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Yongjia County
Yongjia County (; Wenzhou dialect: yon2ko1/ yu3 ''ion ko'') is a county in Wenzhou in the southeast of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China, located north of the city proper of Wenzhou Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou ”y33–11 tÉ•iɤu33–32 ), historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east o ... city, which administers the county. The Nanxi River Scenic Area is located within this county, and the river has been nominated on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Administrative divisions Subdistricts of the Shangtang Administrative Committee (): * Beicheng Subdistrict (), Dongcheng Subdistrict (), Nancheng Subdistrict () Subdistricts of the Oubei Administrative Committee (): * Dong'ou Subdistrict (), Jiangbei Subdistrict (), Huangtian Subdistrict (), Sanjiang Subdistrict (), Wuniu Subdistrict () Towns: * Qiaotou ...
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Counties Of The People's Republic Of China
Counties ( zh, t=縣, s=县, hp=Xiàn), formally county-level divisions, are found in the Administrative divisions of China#County level, third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces of China, Provinces and Autonomous regions of China, Autonomous regions and the second level in Direct-controlled municipality#People's Republic of China, municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous county, autonomous counties, county-level city, county-level cities, Banners of Inner Mongolia, banners, Banners of Inner Mongolia#Autonomous banner, autonomous banners and District (China)#City districts, City districts. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. The term ''xian'' is sometimes translated as "district" or "prefecture" when put in the context of History of China, Chinese history. History ''Xian'' have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the ...
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Jiangbei Subdistrict, Yongjia County
Jiangbei () may refer to: * Henan Jiangbei Province, during the Yuan dynasty * Jiangbei District, Chongqing, China * Jiangbei District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China * Jiangbei, Meizhou, Guangdong, China * Jiangbei (region), north of the Yangtze River The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest list of rivers of Asia, river in Asia, the list of rivers by length, third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in th ..., especially in Jiangsu ** Jiangbei people {{geodis ...
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Yongjia County
Yongjia County (; Wenzhou dialect: yon2ko1/ yu3 ''ion ko'') is a county in Wenzhou in the southeast of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China, located north of the city proper of Wenzhou Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou ”y33–11 tÉ•iɤu33–32 ), historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east o ... city, which administers the county. The Nanxi River Scenic Area is located within this county, and the river has been nominated on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Administrative divisions Subdistricts of the Shangtang Administrative Committee (): * Beicheng Subdistrict (), Dongcheng Subdistrict (), Nancheng Subdistrict () Subdistricts of the Oubei Administrative Committee (): * Dong'ou Subdistrict (), Jiangbei Subdistrict (), Huangtian Subdistrict (), Sanjiang Subdistrict (), Wuniu Subdistrict () Towns: * Qiaotou ...
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Qiaotou, Yongjia County
Qiaotou () is a town of western Yongjia County in southern Zhejiang province, China, on the northern (left) shore of the Ou River, located upstream from Wenzhou. Qiaotou is known as the "button capital of the world" since, , the town produces 60 around percent of the world's supply of clothing buttons. In addition, the town makes 80 percent of the world's zipper A zipper, zip, fly, or zip fastener, formerly known as a clasp locker, is a commonly used device for binding together two edges of fabric or other flexible material. Used in clothing (e.g. jackets and jeans), luggage and other bags, camping ...s. Qiaotou manufactures 15 billion buttons and 200 million meters of zippers a year and is the site of the China Qiaotou Button City trade center. The nearest major highway is the G1513 Wenzhou–Lishui Expressway, located just south of the town centre. References External links"The tiger's teeth" from ''The Guardian'' on Qiaotou's button industry
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