() is a
county
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of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...
of
Quanzhou
Quanzhou is a prefecture-level city, prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian, China, People's Republic of China. It is Fujian's largest most populous metropolitan region, wi ...
, in
southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China with 1,003,599 inhabitants (
2020 census). It lies adjacent to and directly north of
Xiamen
Xiamen,), also known as Amoy ( ; from the Zhangzhou Hokkien pronunciation, zh, c=, s=, t=, p=, poj=Ē͘-mûi, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Stra ...
city.
Anxi is well known for a number of varieties of
Oolong
Oolong or Wulong (, ; ; , "black dragon" tea) is a traditional semi-oxidized Chinese tea (''Camellia sinensis)'' produced through a process that includes withering the leaves under strong sun and allowing some Enzymatic oxidation, oxidation to ...
tea, the best-known of which is
Tieguanyin (铁观音, "Iron
Boddhisatva of Mercy"). Anxi Tieguanyin () is classified as one of the Top 10
Chinese Tea.
In recent years, Anxi is known as the "scam town" of China, due to the considerable number of scammers originating from here in the
2023 Singapore money laundering case.
Attractions
Qingshuiyan () is a mountain hosting a very large Buddhist temple.
China Tea Capital () is a large center dedicated to showcasing Anxi County's famous tieguanyin tea.
Administration
The county executive, legislature and
judiciary
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
are in Fengcheng Town (), together with the
CPC and
PSB branches.
Towns
There are 13
towns
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
() in Anxi County:
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Penglai ()
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Hutou () Famous for Hutou Rice Vermicelli: Large community of migrants residing in Kajang and Batu 11 Cheras Selangor Malaysia.
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Fengcheng () – the county seat
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Guanqiao ()
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Jiandou (),
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Chengxiang ()
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Jingu ()
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Longmen ()
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Huqiu ()
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Lutian ()
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Gande ()
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Kuidou ()
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Xiping () – home of the original ''
Tieguanyin'' tea shrub
Townships
There are 11 townships () in Anxi:
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Cannei Township ()
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Bailai Township ()
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Hushang Township ()
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Shangqing Township ()
*
Daping Township Daping may refer to:
* Daping, Pingyang, Zhejiang Province, China
* Daping, Fujian Province, China
* Daping, Hunan Province, China
* Daping, Qingyuan, Guangdong Province, China
* Daping, Mei County, Guangdong Province, China
* Daping, Xingning ...
()
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Longjuan Township ()
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Changkeng Township ()
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Lantian Township ()
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Xianghua Township ()
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Taozhou Township ()
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Futian Township ()
Climate
Transportation
The area was formerly served by
Anxi railway station. In the future, it will be served by
Anxi West railway station.
References
{{Authority control
Quanzhou
County-level divisions of Fujian