Wuyi County () is a county in southwest-central

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province,

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. It is under the administration of

Jinhua Jinhua is a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province in eastern China. It borders the provincial capital of Hangzhou to the northwest, Quzhou to the southwest, Lishui to the south, Taizhou, Zhejiang, Taizhou to the east, and Shaoxin ...

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 ( ) was the first Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China. It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty (256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng enga ...

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: * Baiyang Subdistrict (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),

Liucheng She Ethnic Town Liucheng can refer to many places in China: * Liucheng County (柳城县), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region * Liucheng, Xinjiang (柳城), Xinjiang Province, which was also known as Lukchak * Chaoyang, Liaoning (朝阳市), Liaoning Province, wh ...

(柳城畲族镇) Townships: * Datian Township (大田乡), Baimu Township (白姆乡), Yuyuan Township (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 Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

and

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...

. 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 Yiwu. 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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