Wen'anyi

Wen'anyi is a town in Yanchuan County, Yan'an, Shaanxi, China. The town is located in central Yanchuan County, 15 km from the county center of. The town spans an area of 325.72 km2, and has a hukou population of 22,098 as of 2018.

History
In 1958, Wen'anyi was established as a people's commune. Xi Jinping was sent to in Wen'anyi in early 1969 as part of Mao Zedong's Down to the Countryside Movement. Xi stayed in the village for seven years, performing manual labor and ascending the local political ranks. In May 1984, Wen'anyi was changed to a township, and in August, it was upgraded to a town. In 2015, the former town of was merged into Wen'anyi.

Administrative divisions
Wen'anyi administers 2 residential communities and 23 administrative villages.

Residential Communities
Wen'anyi contains the following 2 residential communities:


 * Wenzhou Community
 * Wen'an Community

Villages
Wen'anyi contains the following 23 administrative villages:


 * Shangyi Village
 * Xiayi Village
 * Majiagou Village
 * Yiluohe Village
 * Baijiayuan Village
 * Yujun Village
 * Laozhuanghe Village
 * Tuojiacha Village
 * Lüjiahe Village
 * Qiaojiahe Village
 * Kangjia Village
 * Fengjiawan Village
 * Gaojiaping Village
 * Zhangjiatun Village
 * Majiaping Village
 * Gaojiagetu Village
 * Fanjiagou Village
 * Haojiahe Village
 * Donggeta Village
 * Hejiahe Village
 * Dumuyuan Village
 * Poshihe Village
 * Poshihe Village

Demographics
Wen'anyi has a hukou population of 22,098 as of 2018.

Prior to the merger of into Wen'anyi, Wen'anyi's population per the 2010 Chinese Census was 4,178, down from the 5,474 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census.

A 1996 population estimate put Wen'anyi's population at 7,000.

Economy
has become a major red tourism site, due to Xi Jinping's years living in the village. According to the People's Daily, about 2,500 people come to visit the village each year. A publication by the government of Yanchuan County reported that Wen'anyi spent 73 million renminbi in 2017 on infrastructure and beautification to further develop tourism.

Transport
National Highway 210 runs through Wen'anyi.