Qingtian County
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'''Qingtian''' ({{lang-zh|c=青田 |p=Qīngtián |w=Ch'ing-t'ien|l=azure field}}) |
'''Qingtian''' ({{lang-zh|c=青田 |p=Qīngtián |w=Ch'ing-t'ien|l=azure field}}) is a [[County (China)|county]] located in the southeastern part of [[Lishui]], [[Zhejiang]], [[China]]. It is split in two by the [[Ou River (Zhejiang)|Ou River]], which flows 388 kilometers before finally reaching the city of [[Wenzhou]] and emptying into the [[East China Sea]]. Situated in a hilly terrain with many ravines, the [[County seat|county's seat]] is Hecheng (鹤城, lit: 'the town of [[Cranes in Chinese mythology|cranes]]'), also known as Qingtian City. |
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As one of China's best-known [[qiao'xiang|qiaoxiang]]s (侨乡, hometown of [[overseas Chinese]]), Qingtian is particularly famous for its [[Qingtianese diaspora|diasporas]], whose strong commercial networks and family ties have created highly visible diasporan communities across the globe, forming the bulk of Chinese populations in many European states, especially [[Chinese people in Spain|in Spain]] where they constitute over 80% of the entire Chinese community. It is also well known for its traditional [[stonecarving]] industry, which has been widely acclaimed as "embroidery on stone" since the [[Northern and Southern dynasties]] period.{{cite web |
As one of China's best-known [[qiao'xiang|qiaoxiang]]s (侨乡, hometown of [[overseas Chinese]]), Qingtian is particularly famous for its [[Qingtianese diaspora|diasporas]], whose strong commercial networks and family ties have created highly visible diasporan communities across the globe, forming the bulk of Chinese populations in many European states, especially [[Chinese people in Spain|in Spain]] where they constitute over 80% of the entire Chinese community. It is also well known for its traditional [[stonecarving]] industry, which has been widely acclaimed as "embroidery on stone" since the [[Northern and Southern dynasties]] period.{{cite web |
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