Wannian County

Wannian 万年县 Wannien
County
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°41′41″N 117°03′30″E / 28.6946°N 117.0584°E / 28.6946; 117.0584Coordinates: 28°41′41″N 117°03′30″E / 28.6946°N 117.0584°E / 28.6946; 117.0584
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city	Shangrao
Area
• Total	1,140.76 km2 (440.45 sq mi)
Population  (2017)	435,700
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	335500

Wannian (simplified Chinese: 万年县; traditional Chinese: 萬年縣; pinyin: Wànnián Xiàn; lit. 'Ten thousand years') is a county in the northeast of Jiangxi province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.

Its total area is 1,140.76 km² (440.45 sq mi). Its 2003 population was 361,000.

Wannian County comprises 6 towns and 9 townships.

The county seat and largest population center is Chényíng Town (陈营镇). The second largest population center and former county seat is Qīngyún Town (青云镇), formerly Chéngguān Town (城关镇).

In addition to farming, pearl and concrete production are economically important. There is limited mining.

The local dialect, Wannianese, is a dialect of the Gan Chinese language.

Administrative divisions[]

In the present, Wannian County has 6 towns and 6 townships.^[1]

6 towns

6 townships

Tourist attractions[]

Wannian is the location of the Xianren Cave (Fairy Cave), where historically important finds have been made of ancient pottery shards and rice grains.

Transportation[]

Rail[]

Wannian is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.

References[]

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