Yunxiao County () is a county of

Zhangzhou Zhangzhou (), alternately romanized as Changchow, is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, China. The prefecture around the city proper comprises the southeast corner of the province, facing the Taiwan Strait and surrounding the prefect ...

prefecture level city, in the south of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. The county had a population of 415,835 according to the 2010 Census. The county spans an area of . The county postcode is 363300 and its telephone area code is 0596.

History

Yunxiao County, located on the Zhangjiang River on the way from

Zhangpu County Zhangpu County () is a county of Zhangzhou prefecture-level city in far southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is located in the town of Sui'an (). Zhangpu is bordered by the Longhai City in the north, the counties ...

to Dongshan Island, was the earliest seat of the government of Zhangzhou.

Economy

Minerals such as

gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile me ...

zinc Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodi ...

silver Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical ...

and

aluminum Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It ha ...

granite Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...

, porcelain clay, and

sea salt Sea salt is salt that is produced by the evaporation of seawater. It is used as a seasoning in foods, cooking, cosmetics and for preserving food. It is also called bay salt, solar salt, or simply salt. Like mined rock salt, production of sea sa ...

are mined in the county. Major agricultural products in Yunxiao County include

seed oil Vegetable oils, or vegetable fats, are oils extracted from seeds or from other parts of fruits. Like animal fats, vegetable fats are ''mixtures'' of triglycerides. Soybean oil, grape seed oil, and cocoa butter are examples of seed oils, or fa ...

, sugar,

vegetable Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, ...

tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of ''Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and north ...

, and

fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...

s, particularly

loquat The loquat (''Eriobotrya japonica'') is a large evergreen shrub or tree, grown commercially for its orange fruit and for its leaves, which are used to make herbal tea. It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant. The loquat is in the family R ...

and

lychee Lychee (US: ; UK: ; ''Litchi chinensis''; ) is a monotypic taxon and the sole member in the genus ''Litchi'' in the soapberry family, ''Sapindaceae''. It is a tropical tree native to Southeast and Southwest China (the Guangdong, Fujian, Yun ...

. As of 2009, the county is also the source of half of China's production of counterfeit

cigarettes A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end, causing it to smolder; the resulting smoke is orally inhaled via the opp ...

, producing about 400 billion cigarettes a year (whereas all legal cigarette business is state-owned and state-controlled). Yunxiao is reported to contain some 200 illicit cigarette factories beneath buildings or in the hills.

Administrative divisions

Yunxiao County oversees six

towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

, three

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...

, and two (). The county government is seated in the town of Yunling.

Towns

Yunxiao County oversees six towns (). Of the six towns, three of which lie on National Route 324, and the other three all lie between this route and coast. The county executive, legislature and

judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

is seated at Yunling (云陵), together with the CPC and PSB branches. * Yunling () * ()　 * () * ()　 * () * ()

Townships

Yunxiao County oversees three townships (). * () * () * ()

Development Zones

The county is home to two development zones. * () *

Yunling Industrial Development Zone Yunling may refer to the following locations in China: *Yunling Mountains (云岭山), the namesake of Yunnan *Yunling, the mausoleum of Lady Gouyi * Yunling, Anhui (云陵镇), town in Jing County, Anhui, China *Yunling, Fujian Yunling () is the ...

()

Climate

Culture

The famous (), built to honor

Chen Yuanguang Chen Yuanguang (; 657–711), courtesy name Tingju (), pseudonym Longhu (), was a Tang Dynasty general and official. He was from Gushi County, Henan. The people of Zhangzhou, Fujian, along with the descendants of immigrants from Zhangzhou to Tai ...

, the founder of

, is situated in the county. In the main hall is a statue of

in red armour and official crown with his heavy mustache and red face. Sculptures of his parents and wife are also located in the temple, hung on stone pillars detailed with praise for Chen inside the hall. The most festive period for the temple is on Chen's birthday (the 15th day of the second lunar month) and the anniversary of his death (the 5th day of the 11th lunar month). On both occasions the temple is packed with people burning incense and full-length operas that are performed in the square. Effigies of Chen and other deities are paraded down the streets to celebrate the occasions.

Transportation

National Highway 324, and the

Zhao'an Zhao'an () is a county in the municipal region of Zhangzhou, southernmost Fujian province, People's Republic of China. History Qing dynasty to the Republic of China In May 1907, county officials arrested, on suspicion of piracy, the local lea ...

portion of the

G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway The Shenyang–Haikou Expressway (), designated as G15 and commonly referred to as the Shenhai Expressway () is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Shenyang, Liaoning, and Haikou, Hainan. When fully complete, it will be in length ...

both run through the county.

References

External links

Yunxiao County on Fujian government websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20070810093701/http://yunxiao.zzlz.gov.cn/default.asp
{{Authority control County-level divisions of Fujian Zhangzhou