Xinchang County Directory Basic Overview Physical Geography Historical Evolution The Origin of Chengtan Town Customs and Customs Economic Overview Administrative Divisions Historical Celebrities Basic Overview Xinchang County was called Yandong in ancient times, also known as Nanming. It is under the jurisdiction of Shaoxing City and located in the eastern part of Zhejiang Province.
Before the Tang Dynasty, it belonged to Shan County. After the Five Dynasties, Liang established the county in the second year of Kaiping (908).
It is now listed as a coastal economic open area and belongs to the Shanghai economic area. With the completion and opening of Ningbo's international "Oriental Port", Xinchang's regional advantages have become more significant.
The county borders Ninghai and Fenghua to the east, Tiantai to the south, Pan'an and Dongyang to the southwest, and Shengzhou City from west to north.
The distance from east to west is 52.3 kilometers, and the distance from north to south is 36.9 kilometers.
The total area of ??the county is 1,213 square kilometers, equivalent to 1.8195 million acres, accounting for approximately 1.2% of the province's land area.
Among them, the cultivated land area is 228,700 acres, accounting for 12.6% of the total land area; the mountain forest area is 1.313 million acres, accounting for 71.7% of the total land area. It is a mountainous and hilly county dominated by mountain forests and dry land. It is known as "eight mountains and half water"
"Handa".
Xinchang County has beautiful natural scenery and numerous cultural and historical sites, and is known as the "Beautiful Eyes of the Southeast".
There are three provincial-level scenic spots in the territory: the Great Buddha Temple, Chuanyan Nineteen Peaks, and Wozhou Lake-Tianmu Mountain.
The Grand Buddha Temple, one of the national key open temples, is an ancient temple in the Southern Dynasties. It is famous at home and abroad for having the largest Buddha in the south of the Yangtze River - the Grotto Maitreya Statue and 1,075 small stone Buddhas.
In recent years, development efforts have been intensified, and characteristic landscapes such as Prajna Valley, Shediao Village, Buddha Heart Square, Petrified Wood Forest, Open-air Maitreya, Luohan Cave, Baiyun Lake, and City God Temple have been built.
The peaks, valleys, waterfalls, springs, and creeks and pools of Chuanyan Nineteen Peaks display the beautiful natural scenery and the charm of the mountains and rivers.
The lakes and mountains of Wozhou and Tianmu are the places that literati of all ages yearned for.
From the Buddhist culture of the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties to the poetry culture of the Tang Dynasty, Xinchang has hosted two cultural peaks (People's Daily, October 9, 2001).
Over the years, Xinchang's landscapes and historical sites have attracted the attention of CCTV's "Journey to the West", "The Swordsman", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Shaolin King", "Dragon", "Phoenix Quest", "Baolian"
"Lamp" and many others, it has become a nationally famous location base and has sung the film and television culture.
At present, many special tourist routes such as "Buddhist Journey", "Tang Poetry Road", "Charm of Landscape", "Film and Television Locations" attract domestic and foreign tourists in droves.
In 2002, the number of tourists in Xinchang reached 1.4267 million, and the total tourism revenue reached 1.005 billion yuan. Tourism has become a pillar industry of Xinchang.
Xinchang County was founded in 908 AD and has a long history, outstanding people and natural treasures.
"Tobacco, tea, silk and art" are the four traditional specialties. Today, it is known as the "Hometown of Chinese Famous Tea", "Hometown of Chinese Osmanthus", "Hometown of Wooly Rabbit", "Hometown of Small Hydropower" and so on.
There are many famous products, and snacks such as Xiaojingsheng, spring cakes, and taro dumplings are famous.
[Edit this paragraph] Physical Geography Xinchang County borders Ninghai and Fenghua to the east, Tiantai to the south, Pan'an and Dongyang to the southwest, and Shengzhou City from west to north, with a distance of 52.3 kilometers from east to west and 36.9 kilometers from north to south.
The total area of ??the county is 1,213 square kilometers, equivalent to 1.8195 million acres, accounting for approximately 1.2% of the province's land area.
Among them, the cultivated land area is 228,700 acres, accounting for 12.6% of the total land area; the mountain forest area is 1.313 million acres, accounting for 71.7% of the total land area. It is a mountainous and hilly county dominated by mountain forests and dry land. It is known as "eight mountains and half water"
"Handa".
The main peaks in Xinchang County are all above 600 meters above sea level. The highest peak is Xiaojiang Bodhi Peak, with an altitude of 996 meters.
The Siming Mountains enter from the northeast and reach the Shaxi Mountains in a short distance.
Two branches of the Tiantai Mountains enter from the central and southern parts. The Tianmu Mountain Area, known as the "Yiyi Main Mountain" in ancient times, meanders to Anding Mountain and forms the eastern mountainous area from Ru'ao to Huishan.
The Kuaiji and Dapan Mountains enter from the southwest and lie between Anshan in Jingping Township and Xikeng in Jingling Town, forming the southern mountains of Jingling.
The central part is hilly platform, generally basalt platform with an altitude of 250 meters to 500 meters. The larger ones include Huishan, Dashiju, Mengjiatang, Dunshan, etc., and the edges are steep slopes and mountains.
Xinchang County has three main streams, with a county watershed area of ??1,209 square kilometers, 73 large and small tributaries, a length of 455.6 kilometers, and a river network density of 0.38 kilometers per square kilometer.
It is a typical mountainous river with many tributaries, large drop and rich water resources.
The most important rivers are Chengtan River, Xinchang River and Huangze River.