Wannian County

Wannian (simplified Chinese: 万年县; traditional Chinese: 萬年縣; pinyin: Wànnián Xiàn; lit. 'Ten thousand years') is a county in the northeast of Jiangxi province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.

Wannian

万年县

Wannien
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°41′41″N 117°03′30″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityShangrao
Area
  Total1,140.76 km2 (440.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
435,700
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
335500

Its total area is 1,140.76 km2 (440.45 sq mi). Its 2003 population was 361,000.

Wannian County comprises 6 towns and 9 townships.

The county seat and largest population center is Chényíng Town (陈营镇). The second largest population center and former county seat is Qīngyún Town (青云镇), formerly Chéngguān Town (城关镇).

In addition to farming, pearl and concrete production are economically important. There is limited mining.

The local dialect, Wannianese, is a dialect of the Gan Chinese language.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Wannian County has 6 towns and 6 townships.[1]

6 towns
  • Chenying (陈营镇)
  • Shizhen (石镇镇)
  • Qingyun (青云镇)
  • Zibu (梓埠镇)
  • Dayuan (大源镇)
  • Peimei (裴梅镇)
6 townships
  • Huyun (湖云乡)
  • Qibu (齐埠乡)
  • Wangjia (汪家乡)
  • Shangfang (上坊乡)
  • Suqiao (苏桥乡)
  • Zhutian (珠田乡)

Tourist attractions

Wannian is the location of the Xianren Cave (Fairy Cave), where historically important finds have been made of ancient pottery shards and rice grains.

Transportation

Rail

Wannian is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.

References

  1. "常州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.



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