Yanshan County, Jiangxi

Yanshan (, also pronounced Qiānshān) is a county in Shangrao Municipality, in north-eastern Jiangxi province.

Name

The first character in this county's name () is normally pronounced qiān, but in the local dialect it is pronounced as yán. The local pronunciation is what is generally used.

Situation

It borders Hengfeng County to the north, Shangrao County to the east, Wannian County, Yiyang County and Guixi City (in Yingtan) to the west and Wuyishan City and Guangze County (both in Nanping, FJ) to the south.

Waterways

Hekou town sits on the Xinjiang River (), a tributary to Boyang Lake in the lower Yangzi River watershed.

Administration

The county seat, by Chinese convention often also called Yanshan, is at Hekou town ().

7 Towns (镇, zhen)

• Hekou ()
• Yongping ()
• Shitang ()
• Ehu ()
• Hufang ()
• Wuyishan ()
• Wang'er ()

8 Townships (乡, xiang)

• Chenfang ()
• Hongqiao ()
• Xintan ()
• Gexianshan ()
• Jiaxuan ()
• Yingjiang ()
• Zixi ()
• Tianzhushan ()

2 Ethnic Townships (族乡, zu xiang)

• She Taiyuan ()
• She Huangbi ()

Climate

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