Qingtian County
Qingtian
青田县 Tsingtien | |
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 Hecheng (seat of Qingtian), from the north-west, in 2011 | |
| Nickname(s): Little Europe (小欧洲) | |
  Qingtian Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 28°8′3″N 120°17′27″E / 28.13417°N 120.29083°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Lishui |
| Area | |
| • County | 2,493 km2 (963 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • County | 564,900 |
| • Urban | 75,152 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 323900 |
| Area code(s) | 0578 |
| Website | Qingtian County |
Qingtian (Chinese: 青田; pinyin: Qīngtián; Wade–Giles: Ch'ing-t'ien; lit. 'azure field'), is a county in southeastern Zhejiang Province, on the middle-lower reaches of the Ou River which flows 388 kilometers (241 mi) before finally reaching the city of Wenzhou and emptying into the East China Sea. The county is known from AD 711 on and was named for its rich rice paddy fields. Subtropical monsoon climate: annual average temperature 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), annual rainfall 1,747 mm (68.8 in). Hilly territory with many ravines. Its capital is Hecheng, also known as Qingtian City. The inhabitants speak Wenzhounese and Qingtianese, both Wu dialects.
Before 1963, when Qingtian county was ruled by the central government to go under the administration of Lishui, the area had been organised under Wenzhou from 323-1963 AD, a total of 1640 years.[citation needed] The area is well known by its traditional stonecarving industry, that has been defined as "embroidery on stone" since the Northern and Southern dynasties period at least.[1][2]
Administrative divisions[]
Towns:[3]
- (鹤城镇), (温溪镇), (东源镇), (船寮镇), (北山镇), (山口镇), (海口镇), Gaohu (高湖镇), (腊口镇), (仁庄镇)
Townships:
- (章村乡), (舒桥乡), (贵岙乡), (石溪乡), (祯埠乡), (祯旺乡), (万山乡), (黄垟乡), (季宅乡), (海溪乡), (高市乡), (巨浦乡), (万阜乡), (汤垟乡), (方山乡), (吴坑乡), (仁宫乡), (章旦乡), (阜山乡), (岭根乡), (小舟山乡)
Transportation[]
Qingtian is served by Wenzhou Longwan International Airport[citation needed] and the Jinhua–Wenzhou high-speed railway.
Notable people[]
- Chen Cheng, National Revolutionary Army commander, Vice President and Premier of Taiwan
- Chen Li-an, electrical engineer, mathematician and Taiwanese politician
- Chen Muhua, Communist revolutionary and People's Republic of China politician
- Xia Chao, civil governor of Zhejiang 1924–1926
- Zhang Naiqi, People's Republic of China politician
- Shifuku Oh (Wang Shifu), chef, father of Japanese baseball player Sadaharu Oh
See also[]
References[]
- ^ ""Embroidery on stone": Qingtian stone carving in east China". Xinhuanet. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Qingtian Stone Carving". chinaculture.org. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "丽水市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
Coordinates: 28°07′23″N 120°16′59″E / 28.123°N 120.283°E
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