Wannian County Explained

Wannian
Other Name:Wannien
Postal Code:335500
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Coordinates:28.6946°N 117.0584°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Jiangxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Shangrao
Area Total Km2:1140.76
Population:435700
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Wannian is a county in the northeast of Jiangxi province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.

Its total area is 1140.76km2. Its 2003 population was .

Wannian County comprises 6 towns and 9 townships.

The county seat and largest population center is Chényíng Town (Chinese: 陈营镇). The second largest population center and former county seat is Qīngyún Town (Chinese: 青云镇), formerly Chéngguān Town (Chinese: 城关镇).

In addition to farming, pearl and concrete production are economically important. There is limited mining.

The local dialect, Wannianese, is a dialect of the Gan Chinese language.

Administrative divisions

At present, Wannian County has 6 towns and 6 townships.[1]

6 towns
  • Chenying (Chinese: 陈营镇)
  • Shizhen (Chinese: 石镇镇)
  • Qingyun (Chinese: 青云镇)
  • Zibu (Chinese: 梓埠镇)
  • Dayuan (Chinese: 大源镇)
  • Peimei (Chinese: 裴梅镇)
6 townships
  • Huyun (Chinese: 湖云乡)
  • Qibu (Chinese: 齐埠乡)
  • Wangjia (Chinese: 汪家乡)
  • Shangfang (Chinese: 上坊乡)
  • Suqiao (Chinese: 苏桥乡)
  • Zhutian (Chinese: 珠田乡)

Tourist attractions

Wannian is the location of the Xianren Cave (Fairy Cave), where historically important finds have been made of ancient pottery shards and rice grains.

Transportation

Rail

Wannian is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 常州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org . XZQH . zh . 2012-05-24.