Anxi County (help·info) (simplified Chinese: 安溪县; traditional Chinese: 安溪縣; pinyin: Ānxī Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: An-khoe kōan) is a county of the prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, in southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It lies adjacent to and directly north of Xiamen.
Anxi County
安溪县 Anki; Anchi | |
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County | |
![]() Qingshuiyan Temple in 2006 | |
![]() Anxi County in Quanzhou | |
![]() ![]() Anxi Location in Fujian | |
Coordinates: 25°03′N 118°11′E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Fujian |
Prefecture-level city | Quanzhou |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Anxi is well known for a number of varieties of Oolong tea, the best-known of which is Tieguanyin (铁观音, "Iron Boddhisatva of Mercy"). Anxi Tieguanyin (安溪铁观音) is classified as one of the Top 10 Chinese Tea.
Qingshuiyan (Chinese: 清水岩; pinyin: Qīngshuǐ Yán) is a mountain hosting a very large Buddhist temple.
China Tea Capital (Chinese: 中国茶都; pinyin: Zhōngguó Chá Dū) is a large center dedicated to showcasing Anxi County's famous tieguanyin tea.
The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Fengcheng Town (凤城镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
There are 13 towns (镇; zhèn) in Anxi County:
There are 11 townships (乡; xiāng) in Anxi:
Climate data for Anxi (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.2 (102.6) |
40.4 (104.7) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
40.4 (104.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.2 (1.62) |
93.4 (3.68) |
136.6 (5.38) |
163.1 (6.42) |
209.7 (8.26) |
256.2 (10.09) |
199.3 (7.85) |
286.6 (11.28) |
211.1 (8.31) |
57.3 (2.26) |
35.3 (1.39) |
33.5 (1.32) |
1,723.3 (67.86) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 73 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center |
The area was formerly served by Anxi railway station. In the future, it will be served by Anxi West railway station.
County-level divisions of Fujian Province | |||
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Fuzhou (capital) | |||
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¹ — Kinmen (Quemoy) is a county of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is claimed by the PRC. |
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