East China
Zhejiang
Wenzhou

Fanshan

Fanshan is a Town in Cangnan, , China. Known as the "World Alum Capital", it accounts for 60% of the world and 70% of China. The "Wenzhou alum mine" living "remains", which has been mining and refining alum for more than 600 years, was listed as Zhejiang Cultural Relics Protection Unit in April 2007, and the common language of some villages is Hokkien.
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  • Type: Town with 25,300 residents
  • Description: town in Zhejiang, China
  • Also known as: “Fan-shan-chieh”, “Fanshan, Cangnan County”, and “Fanshanzhen”

Fanshan

Latitude
27.345° or 27° 20′ 42″ north
Longitude
120.4023° or 120° 24′ 8″ east
Population
25,300
Elevation
247 metres (810 feet)
Open location code
7QV28CW2+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6994320220
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1811483
Wiki­data ID
Q107324788
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Fanshan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “矾山镇”
  • Gan Chinese: “矾山镇”
  • Japanese: “礬山鎮”
  • Wu Chinese: “矾山镇”

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