. TheTianmu Mountains run through southwest portion of thecounty, with the county's highest point,Longwang Mountain [zh], reaching 1,587.4 metres (5,208 ft) in elevation.[4]Xitiao River, the county's longest river, flows from the southwest mountains northeast, before eventually emptying intoLake Tai.[4]
Anji County is bordered byChangxing County to the north,Wuxing District andDeqing County to the east,Yuhang District andLin'an District (both inHangzhou) to the south, and byNingguo andGuangde to the west (both inXuancheng,Anhui).[4] The county is located 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Hangzhou's urban core, and 223 kilometres (139 mi) to the west ofShanghai's.[4]
| Climate data for Anji, elevation 72 m (236 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 35.4 (95.7) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.8 (101.8) | 40.7 (105.3) | 40.9 (105.6) | 38.6 (101.5) | 35.5 (95.9) | 30.1 (86.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 29.7 (85.5) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 28.5 (83.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 22.0 (71.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.8 (82.0) | 23.4 (74.1) | 17.7 (63.9) | 11.8 (53.2) | 5.8 (42.4) | 16.5 (61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 2.2 (36.0) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 13.4 (56.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 1.7 (35.1) | 12.3 (54.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) | −10.0 (14.0) | −4.5 (23.9) | −1.6 (29.1) | 5.7 (42.3) | 11.0 (51.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 0.2 (32.4) | −5.6 (21.9) | −12.4 (9.7) | −13.5 (7.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 85.9 (3.38) | 81.1 (3.19) | 120.2 (4.73) | 104.2 (4.10) | 127.7 (5.03) | 238.1 (9.37) | 190.3 (7.49) | 202.2 (7.96) | 116.5 (4.59) | 81.3 (3.20) | 72.2 (2.84) | 58.3 (2.30) | 1,478 (58.18) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.9 | 12.0 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 153.7 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 10 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 78 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 77 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 113.4 | 114.2 | 138.4 | 159.4 | 172.5 | 137.8 | 204.8 | 187.3 | 151.9 | 160.2 | 135.9 | 130.8 | 1,806.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 35 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
As of 2021, there are the following 4subdistricts, 8towns and 3townships in Anji County:[7]
| No. | Towns or Subdistricts | Chinese name | No. | Towns or Subdistricts | Chinese name |
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| 1 | Dipu Subdistrict | 递铺街道 | 9 | Xiaofeng [zh] | 孝丰镇 |
| 2 | Changshuo Subdistrict [zh]★ | 昌硕街道 | 10 | Hanggai [zh] | 杭垓镇 |
| 3 | Lingfeng Subdistrict [zh] | 灵峰街道 | 11 | Zhangcun [zh] | 章村镇 |
| 4 | Xiaoyuan Subdistrict [zh] | 孝源街道 | 12 | Baofu [zh] | 报福镇 |
| 5 | Tianzihu [zh] | 天子湖镇 | 13 | Shangshu Township | 上墅乡 |
| 6 | Meixi [zh] | 梅溪镇 | 14 | Tianhuangping [zh] | 天荒坪镇 |
| 7 | Xilong Township [zh] | 溪龙乡 | 15 | Shanchuan Township [zh] | 山川乡 |
| 8 | Zhangwu [zh] | 鄣吴镇 |
★ Seat of the Anji County People's Government
These township-level divisions then, in turn, administer 215village-level divisions.[2]
As of 2021, Anji County has a totalgross domestic product (GDP) of 56.63 billionrenminbi (RMB), an increase of 10.8% from 2020.[2] Urban residents have aper capitadisposable income of 65,750 RMB, while rural residents have a per capita disposable income of 39,495 RMB.[2] In 2001, Anji County received $50 millionUSD in foreign investment.[citation needed][needs update]
Tourism is an important part of Anji County's economy. As of 2013, thecounty received 10.44 million tourists.[3] In 2001, Anji received 1.4 million tourists, earning it 310 million yuan, which made up 6.1% of the county's GDP.[citation needed]
The ecological tour area covers one-tenth of the county's total area.[citation needed][clarification needed] Anji produces 12 million commercial bamboo poles annually, ranking first nationwide.[citation needed] It also has China's largest bamboo nursery.[citation needed] The Anji Bamboo Garden is acknowledged by scholars within and outside China as containing the widest variety of bamboo to be found.[citation needed] 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 theInternational Bamboo and Rattan Organisation.[citation needed]
At the Longwang (Dragon King, deity ofChinese folk religion) Mountain Nature Reserve, lies the source of theHuangpu 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.[8] TheHuadong Pumping Storage Power Station, located in the Tianhuangping Scenic Area, is the largest in Asia and second largest worldwide.[citation needed] It is meant to blend in with the surrounding environment, and is a Chinese industrial demonstration project.[citation needed] A feasibility plan recently commenced on the 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) British designed Huxi Ecological Garden.[citation needed]
Local agricultural products include bamboo shoots,white tea, alpine vegetables, and flowers.[citation needed] Production bases for green products have been opened, and specialized markets for agricultural products and comprehensive wholesale markets built.[citation needed] In order further to supplement ecological tourism, agricultural sightseeing gardens that provide leisure activities have also been constructed.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed][needs update] Chain production is a characteristic of Anji's industry;[clarification needed] bamboo, for instance, can be made into food, handicrafts, and building materials, and its remnants can also be utilized.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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