Lanxi, Zhejiang

Lanxi
兰溪市
Lanchi
Juren Tower in memorial of Cao Juren (曹聚仁) on the top of Mountain Hengfeng, lying in the southwest of downtown Lanxi
Location of Lanxi City within Jinhua
Lanxi
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29°12′29″N 119°27′29″E / 29.208°N 119.458°E / 29.208; 119.458
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityJinhua
Area
  Total
1,312.44 km2 (506.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
574,801
  Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitehttp://www.lanxi.gov.cn/
Lanxi
Simplified Chinese兰溪
Traditional Chinese蘭谿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLánxī Shì
Bopomofoㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ
Wade–GilesLanchi Shih
Wu
Romanizationlae chi zy
Hakka
RomanizationLhài-qit-sṳ
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLam4kei1 si5
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLâm-qi-chhī
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCLuà-qie̤k

Lanxi, alternately known as Lanchi and Lanki, is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinhua in west-central Zhejiang Province, east-central China.

The city executive, legislature and judiciary are at Lanjiang Subdistrict (兰江街道), together with the CPC and PSB branches. The town lies on the Lan River (Lanjiang), a tributary of the Fuchun River, both north-flowing; the Fuchun River empties into Hangzhou Bay.