Gutian County
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Gutian County (古田县; pinyin: Gǔtián Xiàn; Foochow Romanized: Kŭ-chèng Gâing), also known as Edible Mushroom County[1], is a county lying in the southwest of Ningde, Fujian province, China. It is also known as "the town of the former worthy", as Zhuxi, a famous Chinese scholar once lived there.
- Area: 2,377 km²
- Population: 430,000
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[edit] History
The county was set up in the Tang Dynasty in 741 AD. Since Zhuxi, one of the famous scholars in China, lived there, it is also called "the town of the former worthy."
In 1895 the county was the site of a massacre of Christian missionaries.
[edit] Geography
The Minjiang River (Fujian) runs through Gutian, covering a distance of 35 km.
[edit] Scenic Areas
There are a number of scenic areas in Gutian.
- The thousand-year-old Auspicious Tower (吉祥塔).
- The Xishan Academy of Classical Learning (溪山书院), where Zhuxi once taught.
- The Linshui Palace (临水宫).
- The Temple of Paradise (极乐寺).
- The Green Screen Lake (翠屏湖).
[edit] Subdivision
Gutian has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 7 villages. It has a total population of 430,000.
- Shanyang Town (杉洋镇)
- Hetang Town (鹤塘镇)
- Daqiao Town (大桥镇)
- Pinghu Town (平湖镇)
- Xincheng Town (新城镇)
- Huangtian Town (黄田镇)
- Fengdu Town (凤都镇)
- Shuikou Town (水口镇)
- Dajia Village (大甲乡)
- Zhuoyang Village (卓洋乡)
- Jixiang Village (吉巷乡)
- Songji Village (松吉乡)
- Hubin Village (湖滨乡)
- Panyang Village (泮洋乡)
- Fengpu Village (凤都乡)
[edit] Public works
Gutian has an advanced transportation system including railways, highways, and seaways. One such railway, the Waifu (外福), is 33.2 km in length.
An abundance of water resources has contributed to the construction of the first national underground hydropower station, the Gutian Xishui Hydroelectric Power Station.
[edit] Agriculture
Gutian mushrooms come from a town known as "The Land of Fungi" (食用菌之乡). Their other exports are snow fungus (白木耳), shiitake (香菇), perch (鲈鱼), carps (鲤鱼), honey peaches (水蜜桃), reddish slab stones (桃花红石板材) and Younai plums (油柰).
[edit] Communications and public works
Gutian has an advanced transportation system including railway, highway and seaway. Waifu(外福) Railway is 33.2 km and the Minjiang River (Fujian) in this area is 35 km. The abundant hydroelectric power contributes to the building of the first national underground hydropower station. Gutian Xishui Hydroelectric Power Station, which currently is the largest volume in the Huadong district, is the first national underground hydropower station because of its abundant water resource.
[edit] Agriculture
Gutian mushrooms come the top of the national list and the town is called "the Land of Fungi"(食用菌之乡). Main specialties are tremellas(白木耳), fragrant mushrooms(香菇), perches(鲈鱼), carps(鲤鱼), honey peaches(水蜜桃), reddish slab stones(桃花红石板材), Younai plum(油柰) and so on.
[edit] Scenic spots
There are scenic spots such as "the Thousand-year-old Auspicious tower"(吉祥塔)," the Xishan Academy of Classical Learning"(溪山书院) where Zhuxi once taught," the Linshui Palace"(临水宫), "the Temple of Paradise"(极乐寺) and "the Green Screen Lake"(翠屏湖).
[edit] Miscellaneous
Gutian is a famous hometown of countrymen residing abroad. The number of overseas Chinese from this area amounts to more than 200,000, many traced to Sitiawan, Perak in Malaysia. It is also a national model county, which is famous for its culture, physical education and broadcasting TV programs.
