Get to know Xinchang County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Shaoxing
- Chinese name
- 新昌县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,213.55 km²
- Population · 2020
- 419,036
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Buddhist sculpture and reconstructed buildings
The temple’s stone Maitreya Buddha (弥勒佛) was carved against a cliff during the Southern Dynasties. Qianfoyuan (千佛院) contains many smaller niche figures. A2012 Lianyi News account describes the rebuilt Qiguang Jingyuan (栖光净院) at Luotouwan (罗头湾), with yellow walls, dark roof tiles and layered halls among green trees. Its reconstruction preserves the memory of a temple associated with the Eastern Jin monk Zhi Dun (支遁).
A county shaped by tea
Tea cultivation has a long history here, supported by red soils and a mountain setting between several ranges. A2005 China Cooperative Times feature describes production shifting from export-oriented gunpowder tea towards Longjing and other speciality teas. The name Dafo Longjing explicitly links that agricultural tradition with the county’s Buddhist heritage.
Sources for this guide
“大佛龙井”名缘于佛，繁荣新昌茶叶市场-中国供销合作网 · China Cooperative Times; All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives
新昌政协：八年接力，唤醒千年古刹 _市县政协_中国人民政治协商会议浙江省委员会 · Lianyi News; Zhejiang CPPCC
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-30.
Explore Xinchang County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Xinchang County
The entrance gate of Dafo Si (Grand Buddha Temple) in Xinchang County, with its 大佛寺 sign · 新昌大佛寺山门，新昌县 Source-recorded photograph date: 2019-12-07.Xinchang Great Buddha Temple大佛寺
Dafosi stands among the wooded slopes of Xinchang's Shicheng Mountain, centred on a monumental Maitreya Buddha carved into the rock during the Southern Dynasties.
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Chuanyan Nineteen Peaks · 穿岩十九峰Chuanyan Nineteen Peaks穿岩十九峰
Chuanyan Nineteen Peaks is a line of Danxia rock summits in Xinchang, with separate upper peaks rising from connected bases.
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Getting there
Xinchang County is about 70 km in a straight line from central Shaoxing. Search for 新昌县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Xinchang Great Buddha Temple and Chuanyan Nineteen Peaks are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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