Qingtian County
Qingtian County
青田县 | |
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 Hecheng (seat of Qingtian), from the north-west, in 2011 | |
| Nickname: Little Europe (小欧洲) | |
  Qingtian Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 28°8′3″N 120°17′27″E / 28.13417°N 120.29083°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Lishui |
| Area | |
| • County | 2,493 km2 (963 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • County | 361,062 |
| • Urban | 75,152 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 323900 |
| Area code | 0578 |
| Website | Qingtian County |
Qingtian (Chinese: 青田; pinyin: Qīngtián; Wade–Giles: Ch'ing-t'ien; lit. 'azure field'), is a county in southeastern Zhejiang Province, on the middle-lower reaches of the Ou River which flows 388 kilometers (241 mi) before finally reaching the city of Wenzhou and emptying into the East China Sea. Ouju, a form of Chinese Opera of the city of Wenzhou derives its name from Ou River. The county is known from AD 711 and was named for its rich rice paddy fields. Population 361,062, area 2,493 km2 (963 sq mi). Subtropical monsoon climate: annual average temperature 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), annual rainfall 1,747 mm (68.8 in). Hilly territory with many ravines. The county went under the administration of Lishui in 1963 as ruled by the central government. Its capital is Hecheng, also known as Qingtian City.
Before 1963 when Qingtian county was ruled by the central government to go under the administration of Lishui, Qingtian county had been for the entire of its history a county of Wenzhou city from 323 AD to 1963 AD for a total of 1640 years.[1] Qingitan county was still a county of Wenzhou in the year of 1949 when the Communist Party took the rule until 13 years later. The people of Qingtian speak Wenzhounese and Qingtianese, which is also a Wu language.
Qingtian is served by Wenzhou Longwan International Airport.[2]
Notable people
- Chen Cheng, National Revolutionary Army commander, Vice President and Premier of Taiwan
- Chen Li-an, electrical engineer, mathematician and Taiwanese politician
- Chen Muhua, Communist revolutionary and People's Republic of China politician
- Xia Chao, civil governor of Zhejiang 1924–1926
- Zhang Naiqi, People's Republic of China politician
See also
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28°07′23″N 120°16′59″E / 28.123°N 120.283°E
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References
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