Huangshan (city)

Huangshan (city)

Huangshan (zh-cp|c=黄山|p=Huángshān), is a prefecture-level city centered around the Huangshan Mountains in southern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Its urban area was originally the city of Tunxi; this now constitutes Tunxi District. Huangshan is the southernmost prefecture-level city in the province and borders Chizhou to the northwest, Xuancheng to the northeast, and the provinces of Jiangxi and Zhejiang to the southwest and southeast, respectively. Huangshan, one of the most famous mountain peaks in China, is a popular tourist attraction. In 1990, Huangshan was listed as a World Heritage Site.

Huangshan prefecture-level city corresponds largely to the historical region of Huizhou (徽州); indeed Huangshan prefecture-level city was known as Huizhou Prefecture before 1987. The name change was made to reflect the cultural and touristic preeminence of the Huangshan Mountains.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Huangshan administers 7 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 4 counties.

* Tunxi District (屯溪区)
* Huangshan District (黄山区)
* Huizhou District (徽州区)
* She County (歙县)
* Xiuning County (休宁县)
* Yi County (黟县)
* Qimen County (祁门县)

These are further divided into 145 township-level divisions, including 42 towns, 100 townships and 3 subdistricts.

Economy

Keemun tea is produced in Qimen County, and the tea is named for the county.

Other notes

In early 2008, the BBC broadcast a series of 5 documentaries on life for schoolchildren in China, called "Chinese School". One of the three schools documented was Xiuning High School, the top school in the county. This was situated in the town of Xiuning, in the county of Xiuning in Huangshan. This was shown on BBC 4, and could also be seen on BBC iplayer, and was received with mixed reactions, most of which were positive. To see a more complete review of the series, follow this link: http://www.hero.ac.uk/media_relations/18963.cfm

External links

* [http://www.huangshan.gov.cn Government website of Huangshan]
* [http://pem.org/yinyutang/ " Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home "] provides a detailed look at life within the Huangshan District of East China through the examination of a Huang family residence built during the late Qing dynasty and occupied for over 200 years.
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