Gao'an

Gao'an (Chinese: 高安; pinyin: Gāo'ān) is a county-level city in the northwest-central part of Jiangxi province, China.

Its administrative divisions today include Gao'an, Shanggao, Yifeng, Wangzai, and a part of Zhangshu.

During the late Eastern Han dynasty (4 A.D.), and again during the Three Kingdoms period, Jiancheng County belonged to Sunwu power.

[citation needed] During the Jin and Southern dynasties, Jiancheng County belonged to Yuzhang Shire.

In 589, the Sui dynasty united the country, abolished Shangcai, merged Yangle, and restored Yicheng to Jiancheng.

[citation needed] On December 8, 1993, the state council approved Gao'an to be a prefecture-level city governed by Yichun.

[citation needed] Gao'an is located in the northwest-central of Jiangxi province, and belongs to Middle-Lower Yangtze Plain It covers an area of 2,439 square kilometers.

Hua Linsaiin, located in the city's north, is the highest point in Gao'an, with the altitude of 800 meters.

[citation needed]Gao'an has a subtropical monsoon climate with four seasons, abundant rainfall, sufficient sunlight, and long periods of the year free of frost.

A local specialty of Gao'an is fuzhu (Chinese: 腐竹; pinyin: fǔzhú), a collection of rolled-up dried tofu strips.

Gao'an Egg Square Statue