Fanchang

Situated in the northern part of South Anhui, and on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Fanchang County has always been a "door to South Anhui." Its total area is 880 square kilometers. As early back as the Neolithic Age, man had created brilliant Miaodun Culture. In the second year of the Yuanfen reign of Emperor Wudi of the West Dynasty (109 B.C.), Chungu County was established, of which Zhou Yu of Dongwu in the Three Kingdoms Period was the first head. In the first year of the Daxing reign of the Dongjin Dynasty (318 A.D.), the Fanchang people in Xiangcheng County followed Sima Rui south to cross the Yangtze River; as a result, Fanchang County was set up at Chungu. Now the County has 8 towns and 12 townships under its jurisdiction and a population of 453000. Since the inception of reform and opening to the outside world, Fanchang has been developing rapidly in every field. In 1986, it ranked first among the 22 counties in the comprehensive examinations. In 1992, it was listed as one of the 10 strong counties with town and township enterprises in China. And in 1993, it was authorized by the State Council as a county open to foreigners. In 1998, Fanchang County ranked eighth among the counties and cities of Anhui Province in the comprehensive index examinations, while the farmers' net per capita income came first, the average wages and salaries of staff and workers the fifth, the per capita revenue the fifth, and the per capita total volume of retail sales the third. In recent years, it has been awarded the honorable titles "the national science and technology advanced county," "the national advanced collective of the family planning system," "the national target achievement county in primary and elementary education," and "the national advanced collective in the comprehensive administration of public security." The Party and state leaders Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, Wang Guangying, Wen Jiabao, and others came to inspect Fanchang successively. Area code: 553