Wuyi County, Zhejiang

Wuyi 武义县
County
Wuyi Location of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 28°54′02″N 119°48′22″E / 28.9006°N 119.806°E / 28.9006; 119.806Coordinates: 28°54′02″N 119°48′22″E / 28.9006°N 119.806°E / 28.9006; 119.806
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Jinhua
Area
• Total	1,577 km2 (609 sq mi)
Population
• Total	330,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	321200
Area code(s)	(0)579

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

The local government is located in Lushan avenue.

Wuyi Railway Station

Geography[]

The north and west sides of Wuyi are surrounded by mountains. The most important one, called 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, county became a part of Wuyi, increasing the importance of the city.

Administrative divisions[]

Subdistricts:^[1]

• (白洋街道), (壶山街道), (熟溪街道)

Towns:

• (履坦镇), (桐琴镇), (王宅镇), (桃溪镇), (泉溪镇), (新宅镇), (茭道镇), (柳城畲族镇)

Townships:

• (大田乡), (白姆乡), (俞源乡), (坦洪乡), (西联乡), (三港乡), (大溪口乡)

Economy[]

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

Industrial districts were limited in an attempt to keep the city focused on tourism. However, some of the most important European manufacturers are located in the Huang Long industry area. Wuyi was chosen by companies such as , , or that prefer to produce in this small village over 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

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  Yanfu Temple (延福寺)

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  (发宝象龙塔)

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  (熟溪桥)

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  (俞源村)

References[]

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