Anxi County | |
Other Name: | Anki; Anchi |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | China Fujian |
Pushpin Label: | Anxi |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Fujian |
Coordinates: | 25.05°N 129°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Fujian |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Quanzhou |
Unit Pref: | UK |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
is a county of the prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, in southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It lies adjacent to and directly north of Xiamen city.
Anxi is well known for a number of varieties of Oolong tea, the best-known of which is Tieguanyin (铁观音, "Iron Boddhisatva of Mercy"). Anxi Tieguanyin (Chinese: 安溪铁观音) is classified as one of the Top 10 Chinese Tea.
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.
The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Fengcheng Town, together with the CPC and PSB branches.
There are 13 towns in Anxi County:
There are 11 townships in Anxi:
The area was formerly served by Anxi railway station. In the future, it will be served by Anxi West railway station.