Qingtian County


Qingtian, is a county in southeastern Zhejiang Province, on the middle-lower reaches of the Ou River which flows 388 kilometers before finally reaching the city of Wenzhou and emptying into the East China Sea. The county is known from AD 711 on and was named for its rich rice paddy fields. Subtropical monsoon climate: annual average temperature, annual rainfall. Hilly territory with many ravines. Its capital is Hecheng, also known as Qingtian City. The inhabitants speak Wenzhounese and Qingtianese, both Wu dialects.
Before 1963, when Qingtian county was ruled by the central government to go under the administration of Lishui, the area had been organised under Wenzhou from 323-1963 AD, a total of 1640 years.
Qingtian is served by Wenzhou Longwan International Airport.

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