Anfu County () is a county in the west of

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province,

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. It is under the jurisdiction of the

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Ji'an Ji'an ( zh, c=吉安 , p=Jí'ān) is a prefecture-level city situated in the central region of Jiangxi province of the People's Republic of China and bordering Hunan province to the west. It has an area of and as of the 2020 census, had a popu ...

. Anfu is the home of and the birthplace of political activist

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Administrative divisions

In the present, Anfu County has 6 towns, 4 townships and 1 ethnic township. Towns: *

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(平都镇), Hukeng (浒坑镇), Zhouhu (洲湖镇), Henglong (横龙镇), Yangxi (洋溪镇),

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(严田镇), Fengtian (枫田镇) Townships: *

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(竹江乡), Guashe Township (瓜畲乡), Qianshan Township (钱山乡), Chigu Township (赤谷乡), Shanzhuang Township (山庄乡), Yangmen Township (洋门乡),

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(金田乡), Pengfang Township (彭坊乡), Taishan Township (泰山乡), Liaotang Township (寮塘乡),

Ganluo Township Ganluo County ( zh, s=甘洛县; ) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Administrative divisions Ganluo County administers the following 9 towns A town is a type o ...

(甘洛乡), Zhangzhuang Township (章庄乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was in 1999.National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ''in'
China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
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Culture

Cuisine

Anfu ham Anfu ham () is a type of dry-cured ham named after the town of Anfu in Jiangxi, China, where it originated. Red with a yellowish tint, the ham's skin is thin, but the meat itself is thick. The ham gets its flavor from being salted and smoked a ...

is an

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dry-cured ham that originated in Anfu County and dates to the

Qin dynasty The Qin dynasty ( ) was the first Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China. It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty (256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng enga ...

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in Anfu County

Climate

Notes and references

External links

Official government site
County-level divisions of Jiangxi Ji'an {{Jiangxi-geo-stub