Why is Taizhou Xianju so poor?

Xianju County in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province is not a poor county. According to the information disclosed by People's Daily Online, the reporter learned from the Zhejiang Economic Work Conference that Zhejiang became the first province in China to complete the task of getting rid of poverty.

Xianju County is located in the southeast of Zhejiang Province, bordering the East China Sea. It is dominated by hills and mountains, belonging to Kuocang Mountain Range, and is one of the coastal open areas in China.

Basic introduction:

The county covers a total area of 2,000 square kilometers and governs 3 streets, 7 towns and 10 townships: Fu Ying Street, Nanfeng Street and Anzhou Street; Hengxi Town, Baita Town, Shi Tian Town, Lu Guan Town, Xiazhen Town, Zhuxi Town and Buttou Town; Anling Township, Xigang Township, Qishan Township, Qiantan Township, Danzhu Township, Bulu Township, Zhang Shang Township, Guangdu Township, Zhanda Township and shuang miao xiang ***722 administrative villages.

Among them, the county planning area is 89.6 square kilometers, and the built-up area is 14.6 square kilometers. The county has a total population of 480,000, of which the Han nationality accounts for more than 99%, and the indigenous minorities include the She nationality. The languages are Mandarin and Xianju dialect. Xianju dialect belongs to Wu language family, which retains the entering rhyme of Wu language and has a strong ancient sound.