| Native name | 泰顺县 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 27.557°N 119.718°E |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Wenzhou |
| Area total | 1,768.02 km² |
| Population as of | 2020 |
| Population total | 266400 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Taishun County (simplified Chinese: 泰顺县; pinyin: Tàishùn Xiàn) is a county in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in the southern part of Zhejiang province, China, bordering Fujian province to the southeast, south, and west.
Taishun County has more than 900 covered bridges, many of them hundreds of years old, as well as a covered bridge museum.[1] Wuyanling National Nature Reserve in the west of the county represents significant natural values as well as being a touristic attraction.
The 2007 population was 350,000.
Administrative divisions
Towns:[1]
- Luoyang (罗阳镇), Baizhang (百丈镇), Sixi (泗溪镇), Yayang (雅阳镇), Shiyang (仕阳镇), Sankui (三魁镇), Xiaocun (筱村镇), Pengxi (彭溪镇)
Townships:
- Siqian She Ethnic Township (司前畲族镇), Zhuli She Ethnic Township (竹里畲族乡)
Notable people
- Liu Chao, a cannibal criminal born in Taishun County in 1974, killed a female accountant in Hangzhou Rhine Building (Chinese: 莱茵达大厦) on February 19, 1999 and dismembered and cooked the body.[2]
References
- ^ "温州市-行政区划网" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 回顾：杭州杀人魔刘超虐杀会计，甚至挑衅警方：杀人比杀猪还简单