Anji, Zhejiang Province, China

History | Geography | Administrative divisions | Economy | Tourist Industry | Agricultural products

🇨🇳 Anji is a county in the prefecture-level city of Huzhou in north-western Zhejiang province, China. The county spans an area of 1,886 square km (728 sq mi). 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 hectares (150,000 acres) of bamboo groves containing over 40 different species of bamboo.

The county is home to the Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Power Station.

History The Shangmakan site 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 south-west portion of the county, with the county's highest point, Longwang Mountain reaching 1,587.4 metres (5,208 ft) in elevation. Xitiao River, the county's longest river, flows from the south-west mountains north-east, 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 (40 mi) north of Hangzhou's urban core, and 223 km (139 mi) to the west of Shanghai's.

Administrative divisions As of 2021, there are 4 subdistricts, 8 towns and 3 townships in Anji County.

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.

Tourist Industry 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 (7.7 sq mi) British designed Huxi Ecological Garden.

Agricultural products Local agricultural products include bamboo shoots, white tea, alpine vegetables, and flowers. Production bases for green products have been opened, and specialized markets for agricultural products and comprehensive wholesale markets built. In order further to supplement ecological tourism, agricultural sightseeing gardens that provide leisure activities have also been constructed. Pollution-free products currently make up 40 percent of the market, and the per capita income of farmers has increased steadily, from 3,708 yuan in 1998 to 4,556 yuan in 2001. Chain production is a characteristic of Anji's industry; bamboo, for instance, can be made into food, handicrafts, and building materials, and its remnants can also be utilized. Anji products are now exported to more than 20 countries and regions, and about one-fourth of the county's gross output value of agriculture and industry comes from bamboo-related industries.

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Anji has a population of over 461,800 people. Anji also forms part of the wider Huzhou Prefecture which has a population of over 3,367,579 people.

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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Anji has links with:

🇰🇷 Damyang, South Korea 🇰🇷 Damyang County, South Korea
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South of: 30.617

🇺🇸 Milton 30.617

🇺🇸 Daphne 30.617

🇨🇳 Wuhan 30.597

🇨🇳 Wuhou 30.595

🇪🇬 Ismailia 30.589

🇨🇳 Dayi 30.588

🇨🇳 Hankow 30.581

🇨🇳 Hankou 30.581

🇺🇸 Leander 30.579

🇪🇬 Zagazig 30.567

East of: 119.667

🇨🇳 Jiangdu 119.684

🇨🇳 Hailar District 119.771

🇨🇳 Hailar 119.825

🇨🇳 Xinghua 119.828

🇮🇩 Palu 119.85

🇨🇳 Suyicun 119.883

🇨🇳 Gaogang 119.883

🇨🇳 Xinbei 119.895

🇨🇳 Tàizhōu 119.904

🇨🇳 Lishui 119.923

West of: 119.667

🇨🇳 Yuhang 119.667

🇨🇳 Jinhua 119.627

🇮🇩 Parepare 119.617

🇮🇩 Pare-Pare 119.617

🇨🇳 Haigang 119.6

🇨🇳 Danyang 119.563

🇨🇳 Rizhao 119.527

🇨🇳 Ningde 119.524

🇨🇳 Qinhuangdao 119.52

🇨🇳 Liyang 119.477

Antipodal to Anji is: -60.333,-30.617

Locations Near: Anji 119.667,30.6167

🇨🇳 Deqing 119.977,30.543 d: 30.8  

🇨🇳 Yuhang 119.667,30.15 d: 51.9  

🇨🇳 Wuxing 120.1,30.867 d: 49.9  

🇨🇳 Huzhou 120.088,30.893 d: 50.6  

🇨🇳 Yixing 119.3,31.03 d: 57.8  

🇨🇳 Hangzhou 120.153,30.267 d: 60.7  

🇨🇳 Xiaoshan District 120.25,30.167 d: 75  

🇨🇳 Liyang 119.477,31.422 d: 91.3  

🇨🇳 Tongxiang 120.533,30.633 d: 82.9  

🇨🇳 Yaxi 119.15,31.367 d: 96.9  

Antipodal to: Anji -60.333,-30.617

🇦🇷 Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz -60.7,-31.633 d: 19896.8  

🇦🇷 Santa Fe -60.7,-31.633 d: 19896.8  

🇦🇷 Paraná -60.533,-31.733 d: 19889.5  

🇦🇷 Rafaela -61.483,-31.267 d: 19883.7  

🇦🇷 Reconquista -59.933,-29.233 d: 19856.5  

🇦🇷 Goya -59.25,-29.133 d: 19819.8  

🇦🇷 Sastre -61.833,-31.75 d: 19824.7  

🇦🇷 San Lorenzo -60.733,-32.75 d: 19774.9  

🇦🇷 Rosario -60.678,-32.956 d: 19753  

🇦🇷 Cañada de Gómez -61.4,-32.817 d: 19750.5  

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