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Yixian County.

Mount Huangshan was formerly known as Mount Yi, and Yixian County is located to the south of Mount Huangshan. Yixian County is one of the gathering places of ancient Huizhou merchants and one of the birthplaces of Huizhou culture. It is also one of the core areas of the Wannan International Tourism and Culture Demonstration Zone. It has the titles of "World Cultural Heritage Site, National Ecological Demonstration Zone, China's Strong Tourism County" and the reputation of "Peach Blossom Spring, Village in the Painting, Thousand-year-old County". It covers an area of 857 square kilometers and has a population of 95,300. Yixian County has a long history and profound culture. It was established in the Qin Dynasty (221 BC). The word "Yi" originally means black and black wood. It was named after it was established on the south side of Mount Yi. There are 1,590 ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties preserved in the county, including Xidi and Hongcun World Cultural Heritage Sites, 3 national key cultural relics protection units, 6 national historical and cultural villages, 44 traditional Chinese villages, and 88 provincial and lower-level cultural relics protection units. It is known as the "Museum of Ancient Chinese Ming and Qing Dwellings" and the "Epitome of Traditional Chinese Culture". The environment is beautiful and the ecology is excellent. The mountains and rivers in the county are beautiful, the fields are interdependent, and the ecology is excellent. The county's mountain area accounts for 86.3% of the county's area, and the forest coverage rate is 84.8%. It has successively won the titles of National Ecological Demonstration Zone, the 9th National Ecological Demonstration Zone Construction Pilot Area, the first batch of National Green Well-off Counties, and Provincial Forest Cities. It is said that Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring" came from here, and it is known as the "Peach Blossom Spring Village" and "Chinese Village in the Painting".
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Posted: Oct 4, 2024
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