Gutian County

Gutian County , also know as Edible Mushroom County, is a county lying in the southwest of Ningde, Fujian province, China. It is also known as "the town of the former worthy", as Zhuxi, a famous Chinese scholar once lived there.

*Area: 2,377 km?
*Population: 430,000

History

Gutian was founded during the Tang Dynasty, in 741.

Geography

The Minjiang River runs through Gutian, covering a distance of 35 km.

Scenic Areas

There are a number of scenic areas in Gutian.
* The thousand-year-old Auspicious Tower .
* The Xishan Academy of Classical Learning , where Zhuxi once taught.
* The Linshui Palace .
* The Temple of Paradise .
* The Green Screen Lake .

Subdivision

Gutian has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 7 villages.

*Shanyang Town
*Hetang Town
*Daqiao Town
*Pinghu Town
*Xincheng Town
*Huangtian Town
*Fengdu Town
*Shuikou Town
*Dajia Village
*Zhuoyang Village
*Jixiang Village
*Songji Village
*Hubin Village
*Panyang Village
*Fengpu Village

Public Works

Gutian has an advanced transportation system including railway, highway and seaway. One such railway, the Waifu , is 33.2 km in length.

An abundance of water resources has contributed to the construction of the first national underground hydropower station, the Gutian Xishui Hydroelectric Power Station.

Agriculture

Gutian mushrooms come from a town known as "The Land of Fungi" . Their other exports are snow fungus , shiitake , perch , carps , honey peaches , reddish slab stones and Younai plums .