Wu Yuan 婺源 ---- 中国最美的乡村

 　Most Beautiful Countyside in China

　　Wuyuan County is located at the northeast of Jiangxi Province. Ziyang,in the county's central town, is 140 km away from Quzhou of Zhejiang to its east,180km from shangrao to its south,80km away from Jindezhen to its west and 114km away from Huangshan to its north;it is like a bright pearl embedded in the Huangshan-Wuyuan-Lushan golden tour line and is honoured as the "Most Beautiful Countyside in China" by the media at home and abroad.

　　With an 81.5% tree cover of woods,Wuyuan is one of the sixteen most ecologically advanced agriculture counties is China.Like a large park the county is praised as the "Last shangri La". Wengong Hill,Yuanyan Lake （the Mandarin Duck Lake） and Linyan Cave are known as ecological wonders.

　　There are also many well-preserved ancient villages like Jiangwan,likeng,Wangkou,Yan village,Sixi and Likeng.The Hui-style ancient Buildings with pink walls and black tiles,which are faintly visible amid the green hills and blue waters, make up a picturesque landscape depicting the symbiosis of man and nature.Wuyuan is the hometown of Philosopher Zhuxi （朱熹）and Zhan Tianyou（詹天佑）,the Father of Railroads in China.There were 550 successful candidates all together from Wuyuan who had taken the highest imperial examinations in the past.hui Opera（徽剧）, the origin of Beijing Opera,the Luo Dance known as the "Dance Live Fossil",the folk garret-lifting art reputed for "A Unique in China（中华一绝）"and the charming tea performance all make Wuyuan an attractive scenic spot.

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　　中国最美的乡村古镇 （中国地理杂志权威推选）

　　中国最美的乡村--婺源（江西省），是镶嵌在黄山--景德镇--庐山国际黄金线上的一颗绿色生态与古文化明珠。她东连浙江衢州、南通上饶、西接景德镇、北临黄山，古为文风鼎盛之所，今为交通皖、浙、赣三省要地。

　　全县面积2947平方公里，总人口33万人。境内山多地少，素有"八分半山一分田，半分水路与庄园"之称。婺源古属吴中楚尾，正式建制于唐开元28年（公元740年）。有着深厚文化底蕴的婺源，自古以来，被誉为"江南曲阜"和"书乡"。由宋而下，文风愈显强劲，有仕宦2665人，著作3100多部，选入《四库全书》172部。