Guangfeng County is a county which lies in the most east of Jiangxi

Jiangxi

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 province, China. The county bordering Zhejiang

Zhejiang

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 and Fujian

Fujian

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 province. It covers 1377.79km² and the population reaches 760,000.

History

The county first established in 758

758

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 (Tang dynasty

Tang Dynasty

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), and repealed in 812

812

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. Then in 1074 (Song dynasty

Song Dynasty

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), the county was established again.

Administration

Guangfeng has been a county for over 1,300 years. Administratively, the county is part of the prefecture-level city Shangrao

Shangrao

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. The county administers 23 townships.

Climate

The climate is temperate there with abundant rainfall in the monsoon season, and has clearly differentiated summers and winters.

Sights

Guangfeng's most famous scene is Boshan Temple, which lies in the west of the county. The temple has a history over 1000 years, the famous poet of South Song dynasty, Xin Qiji

Xin Qiji

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was toured it often.

Economy

Guangfeng was once a poor county, but now it is one of the wealthiest counties of Jiangxi. The most famous industry of the county is the tobacco industry. The GDP of 2005 is 7.29 billion.