Anxi County
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Anxi County 安溪县 |
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Qing Shui Yan Temple in 2006
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 Anxi
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| Coordinates: 25°03′N 118°11′E / 25.050°N 118.183°ECoordinates: 25°03′N 118°11′E / 25.050°N 118.183°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Quanzhou |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Anxi County (simplified Chinese: 安溪县; traditional Chinese: 安溪縣; pinyin: Ānxī xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: An-khoe kōan) is a county of the municipal region of Quanzhou, in southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It lies adjacent to and directly north of Xiamen.
Anxi is well known for a number of varieties of Oolong tea, the best-known of which is Tieguanyin (铁观音, "Iron Boddhisatva of Mercy"). Anxi Tieguanyin (安溪铁观音) is classified as one of the Top 10 Chinese Tea.
Qingshui Yan (Chinese: 清水岩; pinyin: Qingshui Yan) is a mountain hosting a very large Buddhist temple.
China Tea Capital (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhongguo Chadu) is a large center dedicated to showcasing Anxi County's famous tieguanyin tea.
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