Anji county is located in the northwest of Zhejiang province, in the geographical center of the Yangtze River Delta. It is the source of Huangpu River in Shanghai and an important northwest node of Hangzhou metropolitan area. The county covers an area of 1.886 square kilometers, governs 8 towns, 3 townships and 4 streets, and has 209 administrative villages (communities) with a registered population of 470,000.

Anji has "seven mountains, one water and two fields", bamboo forest 1 0,065,438+0,000 mu, the highest peak in northern Zhejiang, with an altitude of 1 0,587 meters. Anji Silurian National Nature Reserve has a total area of 1 244 hectares. Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Power Station, the first in Asia and the second in the world, is located here.

Over the years, the county's excellent air quality rate has remained above 85%, the standard rate of surface water, drinking water and exit water is 100%, and the forest coverage rate and tree greening rate have reached over 70%. Known as "land with clean air, clean water and clean soil", it was awarded the first ecological county in China and the first county to win the UN Habitat Award.

Historical evolution:

In the third year of Qing Dynasty (191year)165438+1October 17, Anji and Xiaofeng counties responded to the Wuchang Uprising and immediately expelled the Qing court magistrate. In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), county governments were established in two counties. In the third year of the Republic of China (19 14), the abandoned government set up a road, and Anji and Xiaofeng counties belonged to Qiantang Road. In the fifth year of the Republic of China (19 16), it was renamed the county government.

On May 1949 and 1, the People's Liberation Army of China liberated Anxian and Xiaodao counties. At the beginning of June, Anxian County, Xiaoxian County Party Committee and People's Government were established. 1958165438+10. With the approval of the State Council, Xiaofeng County was revoked and merged into Anji County, which still belongs to Jiaxing area (1970 was renamed Jiaxing area). 1After Jiaxing abolished Huzhou and Jiaxing in July, 983, Anji belonged to Huzhou.