postgres Poyang County is a county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, in northeastern Jiangxi on the eastern shore of Poyang Lake. A county was first established here as Fan County in the Qin dynasty; it was later the seat of historical Raozhou, and the county people's government is in Poyang Town. /en/places/jiangxi-poyang/versions.html place_cn_361128 place jiangxi-poyang Poyang 鄱阳县 鄱陽縣 鄱阳 鄱陽 Boyang County Boyang 波阳县 波阳 Fanyang County Fanyang 番阳县 番阳 Fan County 番县 Fan Yi 番邑

Poyang County is a county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, in northeastern Jiangxi on the eastern shore of Poyang Lake. A county was first established here as Fan County in the Qin dynasty; it was later the seat of historical Raozhou, and the county people's government is in Poyang Town.

published category-geography category-china-admin-divisions tag-admin-division mca2023 https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html code 361128, Poyang County wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356313 zhwiki https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%B1%E9%98%B3%E5%8E%BF infobox aliases and history section pygov https://www.poyang.gov.cn/pyxwgxljj/zhengwudongtai4aueux/202509/c5422f794dc0411992925c6dbc619816.shtml Poyang County People's Government portal, 2025-09 pygov_food Poyang County People's Government portal 2022-05 https://www.poyang.gov.cn/pyxwgxljj/zhengwudongtai4aueux/202205/b2e89048a032461bb94ac03625af4aa3.shtml lists of the ten dishes and ten snacks, and selection notes srwb_food Shangrao Evening News (Shangrao News Network) 2022-05-21 http://paper.srxww.com/srwb/page/34/2022-05-21/A08/17301653092158545.pdf section on chunbulao stewed with yellow catfish qq_food Tencent News 2023-12-09 https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20231209A03W7200 sections on the three treasures, Zhuhu silver fish, doucong and scallion shortbread srxww_heritage Shangrao News Network 2026-01-04 http://www.srxww.com/2026-01/04/content_41808.html section on intangible heritage qq_heritage Tencent News 2023-12-20 https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20231220A04D2J00 sections on Poyang Lake fishing customs and Poyang yugu jxich Jiangxi Intangible Cultural Heritage Network https://www.jxich.cn/itemInfo.html?ppn=%E9%A6%96%E9%A1%B5&pn=%E5%90%8D%E5%BD%95%E5%BB%BA%E8%AE%BE&n=%E4%BB%A3%E8%A1%A8%E6%80%A7%E9%A1%B9%E7%9B%AE&num=1&id=963 historical origins sina_heritage Jiangxi Daily (via Sina) 2013-02-21 https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-02-21/005926313432.shtml lacquer technique entering the national list shangrao_show Shangrao Culture and Tourism (via Toutiao) https://www.toutiao.com/article/7317301346971959844/ sections on culture, produce and migration pygov_history Poyang County People's Government 2022-03-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20231227040805/http://www.poyang.gov.cn/poyang/lishiyange/202203/380c6f5706b048a2aaa5d7ba04b529da.shtml Chu settlement of Fan Yi in the Spring and Autumn period; renamed Boyang County in 1957; name Poyang County restored with MCA approval on 17 December 2003 2026-10-25T00:00:00+08:00 2026-11-11T01:33:18+08:00 user:admin 36 ## Administrative affiliation Poyang County belongs to [[place_cn_361100|Shangrao]] (a prefecture-level city) and lies in northeastern Jiangxi, on the eastern shore of Poyang Lake[^mca2023][^zhwiki]: it borders Pengze County and Dongzhi County of Anhui to the north, Yugan County and Wannian County to the south, Changjiang District and Fuliang County of Jingdezhen as well as the city of Leping to the east, and faces Duchang County across the water to the west.[^zhwiki] ## History In the Spring and Autumn period it was the Chu settlement of Fan Yi.[^zhwiki][^pygov_history] In the Qin dynasty (221 BCE) Fan County was established; it was renamed Fanyang County in the Western Han and Poyang County in the Eastern Han. In the 15th year of the Jian'an era of the Eastern Han (210), Poyang Commandery was created. In the 9th year of the Kaihuang era of the Sui (589), Raozhou was established with this place as its seat; in the 2nd year of the Hongwu era of the Ming (1369) it became Raozhou Prefecture.[^zhwiki] In May 1957 it was renamed Boyang County; on 17 December 2003 the Ministry of Civil Affairs approved restoration of the name Poyang County.[^zhwiki][^pygov_history] ## Geography The county covers about 4,215 square kilometres (4,126.33 km² by the civil-affairs and statistical measure). The terrain is high in the northeast and low in the southwest: mountains and hills predominate in the north and northeast, the western lake district has many inlets and wetlands, and the south-central area forms the Poyang Lake plain. Poyang Lake and the Rao River (Po River) system lie within the county.[^zhwiki][^wikidata] ## Administrative divisions and population The county people's government is seated in Poyang Town. The county administers 1 subdistrict, 14 towns and 15 townships, plus two township-level units, the Agricultural Science Institute and Raozhou Prison[^zhwiki]: - Subdistrict: [[place_raozhou_subdistrict|Raozhou Subdistrict]] - Towns: [[place_poyang_town|Poyang Town]], [[place_xiejiantan_town|Xiejiantan Town]], [[place_shimenjie_town|Shimenjie Town]], [[place_sishilijie_town|Sishilijie Town]], [[place_youdunjie_town|Youdunjie Town]], [[place_tianfanjie_town|Tianfanjie Town]], [[place_jinpanling_town|Jinpanling Town]], [[place_gaojialing_town|Gaojialing Town]], [[place_huanggang_town|Huanggang Town]], [[place_shuanggang_town|Shuanggang Town]], [[place_guxiandu_town|Guxiandu Town]], [[place_raofeng_town|Raofeng Town]], [[place_lefeng_town|Lefeng Town]], [[place_raobu_town|Raobu Town]] - Townships: [[place_houjiagang_township|Houjiagang Township]], [[place_lianhuashan_township|Lianhuashan Township]], [[place_xiangshuitan_township|Xiangshuitan Township]], [[place_jiantianjie_township|Jiantianjie Township]], [[place_zhegang_township|Zhegang Township]], [[place_yaquhu_township|Yaquhu Township]], [[place_yinbaohu_township|Yinbaohu Township]], [[place_youcheng_township|Youcheng Township]], [[place_zhuhu_township|Zhuhu Township]], [[place_baishazhou_township|Baishazhou Township]], [[place_tuanlin_township|Tuanlin Township]], [[place_changzhou_township|Changzhou Township]], [[place_sanmiaoqian_township|Sanmiaoqian Township]], [[place_lianhu_township|Lianhu Township]], [[place_lutian_township|Lutian Township]] In 2021 the registered population was 1.5804 million and the resident population 1.1747 million.[^zhwiki] ## Produce The county is known for the “Three Treasures of Poyang”: [[concept_zhuhu_silverfish|silver fish]], [[concept_poyang_lihao|liaohao]] and [[concept_poyang_chunbulao|chunbulao]][^qq_food]. Silver fish from the Zhuhu area are shaped like jade hairpins, white and translucent, and are a traditional catch of the lake district[^qq_food]; chunbulao is a mustard green grown around East Lake in the county seat which, a few li outside the town, becomes ordinary mustard, and is often pickled for use in cooking[^srwb_food]; [[concept_poyang_doucong|doucong]] produced in Youdunjie is also a local speciality[^qq_food]. The county also produces tea, Poyang Lake rice and various freshwater fish of Poyang Lake[^shangrao_show]. ## Cuisine In 2021 the first “Tasting Raozhou” tourism food competition selected the “Ten Signature Dishes of Poyang” and the “Ten Signature Snacks of Poyang”[^pygov_food]. The ten dishes are [[concept_poyang_chunbulao_yellow_catfish|chunbulao stewed with yellow catfish]], [[concept_poyang_lihao_cured_pork|stir-fried liaohao with cured pork]], [[concept_poyang_three_colour_fish|Hucheng three-colour fish]], [[concept_poyang_north_steamed_pork|northern Poyang steamed pork with rice flour]], [[concept_poyang_brined_mandarin_fish|brined mandarin fish]], [[concept_poyang_cured_pork_casserole|cured-pork and shuicai casserole]], [[concept_poyang_silverfish_three_shreds|stir-fried silver fish with three shreds]], [[concept_poyang_crayfish|Poyang crayfish]], [[concept_poyang_fish_head_doucong|fish head stewed with doucong]] and [[concept_poyang_black_bean_chicken|chicken roasted with fermented black beans]]; the ten snacks are [[concept_poyang_scallion_shortbread|scallion shortbread]], [[concept_poyang_fried_rice_noodles|Poyang fried rice noodles]], [[concept_poyang_pig_blood_soup|thick pig-blood soup]], [[concept_poyang_tianfanjie_rice_dumpling|Tianfanjie rice dumplings]], [[concept_poyang_youtiao_maci|fried dough sticks wrapped in maci]], [[concept_poyang_sugar_cake|white sugar cake]], [[concept_poyang_yellow_catfish_noodles|yellow catfish with rice noodles]], [[concept_poyang_shuanggang_sea_cucumber_cake|Shuanggang sea-cucumber cake]], [[concept_poyang_fermented_rice_cake|fermented rice cake with rice wine]] and [[concept_poyang_filled_candy|filled candy]][^pygov_food]. Selected dishes were required to highlight local character and the natural flavour of the ingredients, with main ingredients sourced locally and freshwater produce from Poyang Lake especially prominent[^pygov_food]. [[concept_poyang_scallion_shortbread|Scallion shortbread]] was named a Chinese Famous Snack in 2018, and its making technique is listed in the fifth batch of Shangrao municipal representative intangible cultural heritage items[^qq_food]. ## Folk customs and intangible cultural heritage Poyang is known as a “home of Chinese folk drama” and a “home of Chinese migration culture”; [[concept_poyang_lacquerware|bodiless lacquerware]], [[concept_raohe_opera|Raohe opera]] and [[concept_poyang_yugu|Poyang yugu]] are among its representative intangible cultural heritage[^shangrao_show]. [[concept_raohe_opera|Raohe opera]], also called Raohe diao, is a school of Gan opera and a Jiangxi provincial intangible cultural heritage item[^srxww_heritage]. [[concept_poyang_yugu|Poyang yugu]] is a branch of Jiangxi daoqing that weaves together the melodies of Raohe opera, Poyang folk tunes and fishing songs[^qq_heritage]. [[concept_poyang_fishing_customs|Traditional fishing production customs of Poyang Lake]] fall into four categories—nets, hooks, weirs and basket traps (foquan), and miscellaneous methods—together with customs of opening and closing the fishing grounds, boat building, launching, fishing seasons and festival activities[^qq_heritage]. The lacquering technique of Poyang [[concept_poyang_lacquerware|bodiless lacquerware]] was inscribed in 2011 on the third national list of intangible cultural heritage[^sina_heritage]. The wares are known for being light, strong and quietly lustrous, and together with Jingdezhen porcelain and Beijing cloisonné are called the “three treasures of traditional Chinese craft”[^srxww_heritage]. [[concept_waxieba_migration|Waxieba]] in Lianhu Township was a staging point for migrants during the Ming and Qing “Jiangxi filling Huguang” movement, remembered in the saying “in the north, the great locust tree of Shanxi; in the south, Waxieba of Jiangxi”; the county seat has a Waxieba Migration Culture Museum[^shangrao_show]. Zhangwang Temple was founded in the 3rd year of the Zhide era of the Tang (758). The [[event_zhangwang_temple_fair|temple fair]], historically called the saishen hui (god-welcoming assembly), is held on the 23rd day of the eleventh lunar month and lasts three days; on the 8th day of the first lunar month a procession of Zhang Wang (Zhang Xun) and Mother Liu sets out to visit her family[^jxich]. ## Culture Poyang was historically described as a place “reached by boat and cart from all directions”. Poyang Town is a historic town, with sites such as the Confucian Temple of Raozhou Prefecture and the Yongfu Temple Pagoda. [[place_raozhou_ancient_town|Raozhou Ancient Town]] in the north of the county seat is a newly built Gan-Po cultural tourism district, and [[place_hucheng_yalux_hotel|Poyang Lake Hucheng Yalux Hotel]] stands within it.[^zhwiki][^pygov] ## Basic facts - Administrative division code: 361128[^mca2023] - Area: 4,126.33 km²[^wikidata] - Population: 1.184 million (2020)[^wikidata] - Government seat: Poyang Town[^zhwiki] /places/jiangxi-poyang.html en zh zh ar de en es fr hi id it ja ko ms nl pt ru th tr vi zh-hant Shangrao, Jiangxi county 29.243333 116.820556 People's Republic of China · Jiangxi · Shangrao · Poyang County 36 2026-11-11T01:41:38+08:00 当前版本 true /en/places/jiangxi-poyang/at/36.html en zh ar de en es fr hi id it ja ko ms nl pt ru th tr vi zh-hant place_kind Place kind County admin_area Admin area People's Republic of China · Jiangxi · Shangrao · Poyang County coordinates Coordinates 29.24333, 116.82056 disambiguation Disambiguation Shangrao, Jiangxi 1 50 1 1