Qingtian (), is a county in southeastern

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Province, on the middle-lower reaches of the Ou River which flows 388 kilometers (241 mi) before finally reaching the city of

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and emptying into the East China Sea. The county is known from AD 711 on and was named for its rich rice paddy fields. Subtropical monsoon climate: annual average temperature , annual rainfall . Hilly territory with many ravines. Its capital is Hecheng, also known as Qingtian City. The inhabitants speak

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and Qingtianese, both Wu dialects. Before 1963, when Qingtian county was ruled by the central government to go under the administration of

Lishui Lishui (; Lishuinese: ''li⁶ syu³'' ) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Quzhou, Jinhua and Taizhou to the north, Wenzhou to the southeast, and the province of Fujian to ...

, the area had been organised under Wenzhou from 323-1963 AD, a total of 1640 years. The area is well known by its traditional stonecarving industry, that has been defined as "embroidery on stone" since the

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period at least.

Administrative divisions

Towns: * Hecheng (鹤城镇), Wenxi (温溪镇), Dongyuan (东源镇), Chuanliao (船寮镇), Beishan (北山镇), Shankou (山口镇),

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(海口镇), Gaohu (高湖镇), Lakou (腊口镇), Renzhuang (仁庄镇) Townships: * Zhangcun Township (章村乡), Shuqiao Township (舒桥乡), Gui'ao Township (贵岙乡), Shixi Township (石溪乡), Zhenbu Township (祯埠乡), Zhenwang Township (祯旺乡),

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(万山乡), Huangyang Township (黄垟乡), Jizhai Township (季宅乡),

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(海溪乡), Gaoshi Township (高市乡),

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(巨浦乡), Wanfu Township (万阜乡),

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(汤垟乡),

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(方山乡), Wukeng Township (吴坑乡), Renguan Township (仁宫乡), Zhangdan Township (章旦乡), Fushan Township (阜山乡), Linggen Township (岭根乡), Xiaozhoushan Township (小舟山乡)

Climate

Transportation

Qingtian is served by the

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Notable people

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commander,

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and

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Chen Li-an Chen Li-an (; born 22 June 1937 in Qingtian, Zhejiang, Republic of China), sometimes spelled Chen Lu-an, is an electrical engineer, mathematician and former Taiwanese politician. He was the President of the Control Yuan from 1993 to 1995. W ...

, electrical engineer, mathematician and Taiwanese politician * Chen Muhua, Communist revolutionary and People's Republic of China politician * Xia Chao, civil governor of Zhejiang 1924–1926 *

Zhang Naiqi Zhang Naiqi (; 1897–1977) was a Chinese politician who served as Minister of Food between 1952 and 1957. He was one of the founders of the China Democratic National Construction Association. Biography Zhang was born in Qingtian County, Zhejian ...

, People's Republic of China politician * Shifuku Oh (Wang Shifu), chef, father of Japanese baseball player

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County-level divisions of Zhejiang Lishui {{Zhejiang-geo-stub

Administrative divisions

Climate

Transportation

Notable people

See also

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