Lanxi, Zhejiang

Lanxi 兰溪市
County-level city
Juren Tower in memorial of Cao Juren (曹聚仁) on the top of Mountain Hengfeng, lying in the southwest of downtown Lanxi
Lanxi Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29.208°N 119.458°E / 29.208; 119.458
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Jinhua
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Lanxi
Simplified Chinese	兰溪市
Traditional Chinese	蘭谿市
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lánxī Shì Bopomofo ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ Wade–Giles Lanchi Shih Wu Romanization lae平 chi平 zy上 Hakka Romanization Lhài-qit-sṳ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lam4kei1 si5 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lâm-qi-chhī Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Luà-qie̤k

Lanxi, formerly known as Lanchi, is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city Jinhua in Zhejiang Province, China.

The city executive, legislature and judiciary are at Lanjiang Subdistrict (兰江街道), together with the CPC and PSB branches. The town lies on the Lan River (Lanjiang), a tributary of the Fuchun River, both north-flowing; the Fuchun River empties into Hangzhou Bay.

Demographics

The city's population was estimated (1999) at approximately 104,000 inhabitants.

Night skyline

The population was around 666,700 in 2013. Now is around 660,000 (2017).

Administration

Towns (镇; zhèn)

• Huangdian (黄店)
• Zhuge (诸葛)
• Majian (馬澗)
• Youbu (游埠)

Notice that Lanjiang Zhen had been cancelled and changed into Lanjiang Jiedao.

Subdistricts (街道; jiēdào)

• Lanjiang (兰江)
• Chixi (赤溪)
• Nyubu (女埠)

Notice that some of the area of Nyvbu had been accepted by Lanjiang Jiedao.

• Yunshan (云山)
• Yongchang (永昌)
• Shanghua (上华)

Townships (乡; xiāng)

• Shuiting She Ethnic Township (水亭畲族乡)

Famous Villages

• Zhuge Village

External links

• TRAVELZHEJIANG - The Official Travel Guide of Zhejiang Province