Anxi County


is a county of the prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, in southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China with 1,003,599 inhabitants. It lies adjacent to and directly north of Xiamen city.
Anxi is well known for a number of varieties of Oolong tea, the best-known of which is Tieguanyin. Anxi Tieguanyin is classified as one of the Top 10 Chinese Tea.
In recent years, Anxi is known as the "scam town" of China, due to the considerable number of scammers originating from here in the 2023 Singapore money laundering case.
Image:China Tea Capital.JPG|200px|thumb|China Tea Capital

Attractions

Qingshuiyan is a mountain hosting a very large Buddhist temple.
China Tea Capital is a large center dedicated to showcasing Anxi County's famous tieguanyin tea.

Administration

The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Fengcheng Town, together with the CPC and PSB branches.

Towns

There are 13 towns in Anxi County:
  • Penglai
  • Hutou Famous for Hutou Rice Vermicelli: Large community of migrants residing in Kajang and Batu 11 Cheras Selangor Malaysia.
  • Fengcheng – the county seat
  • Guanqiao
  • Jiandou,
  • Chengxiang
  • Jingu
  • Longmen
  • Huqiu
  • Lutian
  • Gande
  • Kuidou
  • Xiping – home of the original Tieguanyin tea shrub

    Townships

There are 11 townships in Anxi:
  • Cannei Township
  • Bailai Township
  • Hushang Township
  • Shangqing Township
  • Daping Township
  • Longjuan Township
  • Changkeng Township
  • Lantian Township
  • Xianghua Township
  • Taozhou Township
  • Futian Township

    Climate

Transportation

The area was formerly served by Anxi railway station. In the future, it will be served by Anxi West railway station.