Basic overview of Shunxi Town

Shunxi Town is a town under the jurisdiction of Pingyang County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is located in the western mountainous area of ??Pingyang County. It is surrounded by mountains in the upper reaches of the Aojiang River. It is 55 kilometers away from the county seat, borders Wencheng County to the west, and borders Wencheng County to the northwest. Shanmen Town is connected to Nanyan Town in the northeast, Qingjie Township in the southeast, and Cangnan County in the south. It is a purely mountainous township.

In April 2011, the administrative division of the county was adjusted. The original Shunxi Town, the original Weixin Township, and the original Wanyang Township were merged into Xinshunxi Town. The town government is located at No. 15 Yimin Road, Shunxi Town. The administrative area of ??Xinshunxi Town is 104.9 square kilometers. The town has 5 communities and 32 administrative villages, with a total population of 27,866. In 2014, two villages were relocated due to the reservoir, and now there are 30 administrative villages with a population of 24,000.

Shunxi has beautiful mountains and clear waters, rich vegetation, and a forest coverage rate of 82.5%. It is known as "dangerous peaks, strange caves, strange rocks, beautiful water, many waterfalls, and ancient houses". The main attractions are Chen The ancient residential building complex (a national key cultural protection unit), Baiyun Sanzhe Waterfall (with a height of 175 meters, a provincial quality attraction), the solemn, quiet and pleasant Hundred Monk Hall, and Qipan Mountain, the highest peak in Pingyang, are all beautiful and majestic. The majestic "the largest canyon in southern Zhejiang", as well as the ancient covered bridge, Jiangjun Rock, Ice Gallery Cave, natural swimming pool, etc. In May 2009, experts from the Ecology Institute of the Provincial Academy of Forestry determined that Shunxi Scenic Area had the highest negative oxygen ion content among the 23 tourist attractions in Wenzhou, with 6,044 ions per cubic centimeter. It is a natural "forest oxygen bar."