Wuyi | |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | China Zhejiang |
Pushpin Label: | Wuyi |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Zhejiang |
Coordinates: | 28.9006°N 119.806°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Zhejiang |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Jinhua |
Area Total Km2: | 1577 |
Population Total: | 330000 |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 321200 |
Area Code: | (0)579 |
Wuyi County is a county in southwest-central Zhejiang province, China. It is under the administration of Jinhua city. It is rich in Fluorite and hot spring resorts.
The local government is located in Lushan avenue.
The north and west sides of Wuyi are surrounded by mountains. The most important one, called Niutoushan is 1560.2m (5,118.8feet) high.
At the Autumn period in Chinese history, Wuyi belonged to Yue. During the Qin dynasty until the Han dynasty, it belonged to Wushang. In 691, it was renamed as Wuyi. In 1958, Suanping county became a part of Wuyi, increasing the importance of the city.
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Wuyi's economy is mainly based on agriculture and tourism.
Industrial districts were limited in an attempt to keep the city focused on tourism. However, some of the most important European manufacturers are located in the Huang Long industry area. Wuyi was chosen by companies such as Littlecherry, Ocean Hardware & Plastics, Australian Sino Paper or Sedeenchina that prefer to produce in this small village over other nearby options such as Yiwu.
Some of Wuyi tourist attractions are: