Qingtian is located in the mountainous area of ??southern Zhejiang, in the middle and lower reaches of the Oujiang River, and is the east gate of Lishui City to the outside world.

The county was founded in the second year of Jingyun (711 AD) of Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty. It was named after the paddy fields at the foot of the mountains in the north of the county that were rich in green zhi, so it was also called Zhitian.

Qingtian County has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 21 townships, 436 administrative villages, and a total population of 478,000.

The county has a total area of ??2,493 square kilometers and is known as "nine mountains, half water and half farmland".

Qingtian has a long history and outstanding people, and is known as "the hometown of stone sculptures, the hometown of overseas Chinese, and the hometown of celebrities".

Qingtian stone carvings are a "golden business card" of Qingtian, with a history of more than 1,700 years. The works are natural in color, simple and elegant. In the old days, they were regarded as a famous product in the south of the Yangtze River and were often selected into the palace.

After years of vicissitudes, Qingtian stone carving has become famous all over the world and its art is the best in the world. It has not only formed a stone carving culture with strong regional characteristics, but also gradually developed into a pillar industry of Qingtian.

At present, the county has more than 30,000 employees and an annual output value of more than 400 million yuan. It is entering a golden period with the largest number of employees, the largest industrial scale, the highest production and sales, and the richest quality products.

In early 2005, Qingtian's largest cultural engineering stone sculpture museum was put into use, with a total investment of more than 30 million yuan. It integrates stone sculpture collection, research, appreciation and other functions into one, and is an exquisite window to display and promote Qingtian stone sculpture culture.

Qingtian Overseas Chinese is another business card of Qingtian.

There are currently 230,000 overseas Chinese in the county, distributed in more than 120 countries and regions around the world, mainly in Western Europe.

It can be said that wherever the sun rises, there are our overseas Chinese in Qingtian.

They started from scratch and started a business overseas, integrating traditional Chinese culture and foreign culture to form a sophisticated, open and inclusive character, which continuously enriched the connotation of Qingtian culture and created a Qingtian that "dare to venture, dare to take risks, and work hard to start a business"

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Qingtian has a large number of talents in the past dynasties, including Prime Minister Tang Situi in the Song Dynasty, Liu Ji, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, Duanmu Guohu, a master of Confucian classics in the Qing Dynasty, and Zhang Naiqi, a famous social activist in modern times, one of the "Seven Gentlemen" of the National Salvation Association, and the former National People's Congress.

Chen Muhua, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee, and Chen Cheng, the former "Vice President" of the Kuomintang.

Qingtian has a subtropical monsoon climate, which is warm and humid, with four distinct seasons and fresh air.

The territory has undulating mountains, criss-crossed valleys, and countless strange mountains and scenery. The Oujiang River, known as the "Lijiang River in Southern Zhejiang", passes through it and is beautiful. Shimen Cave is a provincial-level scenic spot with waterfalls hanging from the sky.

The winding paths lead to secluded areas, making it a great place to escape the summer heat and enjoy the cool air.

Qingtian is rich in natural resources and has broad development prospects.

The water energy resources that can be developed are more than 1.2 million kilowatts. The Tankeng Hydropower Station, one of the five major "tens of billions projects" in the province, is under construction with a static investment of 4.83 billion yuan and a total installed capacity of 600,000 kilowatts. When completed, the scale and power generation capacity will be equivalent to that of new

Anjiang Hydropower Station has a water surface of more than 70 square kilometers. After the water is impounded, it will become the second "Thousand Island Lake" in Zhejiang. It has proven to have more than 30 mineral resources such as molybdenum, lead-zinc, and pyrophyllite, of which the pyrophyllite reserves account for the largest amount in the country.

1/4 of the stone carvings in Qingtian are made of high-grade soft stone, namely pyrophyllite, which is known as the "Chinese wax capital".

In addition, Qingtian’s specialty agricultural products are also quite abundant.

Qingtian rice-fish farming has a history of more than 1,200 years. Its "rice-fish breeding system" was included in the first batch of four "Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Protection Projects" by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 2005. It is the first batch of "Global Important Agricultural Heritage Protection Projects" in Asia and China.

The only one; Qingtian's "Shanhe Brand" bayberry, with fruit as big as ping pong, juicy, sweet and refreshing, is very popular among consumers. In 2002, it passed the national A-level green food certification.