# Wuyuan County, Jiangxi

Wuyuan (simplified Chinese: 婺源县; traditional Chinese: 婺源縣; pinyin: Wùyuán Xiàn) is a county in northeastern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Zhejiang to the east and Anhui to the north. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.
Wuyuan, on the boundary of three provinces in Jiangxi's northeastern corner, has a landscape dotted with strange caves, deep secluded rocks and numerous historic sites. Wuyuan County is home to some of the best-preserved ancient architecture in China. Wuyuan's structures were built in 740 during the Tang Dynasty, its remoteness and inconvenient transportation protecting its villages from too many visitors.
It was a county in Huizhou, Anhui province until 1989.

## Administrative divisions

At present, Wuyuan County has 1 subdistrict, 10 towns and 6 townships.

### 1 subdistrict

* Rancheng (蚺城街道)

### 10 towns

| Ziyang (紫阳镇) Qinghua (清华镇) Qiukou (秋口镇) Jiangwan (江湾镇) Sikou (思口镇) | Fuchun (赋春镇) Zhentou (镇头镇) Taibai (太白镇) Zhongyun (中云镇) Xucun (许村镇) |

### 6 townships

| Xitou (溪头乡) Duanxin (段莘乡) Zheyuan (浙源乡) | Tuochuan (沱川乡) Dazhangshan (大鄣山乡) Zhenzhushan (珍珠山乡) |

## Demographics

The population of the district was 334,020 in 2010.

## Culture

The dialect of Wuyuan county is of the Hui dialects, and its culture closely resembles that of Huizhou in southern Anhui.

## Economy

GDP of Wuyuan :
| year | year | GDP | GDP |
| 2001 | 2001 | 11.37 | 11.37 |
| 2002 | 2002 | 13.23 | 13.23 |
| 2003 | 2003 | 15.73 | 15.73 |
| 2004 | 2004 | 18.85 | 18.85 |
| 2005 | 2005 | 23.11 | 23.11 |
| 2006 | 2006 | 27.86 | 27.86 |
| 2007 | 2007 | 31.81 | 31.81 |
| 2008 | 2008 | 36.46 | 36.46 |
| 2009 | 2009 | 41.50 | 41.50 |
| 2010 | 2010 | 47.71 | 47.71 |
| 2011 | 2011 | 56.22 | 56.22 |
| unit: 100 million yuan (RMB) |||||
The GDP of Wuyuan in 2011 is 5.622 billion yuan (RMB).

## Transportation

* Railway: Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway
* Highway: G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway, S22 Dexing–Wuyuan Expressway

## Climate

Climate data for Wuyuan, elevation 171 m (561 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) | 29.1 (84.4) | 35.6 (96.1) | 34.3 (93.7) | 35.7 (96.3) | 37.5 (99.5) | 39.6 (103.3) | 40.1 (104.2) | 38.8 (101.8) | 37.9 (100.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 17.6 (63.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 27.9 (82.2) | 29.9 (85.8) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.9 (93.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 23.4 (74.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 7.3 (45.1) | 17.5 (63.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 7.8 (46.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.9 (75.0) | 20.2 (68.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 8.5 (47.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | 13.4 (56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) | −6.6 (20.1) | −5.9 (21.4) | 0.7 (33.3) | 9.3 (48.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 10.4 (50.7) | 0.7 (33.3) | −4.6 (23.7) | −9.1 (15.6) | −9.1 (15.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 101.9 (4.01) | 123.7 (4.87) | 206.7 (8.14) | 246.0 (9.69) | 262.7 (10.34) | 404.7 (15.93) | 251.6 (9.91) | 138.9 (5.47) | 76.5 (3.01) | 56.4 (2.22) | 81.3 (3.20) | 69.8 (2.75) | 2,020.2 (79.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.5 | 14.3 | 17.9 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 18.0 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 159.5 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 88.8 | 90.0 | 98.9 | 119.5 | 143.4 | 120.3 | 208.7 | 206.0 | 177.6 | 164.6 | 133.0 | 122.2 | 1,673 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 49 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 38 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Scenic Sites

* Wuyuan Huangling Tourism Resort
* Likeng, Tuochuan
* Jiangling
* Huangcun, Dazhangshan
* Wangkou
* Caihong Bridge, Qinghua Town
* Likeng, Qiukou
* Jiangwan
* Longtian Pagoda