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 Jiang ...

, People's Republic of China. Residents mainly speak the Tiantai dialect. The county is noted for its scenic

Mount Tiantai Tiantai Mountain (also Tí Taî in the local language) is a mountain in Tiantai County, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Its highest peak, Huading, reaches a height of . The mountain was made a national park on 1 August 1988. One of nine r ...

, which is also an important Tiantai Buddhism 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 dynasty of Imperial China. Named for its heartland in Qin state (modern Gansu and Shaanxi), ...

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

Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by th ...

(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 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 with tax revenues of 560 million RMB.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: * Chicheng Subdistrict (赤城街道),

Shifeng Subdistrict Shifeng may refer to: *Shifeng District Shifeng District () is one of four urban districts of Zhuzhou City, Hunan province, China. It is named after the Shifeng Park, which lies on the south of the district and the northern bank of the Xiang Riv ...

(始丰街道), Fuxi Subdistrict (福溪街道) Towns: *

Baihe Baihe may refer to: Mainland China Counties * Baihe County (白河县, lit. "White Creek"), Ankang, Shaanxi Towns * Baihe, Guangdong (百合镇), town in Kaiping * Baihe, Gansu (白河镇), town in Li County * Baihe, Guangxi (百合镇 ...

(白鹤镇), Shiliang (石梁镇), Jietou (街头镇), Pingqiao (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 (泳溪乡)

Climate

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