Wuyi County () is a county in southwest-central

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province, China. It is under the administration of

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city. It is rich in

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and

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resorts. The local government is located in Lushan avenue. Wuyi huochezhan 20120219

Geography

The north and west sides of Wuyi are surrounded by mountains. The most important one, called Niutoushan is high.

History

At the Autumn period in Chinese history, Wuyi belonged to Yue. During 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), ...

until the

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, it belonged to Wushang. In 691, it was renamed as Wuyi. In 1958, Suanping county became a part of Wuyi, increasing the importance of the city.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: *

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(白洋街道), Hushan Subdistrict (壶山街道), Shuxi Subdistrict (熟溪街道) Towns: * Lütan (履坦镇), Tongqin (桐琴镇), Wangzhai (王宅镇), Taoxi (桃溪镇), Quanxi (泉溪镇), Xinzhai (新宅镇), Jiaodao (茭道镇),

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(柳城畲族镇) Townships: * Datian Township (大田乡), Baimu Township (白姆乡),

Yuyuan Township Yu Garden or Yuyuan Garden (, Shanghainese The Shanghainese language, also known as the Shanghai dialect, or Hu language, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of the City of Shanghai and its surrounding areas. It i ...

(俞源乡), Tanhong Township (坦洪乡), Xilian Township (西联乡), Sangang Township (三港乡), Daxikou Township (大溪口乡)

Climate

Economy

Wuyi's economy is mainly based on agriculture and tourism. Industrial districts were limited in an attempt to keep the city focused on tourism. However, some of the most important European manufacturers are located in the Huang Long industry area. Wuyi was chosen by companies such as Littlecherry, Ocean Hardware & Plastics, Australian Sino Paper or Sedeenchina that prefer to produce in this small village over other nearby options such as

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. Some of Wuyi tourist attractions are: * Guo Donggu ecologic village. * Shouxian Valley * Qingfeng Zai mountain * Yanfu temple * Yuyuan village * Shuxi bridge File:Wuyi Yanfu Si 20120219-17.jpg, Yanfu Temple () File:Fabao Xianglong Ta 20120218-09.jpg, Fabao Xianglong Pagoda () File:Wuyi Shuxi Qiao 20120219-2.jpg, Shuxi Bridge () File:Wuyi Yuyuan 20120219-47.jpg, Yuyuan Village ()

References

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