Yanshan County, Jiangxi



Yanshan (, also pronounced Qiānshān) is a county in Shangrao Municipality, in north-eastern Jiangxi province.

Name
The first character in this county's name is normally pronounced qiān, but in the local dialect it is pronounced as yán. The local pronunciation is what is generally used.

Situation
It borders Hengfeng County to the north, Shangrao County to the east, Wannian County and Guixi City (in Yingtan) to the west and Wuyishan City and Guangze County (both in Nanping, FJ) to the south.

Waterways
Hekou town sits on the Xinjiang River (信江), a tributary to Boyang Lake in the lower Yangzi River watershed.

Administration
The county seat, by Chinese convention often also called Yanshan, is at Hekou town (河口镇).

2 Ethnic Townships (族乡, zu xiang)

 * She Taiyuan (太源畲族乡)
 * She Huangbi (篁碧畲族乡)