Wenshan 文山市 |
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County-level city | |
Hemimorphite from Wenshan Mine
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Location of Wenshan City (pink) within Wenshan Prefecture (yellow) and Yunnan |
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Location of the city centre in Yunnan | |
Coordinates: 23°22′N 104°15′E / 23.367°N 104.250°ECoordinates: 23°22′N 104°15′E / 23.367°N 104.250°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Autonomous prefecture | Wenshan |
Area | |
• Total | 4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 450,000 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 663000 |
Area code(s) | 0876 |
Website | http://www.37.gov.cn/ |
Wenshan (Chinese: 文山; pinyin: Wénshān) is a city in and the seat of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in southeastern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. It once was a county (Wenshan County; 文山县), but on 2 December 2010, with the approval of the PRC State Council, it was upgraded to a county-level city.
One of the largest companies based in Wenshan County is the electric power supplier Yunnan Wenshan Electric Power Co., Ltd. It is listed on the . [1]
The Wenshan Zinc Mine is known for producing world class, deep blue hemimorphite specimens.
Wenshan is a producer of 'Sanchi', a plant with medicinal properties which grows away from daylight under huge plastic sheets.
Wenshan is situated in the 'Valley of Eternal Spring'. Because it is on a plateau, temperatures are quite constant throughout the year, with more precipitations during the summer months.