Taishun County () is a county in the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Wenzhou
Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou y33–11 tɕiɤu33–32 ), 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 ...
, in the southern part of
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...
province, China, bordering
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...
province to the southeast, south, and west.
Taishun County has more than 900
covered bridges, many of them hundreds of years old, as well as a covered bridge museu
Wuyanling National Nature Reserve in the west of the county represents significant natural values as well as being a touristic attraction.
The 2007 population was .
Administrative divisions
Towns:
*
Luoyang
Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River (Henan), Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the ...
(罗阳镇),
Baizhang
Baizhang Huaihai (; pinyin: ''Bǎizhàng Huáihái''; Wade-Giles: ''Pai-chang Huai-hai''; ja, Hyakujō Ekai) (720–814) was a Zen
Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) ...
(百丈镇),
Sixi (泗溪镇),
Yayang (雅阳镇),
Shiyang (仕阳镇),
Sankui (三魁镇),
Xiaocun (筱村镇),
Pengxi (彭溪镇)
Townships:
*
Siqian She Ethnic Township (司前畲族镇),
Zhuli She Ethnic Township (竹里畲族乡)
Climate
References
External links
Taishun County photos
County-level divisions of Zhejiang
Geography of Wenzhou
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