Jiangfang Township () is a rural township in

Wutai County Wutai County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinzhou, in the northeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Hebei province to the east. It is named after Mount Wutai, which is located within its borders. It ...

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. The township nestles snugly at the foot of

Mount Wutai Mount Wutai, also known by its Chinese name Wutaishan and as is a sacred Buddhist site at the headwaters of the Qingshui in Shanxi Province, China. Its central area is surrounded by a cluster of flat-topped peaks roughly corresponding to the c ...

. It is located in the south of Wutai County. It is surrounded by Lingjing Township on the north, Doucun Town on the west, Geng Town on the east, and Rucun Township on the south.

Administrative division

As of 2015, the township is divided into 22 villages: Jiangfang (), Siyang (), Xiaonanpo (), Xixia (), Dongxia (), Xiakou (), Tianjing (), Shibei (), Xiufeng (), Songlin (), Weimozhuang (), Dayukou (), Xujiazhuang (), Gusi (), Wangyan (), Pailouyan (), Tiantang (), Taobogou (), Poposi (), Nan'angou (), Wacha () and Dianjun ().

Transport

The Provincial Highway S310 passes across the township.

Tourist attractions

The Wenbi Pagoda () was built in the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

(1644–1911). The base of the pagoda is

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and built with natural stone. It is high and in diameter. It covers an area of .

References

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