| Sanxi | |||||
| Native Name: | 三溪镇 | ||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Province | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Hubei | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Huangshi | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | County | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Yangxin County | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 144.71 | ||||
| Population: | 38,387 | ||||
| Population As Of: | 2017 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
| Coordinates: | 29.8295°N 114.9577°W | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | China Hubei | ||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | top | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hubei. | ||||
| Timezone: | China Standard | ||||
| Utc Offset: | +08:00 | ||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||
| Postal Code: | 435234 | ||||
| Area Code: | 0714 | ||||
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Sanxi () is a town in Yangxin County, Hubei, China.[1] [2] As of the 2017 census it had a population of 38,387 and an area of 144.71km2. It is surrounded by Yinzu Town of Daye City on the north, Wangying Town on the west, Futu Town on the east, and Military Reclamation State Farm on the south.
Sanxi means three streams. It is named Sanxi because Wangying Stream (Chinese: 王英河), Daye Stream (Chinese: 大冶河), and Guohe Stream (Chinese: 国和河) meet in the town.
It was incorporated as a town in the Jiajing period (1522 - 1566) of the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644). It was called Sanxikou Town (Chinese: 三溪口镇) in the Ming dynasty. In the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), it was renamed "Sanxikou City" (Chinese: 三溪口市). In 1935, it was the district seat of the Third District (Chinese: 第三区). In 1952, it came under the jurisdiction of the Seventh District (Chinese: 第七区). It was renamed "Sanxi Commune" (Chinese: 三溪公社) in 1958 and was renamed "Sanxi District" (Chinese: 三溪区) in 1961.
The town is divided into one community and fifteen villages:
The highest point in the town is Mount Dawo (Chinese: 大窝山) which stands above sea level. The lowest point is Li Lake (Chinese: 里湖), which, at above sea level.
Wangying Stream (Chinese: 王英河), Daye Stream (Chinese: 大冶河), and Guohe Stream (Chinese: 国和河) flow through the town.
The town is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone.
The town's agriculture is mainly rice, corn and vegetables.
The town is rich in manganese, coal, limestone, calcite, crystal stone, and marble.
G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway passes across the town north to south.
Provincial Highway S317 travels through the town.
Sanjiaoshan (Chinese: 三教山) is a Buddhist temple in the town.