General introduction to Wuyuan tourism
婺源县位于江西省的东北角。它的东面是国家历史文化名城衢州，西面与瓷都景德镇相连，北部靠着皖南旅游胜地黄山，南接国家风景名胜区三清山，是一颗镶嵌在赣浙皖三省交界地的绿明珠。全县总面积2947平方公里。辖18个乡镇，有33万多人。县城设在紫阳镇。 Wuyuan County is located in the northeastern part of Jiangxi province. To the east of Wuyuan is famous historical and cultural city Quzhou, to its west is Jingdezhen city the capital of ceramics, Huangshan Mountain is located to its north, a well-known senic spot in south of Anhui province, to its south is Sanqing Mountain, another scenic spot. Wuyuan is like a bright pearl embedded the area among the three provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi. The city has an area of 2947 square kilometers with a population of 330,000. It contains 18 towns. The central town is Ziyan.
婺源建县于唐开元28年（公元740年），距今已有1200多年的历史。县名婺源，是因为“当地婺水之源”而得名。县境多山地，素有“八分半山一分田，半分水路和庄园”之称，是一个典型的江南山区县。耸立在县境北部的大鄣山，主峰鼓尖海拔1630米为最高点。这里属中亚热带湿润气候区，年平均气温16，7℃，年平均降水量1821毫米。
Wuyuan County was founded in the 28th year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (740 A.D) for over 1200 years. Wuyuan got its name as the origins of local water. The county is hilly, with eighty-five percent of mountain area, ten percent of field and five percent of river and village. It is a classic mountainous county in south of china. The highest summit of Dazhangshan Mountain in the north is 1630 meters high above sea level. Wuyuan has a subtropical moderate humid climate. The annual average temperature is about 16.7℃. Annual mean precipitation is about 1821㎜.
人称婺源“千崖献奇，万谷汇碧”。全县有林地面积376万亩，森林覆盖率81，5%，是全国速生丰产林基地和农业先进县之一，并获得“全国绿化百佳县”的称号。婺源又素有“茶乡”之 称，是全国绿茶重点产区和出口外销基地县。婺源还是全国首批农村初级电气化县，小水电装机总量达到3，46万千瓦。婺源的红、绿、黑、白“四”特产蜚声中外：红是“水中瑰宝”荷包红鱼，它肉嫩鲜美，被定为我国淡水鱼良种，选入国宴，美国总统尼克松、日本首相田中访问我国时，都品尝过婺源荷包红鱼。绿指“婺源绿茶”，婺源绿茶唐载《茶经》，宋称“绝品”，明清时期，曾以“汤碧、香高、汁浓、味醇”等特，获得嘉靖皇帝赏赐银牌和巴拿马万国博览会金奖，美国《茶叶全书》称赞，“婺绿”茶为“中国绿茶品质之最优者”；今婺绿“大鄣山”茶不仅获得中国第一个茶类“AA级绿食品”证书，并获得昆明世界博览会金奖。黑是“砚国明珠”龙尾砚，早在唐代就以“声如铜、如铁、性如滑、善凝墨”名重天下，南唐后主李煜夸为“天下冠”。白是江湾雪梨，梨果体大肉厚，松脆香甜，当属果中上品。此外，旅游商品还有工艺伞、竹编、清华婺酒和香茹、笋干、干蕨等山珍食品，均为馈赠亲友的上等佳品。婺源的交通也较为便利，营运班车已直达上海、杭州、深圳、广州、温州、宁波、金华、常熟、南昌、九江等地。通讯上实现了交换程控化、传输数字化。 Wuyuan is known for its mountain wonders. Forest coverage is 81.5 percent that about 3.76 million Mu of land area. It is one of the timber production base and one of the advanced ecological agricultural counties, winning the title of “the best county in forestati
on”. Wuyuan is also called “ hometown of tea”, a key tea production area and tea exporter in China. Wuyuan is one of the first county groups with electrification in rural area. The total quantity of electricity from the small hydroelectric stations is 3.46 thousand kilowatt. The four local special products known as “the four local colors” are very famous all over China. “The Red” refers a freshwater fish cooked as “Fried Red Fish”; it is tender and delicious to taste, that had been selected to serve at the state banquet honored for American President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister when they visited china. “The Green” is the green tea of Wuyuan, recorded in “classics of tea” in the Tang Dynasty, and “the best of tea” in the Song Dynasty. It won a silver medal for its characteristic with green thick soup and fragrance by Emperor Jiajing and a gold medal of Panama Global Exhibition Trade Fair. An American book said that the green tea of Wuyuan is the top quality of china. Today, the “Dazhangshan” green tea not only gains the certificate of “Grade AA Green Food”, but also wins a gold medal of Kunming World Exhibition Trade Fair. “The Black” is a kind of inkstone named dragon-tail, known as a bright pearl among inkstones. It was already famous for its fine features early in the Tang
Dynasty and praised as “Champion of China” by Emperor Liyu in the Nan Tang Dynasty. “The White” is a kind of pear named Jiangwan Snow Pear. It is one of the highest-grade fruits with its big size, fragrance and brittleness. In addition, there are many souvenirs for tourists such as craft umbrella, articles made of bamboos, liqueur of Wuyuan and foodstuffs like mushrooms, and dried-bamboo shoots and dried brackens. You can choose them as gift to your close friends and relatives. The transportations of Wuyuan are very convenient. You can take bus to reach Wuyuan County from the cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzheng, Guangzhou, Wenzhou, Ningbo, Jinhua, Changshu, Nanchang, Jiujiang etc. The telecommunications are more advanced with the program-controlled exchange and digital transmission.
婺源古属“吴楚分源”之地，自唐代建县以后，文风昌盛，先后养育了南宋理学大师朱熹、明代篆刻家何震、清代经学家江永、科学家齐彦槐、近代铁路工程专家詹天佑、现代医学家程门雪等一代名流。按史书记载：从宋代至晚清，全县考取进士550人，出任各级官吏
者2665人，明清朝竟有“一门九进士，六部四尚书”之说；还有，历代文人学士留下传世著作有3100多部，其中172部计1487卷选入《四库全书》，因之婺源又被人们誉为“书乡”。
Wuyuan lies on the frontier of Country Wu and Chu in ancient China. It is a propitious place with stronger scholar convention starting from Tang Dynasty. It was the birth place of great men such as Philosopher Zhuxi in the Nan Song Dynasty, Expert of Seal Cutting Hezheng in the Ming Dynasty, Economist Jiangyong and Scientist Qi Yanhua, Engineer of the railway Zhan Tianyou and Medical Professor Cheng Menxue in modern times. According to the history book, there were 550 successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations and 2665 officials of different levels between the Song Dynasty and the late Qing Dynasty. It was said that there were nine successful candidates in imperial examinations from one single family, and four high officials worked in six departments between the Ming and Qing Dynasty. Through several dynasties, 3100 books had been written by the scholars from the county, 172 books (1487volumes) of them were selected in SIKUQUANSHU “Imperial Collection of Four”. It is for this reason that Wuyuan is also honored as “hometown of scholars”.
下面要介绍的是婺源旅游的基本情况。婺源目前有“一区四线”五条游览线路，每条线路均可安排一日游。
Next we will give you a brief account on Wuyuan tourism industry. There are five traveling itineraries to take presently; each route can take full day.
I. The central town tour: Culture square and Museum
（1）文化广场 婺源文化广场位于武新城区，詹天佑大桥以北的二号桥北，星江河西岸与溪头路之间，南接规划中的徽剧院及商业区，北临规划中的商贸区，西靠紫阳中学，占地面积约7万公顷。由源头路直达。婺源文化广场依山傍水，是新城形象代表，体现了城市
文脉的延续，又满足集会、休闲、旅游等功能要求。
(1) Culture Square It is located at the new town of Wuyuan, number two bridge of Zhan-Tianyou to its north between the west bank of Xinjiang river and road Xitou, the planning Hui-cinema to its south, the planning commercial zone to its north and Ziyan middle school to its west. It covers seventy thousand hectares areas. You can reach there from road Yuantou. The culture square surrounding with mountains and rivers is the center of the new town, symbolic landmark of Wuyuan city culture and meeting the demands of assembly, leisure and tour.
