Anji County
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::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Anji |
| native_name | 安吉县 |
| other_name | Anchi |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_skyline | {{multiple image |
| border | infobox |
| total_width | 280 |
| image_style | border:1; |
| caption_align | center |
| perrow | 1/2/2 |
| image1 | 2025-01-29 Jikangwu Road, Anji 浙江安吉上墅鄉吉坑塢路 03.jpg |
| image2 | 2025-01-29 Jikangwu Road, Anji 浙江安吉上墅鄉吉坑塢路 04.jpg |
| image3 | 2025-01-29 Jikangwu Road, Anji 浙江安吉上墅鄉吉坑塢路 09.jpg |
| image4 | 2025-01-29 Jikangwu Road, Anji 浙江安吉上墅鄉吉坑塢路 01.jpg |
| image5 | 2025-01-29 Donghuashan Village, Anji 安吉縣上墅鄉羅村村東華山自然村 01.jpg |
| image_map | ChinaHuzhouAnji.png |
| map_caption | Location of Anji County within Huzhou |
| pushpin_map | China Zhejiang |
| pushpin_label | Anji |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the seat in Zhejiang |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture-level city |
| subdivision_name1 | Zhejiang |
| subdivision_name2 | Huzhou |
| established_title | Origins |
| established_date | 200 AD |
| seat | |
| leader_title | County Head |
| leader_name | Ning Yun |
| area_total_km2 | 1886 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 728.19 |
| elevation_m | 20 to 1600 |
| elevation_ft | 65 to 5250 |
| population_total | 461,800 |
| population_as_of | 2013 |
| population_density_km2 | 244.9 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 634.2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 313300 to 313310 |
| area_code | 0572 |
| website | |
| timezone | China Standard Time (CST) |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| blank_info | Anji dialect, Mandarin Chinese, Southern Min |
| blank_name | Languages |
| :: |
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Anji County () is a county in the prefecture-level city of Huzhou in northwestern Zhejiang province, China. The county spans an area of 1886 km2, with a population of 461,800 as of the end of 2013. Located within the Yangtze River Delta, Anji County is a short distance from Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Nanjing.
Anji County is known for its lush natural environment, with over 70% of the county's area covered in forest and other vegetation. In particular, Anji County is known for its bamboo production. The county has 60,000 ha of bamboo groves containing over 40 different species of bamboo.
The county is home to the Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Power Station.
Toponymy
Anji County is named after a verse from the Classic of Poetry.
History
The , a Paleolithic archeological site, is located within present-day Anji County.
Anji County was established in 185 CE.
During the 1990s, it took more than two hours to travel to Hangzhou by bus. Poor transportation isolated Anji from the rest of Zhejiang Province, and for many years its economy remained underdeveloped. From 1997 to 2000, highways were built to Hangzhou and Huzhou, and from 2000 to 2002, highways connecting to National Highway G318 were constructed. The provincial highways within its boundary were also widened. Now the highway system traversing the entire boundary has been completed, and it takes less than three hours to reach Shanghai, Nanjing or Suzhou, and less than one hour to get to Hangzhou and Huzhou.
Geography
Anji County is located within the Yangtze Delta, where the Yangtze meets the East China Sea. The Tianmu Mountains run through southwest portion of the county, with the county's highest point, , reaching 1587.4 m in elevation. Xitiao River, the county's longest river, flows from the southwest mountains northeast, before eventually emptying into Lake Tai.
Anji County is bordered by Changxing County to the north, Wuxing District and Deqing County to the east, Yuhang District and Lin'an District (both in Hangzhou) to the south, and by Ningguo and Guangde to the west (both in Xuancheng, Anhui). The county is located 65 km north of Hangzhou's urban core, and 223 km to the west of Shanghai's.
Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Anji, elevation 72 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) |Jan high C = 8.5 |Feb high C = 11.4 |Mar high C = 16.3 |Apr high C = 22.6 |May high C = 27.3 |Jun high C = 29.7 |Jul high C = 33.8 |Aug high C = 33.0 |Sep high C = 28.5 |Oct high C = 23.6 |Nov high C = 17.7 |Dec high C = 11.3 |Jan mean C = 3.8 |Feb mean C = 6.1 |Mar mean C = 10.5 |Apr mean C = 16.4 |May mean C = 21.5 |Jun mean C = 24.7 |Jul mean C = 28.4 |Aug mean C = 27.8 |Sep mean C = 23.4 |Oct mean C = 17.7 |Nov mean C = 11.8 |Dec mean C = 5.8 |Jan low C = 0.3 |Feb low C = 2.2 |Mar low C = 6.0 |Apr low C = 11.4 |May low C = 16.6 |Jun low C = 20.8 |Jul low C = 24.4 |Aug low C = 24.2 |Sep low C = 19.6 |Oct low C = 13.4 |Nov low C = 7.4 |Dec low C = 1.7 |Jan record high C = 24.8 |Jan record low C = -13.5 |Feb record high C = 28.6 |Feb record low C = -10.0 |Mar record high C = 35.4 |Mar record low C = -4.5 |Apr record high C = 36.1 |Apr record low C = -1.6 |May record high C = 37.2 |May record low C = 5.7 |Jun record high C = 38.8 |Jun record low C = 11.0 |Jul record high C = 40.7 |Jul record low C = 17.4 |Aug record high C = 40.9 |Aug record low C = 17.1 |Sep record high C = 38.6 |Sep record low C = 7.8 |Oct record high C = 35.5 |Oct record low C = 0.2 |Nov record high C = 30.1 |Nov record low C = -5.6 |Dec record high C = 25.4 |Dec record low C = -12.4 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 85.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 81.1 |Mar precipitation mm = 120.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 104.2 |May precipitation mm = 127.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 238.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 190.3 |Aug precipitation mm = 202.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 116.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 81.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 72.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 58.3 |Jan humidity = 78 |Feb humidity = 76 |Mar humidity = 74 |Apr humidity = 72 |May humidity = 72 |Jun humidity = 79 |Jul humidity = 78 |Aug humidity = 79 |Sep humidity = 80 |Oct humidity = 78 |Nov humidity = 79 |Dec humidity = 77 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 12.9 |Feb precipitation days = 12.0 |Mar precipitation days = 14.7 |Apr precipitation days = 13.6 |May precipitation days = 13.4 |Jun precipitation days = 15.7 |Jul precipitation days = 14.7 |Aug precipitation days = 15.9 |Sep precipitation days = 12.2 |Oct precipitation days = 8.6 |Nov precipitation days = 10.3 |Dec precipitation days = 9.7 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 113.4 |Feb sun = 114.2 |Mar sun = 138.4 |Apr sun = 159.4 |May sun = 172.5 |Jun sun = 137.8 |Jul sun = 204.8 |Aug sun = 187.3 |Sep sun = 151.9 |Oct sun = 160.2 |Nov sun = 135.9 |Dec sun = 130.8 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 35 | Feb percentsun = 36 | Mar percentsun = 37 | Apr percentsun = 41 | May percentsun = 41 | Jun percentsun = 33 | Jul percentsun = 48 | Aug percentsun = 46 | Sep percentsun = 41 | Oct percentsun = 46 | Nov percentsun = 43 | Dec percentsun = 42 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 4.0 |Feb snow days = 2.8 |Mar snow days = 1.0 |Apr snow days = 0 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0.4 |Dec snow days = 1.8 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration
Administrative divisions
As of 2021, there are the following 4 subdistricts, 8 towns and 3 townships in Anji County: File:Division of Anji County.png|A map of township-level divisions in Anji County ::data[format=table]
| No. | Towns or Subdistricts | Chinese name | No. | Towns or Subdistricts | Chinese name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dipu Subdistrict | 递铺街道 | 9 | 孝丰镇 | |
| 2 | ★ | 昌硕街道 | 10 | 杭垓镇 | |
| 3 | 灵峰街道 | 11 | 章村镇 | ||
| 4 | 孝源街道 | 12 | 报福镇 | ||
| 5 | 天子湖镇 | 13 | Shangshu Township | 上墅乡 | |
| 6 | 梅溪镇 | 14 | 天荒坪镇 | ||
| 7 | 溪龙乡 | 15 | 山川乡 | ||
| 8 | 鄣吴镇 | ||||
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★ Seat of the Anji County People's Government
These township-level divisions then, in turn, administer 215 village-level divisions.
Economy
As of 2021, Anji County has a total gross domestic product (GDP) of 56.63 billion renminbi (RMB), an increase of 10.8% from 2020. Urban residents have a per capita disposable income of 65,750 RMB, while rural residents have a per capita disposable income of 39,495 RMB. In 2001, Anji County received $50 million USD in foreign investment.
Tourism
Tourism is an important part of Anji County's economy. As of 2013, the county received 10.44 million tourists. In 2001, Anji received 1.4 million tourists, earning it 310 million yuan, which made up 6.1% of the county's GDP.
The ecological tour area covers one-tenth of the county's total area. Anji produces 12 million commercial bamboo poles annually, ranking first nationwide. It also has China's largest bamboo nursery. The Anji Bamboo Garden is acknowledged by scholars within and outside China as containing the widest variety of bamboo to be found. It was formerly a bamboo grove research base that combined scientific research with teaching, and has received many foreign experts and scholars and officials from the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation.
At the Longwang (Dragon King, deity of Chinese folk religion) Mountain Nature Reserve, lies the source of the Huangpu River, and the 800-hectare primeval forest there contains numerous flora and fauna under national protection; Amji's Salamander is only known from this reserve. The Huadong Pumping Storage Power Station, located in the Tianhuangping Scenic Area, is the largest in Asia and second largest worldwide. It is meant to blend in with the surrounding environment, and is a Chinese industrial demonstration project. A feasibility plan recently commenced on the 20 km2 British designed Huxi Ecological Garden.
Agricultural products
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Notable people
References
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- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
- (2021). "". link. [[National Bureau of Statistics of China]]
- Gu Huiqing, Michael Wai Neng Lau. (2004). "''Hynobius amjiensis''".
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