[3] Located within the Yangtze River Delta, Anji County is a short distance from Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Nanjing.

[citation needed] Poor transportation isolated Anji from the rest of Zhejiang Province, and for many years its economy remained underdeveloped.

[2] As of 2021, Anji County has a total gross domestic product (GDP) of 56.63 billion renminbi (RMB), an increase of 10.8% from 2020.

[citation needed] At the Longwang (Dragon King, deity of Chinese folk religion) Mountain Nature Reserve, lies the source of the Huangpu River, and the 800-hectare primeval forest there contains numerous flora and fauna under national protection; Amji's Salamander is only known from this reserve.

[citation needed] It is meant to blend in with the surrounding environment, and is a Chinese industrial demonstration project.

[citation needed] A feasibility plan recently commenced on the 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) British designed Huxi Ecological Garden.

[citation needed] Local agricultural products include bamboo shoots, white tea, alpine vegetables, and flowers.

[citation needed] In order further to supplement ecological tourism, agricultural sightseeing gardens that provide leisure activities have also been constructed.