Tiantai County ( Tai-chow dialect: T'in-t'e yön; ) is located in Taizhou,

Zhejiang Province 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 Jiangs ...

, People's Republic of China. Residents mainly speak the

Tiantai dialect The Tiantai dialect, also known as Tiantaihua (; Tiantai dialect pronunciation: ʰi.tʰai.u is a regiolect of Wu Chinese in the Taizhou Wu dialect group. It is spoken in Tiantai County, Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China. Like other dialects i ...

. The county is noted for its scenic Mount Tiantai, which is also an important

Tiantai Buddhism Tiantai or T'ien-t'ai () is an East Asian Buddhist school of Mahāyāna Buddhism that developed in 6th-century China. The school emphasizes the ''Lotus Sutra's'' doctrine of the "One Vehicle" (''Ekayāna'') as well as Mādhyamaka philosophy, ...

site. With a total area of and a population of 560,000, Tiantai is a medium-sized city that administers twelve towns, three districts and 641 villages. Tiantai County's history dates back to the

Qin Dynasty The Qin dynasty ( ; zh, c=秦朝, p=Qín cháo, w=), or Ch'in dynasty in Wade–Giles romanization ( zh, c=, p=, w=Ch'in ch'ao), was the first Dynasties in Chinese history, dynasty of Imperial China. Named for its heartland in Qin (state), ...

(221–208 BCE) when it was called Dongyue, later changed to Huipu during the

Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

(208 BCE–220 CE). Tiantai has extensive natural resources including water power, wind power, mines and biological resources. It tops other cities within the province with a total 51,600 kW water power output and is listed in the first batch of model cities of electrification nationwide. A milestone project,

Tongbai Pumped Storage Power Station The Tongbai Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located north of Tiantai city in Tiantai County of Zhejiang Province, China. Construction on the power station began in May 2000 and the first unit was commi ...

was completed in 2008. The investment is estimated at up to 4.2 billion RMB. Tiantai's metal resources include silver, lead, zinc, tungsten and aluminum. The private sector constitutes the largest part of the local economy. There are six mainstay industries including rubber & plastics, industrial fabrics, art works, pharmaceuticals, machinery and brewing. In 2003, Tiantai's GDP was 4.7 billion

RMB The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth most traded currency in the world as of April 2022. ...

with tax revenues of 560 million RMB.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: * Chicheng Subdistrict (赤城街道), Shifeng Subdistrict (始丰街道),

Fuxi Subdistrict Fuxi or Fu Hsi (伏羲 ~ 伏犧 ~ 伏戲) is a culture hero in Chinese legend and Chinese mythology, mythology, credited along with his sister and wife Nüwa with List of protoplasts, creating humanity and the invention of music, hunting, fishin ...

(福溪街道) Towns: * Baihe (白鹤镇), Shiliang (石梁镇), Jietou (街头镇),

Pingqiao Pingqiao District () is a district of the city of Xinyang, Henan province, China, bordering Hubei province to the northwest. Administrative divisions As 2012, this district is divided to 6 subdistricts, 5 towns and 9 townships. ;Subdistricts ;Tow ...

(平桥镇), Tantou (坦头镇), Sanhe (三合镇), Hongchou (洪畴镇) Townships: * Sanzhou Township (三州乡), Longxi Township (龙溪乡), Leifeng Township (雷峰乡), Nanping Township (南屏乡),

Yongxi Township Yongxi may refer to: Locations * , Dazu District, China * Yongxi Township, Guizhou (涌溪乡), a township in Zhenyuan County, Guizhou, China * Yongxi Township, Zhejiang (泳溪乡), a township in Tiantai County, Zhejiang, China * Yongxi Subdist ...

(泳溪乡)

Climate

References

County-level divisions of Zhejiang Taizhou, Zhejiang {{Zhejiang-geo-stub