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.
At present, Wannian County has 6 towns and 6 townships.[1]
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Wannian is the location of the Xianren Cave (Fairy Cave), where historically important finds have been made of ancient pottery shards and rice grains.
Wannian is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.