Anxi County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province

Anxi County Anxi County, known as Qingxi in ancient times, is located in the southeast coast of Fujian Province, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, and the northwest part of the golden triangle of Southern Fujian, under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou City. The total area is 3057.28 square kilometers, which has 15 towns and 9 townships. The registered residence population is 1 million 211 thousand at the end of 2019. The built-up area of the county is 28 square kilometers. In 1985, it was approved by the state as one of the first batch of coastal counties open to the outside world, and is the main ancestral home of Taiwan compatriots.

Anxi has a history of tea production for thousands of years. It is the "hometown of Oolong tea (famous tea) in China" and the birthplace of Tieguanyin in Anxi. It ranks first in the key tea producing counties in China. It is famous for its tea industry in China and is known as the "Tea Capital of China".

Anxi is also the "hometown of rattan iron crafts in China" and the "capital of rattan iron crafts in the world". Handicrafts sell well in more than 50 countries and regions in the world, accounting for 40% of the turnover of similar products in China.

In 2019, Anxi County's GDP will reach 73.149 billion yuan. In 2019, it was rated as the 60th of the top 100 counties and cities in China's comprehensive strength, the 21st of the top 100 counties and cities in China's investment potential, the 77th of the top 100 counties and cities in China's science and technology innovation, the 54th of the top 100 counties and cities in China's green development, the 56th of the top 100 counties and cities in China's new urbanization quality, and the second batch of national agricultural product quality and safety counties. On October 9, 2020, it was awarded the title of the fourth batch of national ecological civilization construction demonstration cities and counties by the Ministry of ecological environment. In November, it was selected as one of the top 100 industrial counties (cities) in China in 2020, ranking 83rd.

Historical evolution

Anxi, Zhou belongs to seven Fujian. The spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period belong to Yue. Qin belongs to Minzhong county.

In the fifth year of emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC), Wu Zhu was granted the title of king of Fujian and Yue for his contribution to the destruction of Qin and Chu. In the sixth year of Emperor Wu's Jianyuan reign (135 BC), because the state of Fujian and Yue had been invading Baiyue, the Han Xingshi asked a question, abolished the title of king of Fujian and Yue, and successively granted Two Kings (King Yueyao and King Dongyue) to jointly lead the territory of Fujian and Yue. In the first year of Yuanfeng (110 BC), the king of Dongyue rebelled against the Han Dynasty and was killed. In the Han Dynasty, the king of Yueyao was renamed as the Marquis of Dongcheng, and the military officials were ordered to move the people of Fujian and Vietnam between the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. In the second year of the first Yuan Dynasty (85 BC), the Minyue people who fled from the valley did not move to establish Ye County, and Anxi belonged to Ye County.

In the third year of Yong'an (260) of Emperor Wu Jing of the Three Kingdoms, Dongan County was set up in the south of Duwei Prefecture, and Anxi belonged to Dongan County.

In the third year of Jin Taikang (282), Jian'an county was established as Jin'an County, and Dong'an County was changed into Jin'an county. Anxi belongs to Jin'an county.

In 468, Jin'an county was changed into Jin Ping county. Qi is still Jin'an county. Liang Tianjian analyzed that Jin'an county was set up as Nan'an county. Anxi belongs to Jin'an County, Nan'an county.

In 589, Nanan county was changed to Nanan County, and Anxi belonged to Nanan county. Tang Wude first year (618), Nan'an county belongs to Jianzhou. In the fifth year, Nanan Prefecture was established and Fengzhou was established. In the ninth year of Zhenguan (635), Fengzhou was merged into Quanzhou (now Fuzhou). Anxi still belongs to Nan'an county. In the first year of Sisheng (684), Nan'an, Putian and Longxi of Quanzhou were located in Wurong Prefecture, belonging to Nan'an County of Wurong Prefecture. In the second year of Jingyun (711), wurongzhou was changed to Quanzhou (today's Quanzhou), and in the first year of Tianbao (742), Quanzhou was changed to Qingyuan County. In the first year of Qianyuan (758), Quanzhou was restored. Anxi has always belonged to Nan'an county.

In the fifth year of Xiantong in Tang Dynasty (864), xiaoxichang was set up in Xijie township of Nan'an County, belonging to Nan'an county. In the second year of Zhou Xiande (955), Zhan Dunren, the supervisor of xiaoxichang, applied to the Qingyuan army for permission to build a county. He named Qingxi County after the clear water in the territory, which belongs to the Qingyuan army.

In the second year of Qiande of Song Dynasty (964), Qingyuan army was changed into Pinghai Navy. Qingxi county belongs to the Pinghai Navy. Taiping Xingguo three years (978), is the restoration of the state. Qingxi county belongs to Quanzhou.

Song Xuanhe three years (1121), tired of its name and Zhejiang muzhou Qingxi (now Zhejiang Chunan fangla uprising place) homonym, take the stream flow can be peaceful meaning, change Qingxi to Anxi, belongs to Quanzhou.

In 1278, Quanzhou was promoted to the office of general manager of Quanzhou road. Anxi county is under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou road. In the first year of Dade (1297), Fu Jianping was set up to travel in Zhongshu Province, and Quanzhou was taken as the governing place. It belongs to Quanzhou. In the second year, Quanzhou road was changed to Quanning mansion, and soon Quanning mansion was changed to Quanzhou road. Anxi county belongs to Quanzhou road. Zhizheng 18 years (1358), the restoration of Quanzhou Province, after the restoration of road, Anxi county is Quanzhou road.

In 1369, Quanzhou road was changed to Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province. In the ninth year, Fujian Province was changed to Fujian and other departments to declare the minister. Anxi county belongs to Fujian and other departments to declare the minister Quanzhou.

In the Qing Dynasty, Anxi county still belonged to Quanzhou Prefecture.

In 1911, the revolution of 1911 overthrew the Qing Dynasty. The following year (1912), the Republic of China was established, which was changed into the year of the Republic of China, and the government, prefecture, and department were abolished. Fujian implemented a provincial, Taoist, and county-level local political system. The province is divided into four roads: East Road, West Road, South Road and North Road; in June 2003, four roads were set up in minhai, Xiamen, tingzhang and Jian'an according to the original jurisdiction; Anxi County successively belongs to South Road and Xiamen road.

In the 16th year of the Republic of China, Taoism was abolished. Fujian province implements a provincial and county level local political system. Anxi county is located in Fujian Province. In November of the 22nd year of the Republic of China, the 19th route army launched the "Fujian incident" in Fuzhou and established the people's revolutionary government of the people's Republic of China, namely the Fujian people's government. Fujian is divided into four provinces, namely minhai, Yanjian, Xingquan and Longting, and two special cities, Fuzhou and Xiamen. In January of 23, Fujian people's government failed, and the four provinces established were abolished. Anxi County was still subordinate to Fujian Province. In July of that year, the Fujian provincial government implemented the system of commissioner of administrative supervision in accordance with the camp instructions of Nanchang, chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Kuomintang. The whole province was divided into 10 administrative supervision districts, and Anxi County was subordinate to the fifth administrative supervision district. In October 24, the province was divided into seven administrative supervision districts and Xiamen City, and Anxi County was subordinate to the fourth administrative supervision district.

In July 1949, the 10th corps of the Chinese people's Liberation Army marched into Fujian. Fuzhou was liberated on August 17 and Fujian Provincial People's government was established on August 24. On August 31, Anxi County was liberated and the people's Government of Anxi County was formally established in September. In the same month, the people's Government of Fujian Province announced that the whole province was divided into eight administrative inspectors' offices, and Anxi County was subordinate to the fifth administrative inspectors' office. Later, the name of the administrative office was changed slightly, and it was subordinate to Quanzhou administrative office, Jinjiang District Office, Jinjiang special office and Jinjiang District Office.

In January 1986, Quanzhou City was upgraded to prefecture level city, and Anxi County was subordinate to Quanzhou City. In 1990, Anxi County was 74 kilometers long from east to west and 63 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 3057.28 square kilometers. It is the largest county in Quanzhou.

On March 6, 2019, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of finance, the Ministry of culture and tourism, and the State Administration of cultural relics announced the list of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (the first batch), in which Anxi County was included.

On June 28, 2020, Fujian Provincial People's government "Fujian Provincial People's government's reply on the administrative division adjustment of CHANGKENG Township, shennei Township, Anxi county" (min Zheng Wen [2020] No. 116) agreed to abolish shennei Township, Anxi County, and set up shennei town with the same administrative region and government station; agreed to abolish CHANGKENG Township and set up Changqing town with the original administrative region of CHANGKENG township as the administrative region of Changqing town The location of the government remains unchanged.

administrative division

As of June 2020, Anxi County has jurisdiction over 15 towns and 9 townships

There are 19 communities, 3 neighborhood committees and 435 administrative villages.

geographical environment

geology

In Anxi County, the strata are distributed in different periods, with an exposed area of about 1800 square kilometers. The variation range of strata thickness in different periods ranges from 0 to 2295 meters. According to stratigraphic sequence, palaeobiota, contact relationship, lithofacies, sedimentary cycle and volcanic eruption sequence.

topographic features

Anxi county is the southeast extension of Daiyun mountain range. The terrain inclines from northwest to Southeast. In the northwest, there are undulating mountains, numerous peaks, steep mountains, steep slopes and narrow valleys. The average altitude is above 700 meters, and the highest peak is 1600 meters. There are 2461 mountains above 1000 meters; the terrain in the southeast is relatively gentle, with 475 mountains above 1000 meters, with an average altitude below 500 meters, and the lowest altitude in Chengxiang Jingdou village is 32 meters. It is mainly hilly and mountainous areas, and the river basins are distributed along Xixi and Lanxi in beaded form. The main rivers run through the basins and cut through the mountains between the basins.

climate

Anxi county belongs to the South and middle subtropical marine monsoon climate. Because of the difference of topography, there are different climatic characteristics in the inner and outer Anxi. In the East, waianxi belongs to the south subtropical zone, with an average annual temperature of 19-21 ℃ and an annual rainfall of 1600 mm. In summer, it is long and hot, accounting for nearly half a year. In winter, it is short without severe cold, and crops can grow three times a year. In the west, neianxi has undulating mountains and complex terrain, which are greatly affected by the northwest air flow. In addition, the trend of the mountains is different, and the slope Valley forms a complex climate Local thunderstorms, so there is "different wind across the mountain, at the same time different rain" said. The annual average temperature is 16-18 ℃, and the annual rainfall is 1800 mm. The four seasons are distinct. The summer is not very hot, the autumn is cold earlier, and the spring comes later. Crops are often affected by the "three colds" (spring cold, plum cold, autumn cold). Generally, there are only two crops in a year, and the growth is generally one solar term later than waianxi.

hydrology

The surface water resources in Anxi county mainly come from rainfall. The annual average water volume is 2.99 billion cubic meters, and the average person occupies 3320 cubic meters of surface water. With the increase of altitude, the fluctuation of mountains, the influence of thermal convection and terrain uplift, the precipitation in the village, Zhuyang and Shanping is more than 1900 mm, which is the high value area in Anxi County, followed by CHANGKENG, which is 1800-1900 mm It is 1700-18 in De, Jiandou, Shangqing, Xiping, Huqiu and Guanling

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