| Sanxi | |||||||
| Native Name: | 三溪镇 | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | China | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in China | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 30.3811°N 118.4397°W | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Province | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Anhui | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Xuancheng | ||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | County | ||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Jingde | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 70.01 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2017 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 13083 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Timezone1: | China Standard | ||||||
| Utc Offset1: | +08:00 | ||||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 242601 | ||||||
| Area Code Type: | Area code | ||||||
| Area Code: | 0563 | ||||||
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Sanxi is a town in Jingde County, Anhui, China.[1] it had a population of 13,083 and an area of . It is only 62km2 away from Huangshan Scenic Spot. It borders Caijiaqiao Town in the East, Suncun Town in the south, Xinglong Town in the West and Langqiao Town of Jing County in the north.
Sanxi means three streams. It is named Sanxi because Hui Stream, Linxi Stream, and Yu Stream meet and flow into the Jing River in the town.
It includes thirteen villages and one community:
Hui Stream(Chinese: 徽水), Yu Stream (Chinese: 玉溪) and Linxi Stream (Chinese: 麟溪河) flow through the town.
The local food crops are rice, rape, peanuts, and beans.
The town is rich in lead, zinc, quartz, amethyst, and sandstone.
National Highway G205 passes across the town.
Lecheng Bridge is a famous scenic spot in Anhui province. It was originally built in 1543 during the Jiajing period of the Ming dynasty (1638 - 1644) and rebuilt in the reign of Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911). The bridge was destroyed by floods on July 6, 2020.[2]