安溪县地处闽南金三角(厦、漳、泉)中间结合部，距厦门60公里、泉州50公里，面积3057.28平方公里，辖24个乡镇，460个村（居），总人口108万，是全省第三人口大县。
      自然资源丰富 境内已探明矿藏20多种，其中花岗岩、高岭土、石灰石、铁矿、煤矿等储量居全省前列；水力资源蕴藏量37万千瓦，可供开发利用26万千瓦；全县林地面积2200多平方公里，森林蓄积量235万立方米。
      产业特色鲜明 安溪是“中国乌龙茶（名茶）之乡”和“中国藤铁工艺之乡”。全县现有茶园面积40万亩，年产茶叶4.2万吨（约占全国乌龙茶总产量的二分之一），年交易额45.2亿元，全县茶业受益人口80万人，茶叶收入占全年农民人均纯收入的66.5%以上，是安溪农民收入的主要来源之一。拥有全国最大的乌龙茶精制厂——安溪茶厂和全国最大的茶叶批发市场——中国茶都。安溪是全国最大的藤铁工艺品生产加工基地，产品远销欧美、新西兰、日本等20多个国家和地区，约占全国同类产品交易额的40%以上。
      文化积淀深厚 置县已逾千年，素有“龙凤名区”之美誉。全县拥有各级文物保护单位88处，其中以清水岩、文庙、城隍庙最为著名。安溪茶文化源远流长，茶文化旅游专线被列为全国三大茶文化旅游黄金线路之一。
      全国著名的侨乡和台胞主要祖籍地 现有旅外侨港澳台胞300多万人，其中安溪籍同胞有200多万人，约占台湾人口的十分之一。
      县域经济基本竞争力显著增强 2005年，全县实现生产总值155亿元，是2000年的1.96倍；财政总收入9.62亿元，其中地方级财政收入4.8亿元,分别是2000年的2.95倍和2.1倍;县域经济基本竞争力跻身全国百强，经济发展连年位居全省十佳前列，2004年进入全省县（市）地方级财政收入十强。目前，全县经济总量和地方财政收入分别居全省58个县(市)第7位、第9位，经济综合实力名列第11位。
      工业经济快速发展 省级开发区—福建安溪经济开发区规划面积60平方公里,成功引进台湾百大企业－－旺旺集团、三安钢铁、波特鞋业等一批规模大、效益高的企业，全县基本形成以茶业、藤铁工艺、建材冶炼、服装鞋帽、包装印刷、机械化工等六大产业为支柱的工业体系。2005年，全县实现工业总产值216亿元，工业化进程不断加快，以工业为主导的经济结构初步形成。
      人居环境不断优化 县城建成区面积15平方公里，集聚人口13万人，人均公共绿地面积8.9平方米，全县城镇化水平达到30%。境内森林覆盖率近70%，山清水秀、峰峦叠翠，植被良好，空气清新，是晋江流域的源头。
今日安溪，基础设施完善，产业配套齐全，劳动力资源丰富，蕴藏着巨大的开发潜能，拥有广阔的发展前景，正围绕着建设现代山水茶乡的目标定位，以更加开放的姿态走向世界。

                                         China Tea Capital----Anxi
Located in the golden delta of Xiamen,Zhangzhou,Quanzhou in South Fujian,Anxi, which has the third largest population in Fujian ,is 60 km away from Xiamen and 50 km away from Quanzhou.It is in the mountains and neighbours the sea. It covers an area of 3057.28 km2 ,with a population of 1,080,000, and governs 24 towns and 460 villages.
Anxi is rich in natural resources. Over 20 kinds of minerals have been discovered in Anxi,among which the reserves of granite, Kaolin,limestone,iron and coal rank top in the province. The county has a hydropower reserve of 370,000 kws with an exploitable capacity of 260,000 kws. Anxi is also covered with woodland of more than 2200 km2 and its stock of timber is 2,350,000 cubic metres.
Anxi has its own characteristic industries. Anxi has been entitled as Home of Chinese Oolong Tea (one of the famous tea) and Home of Chinese Rattan and Iron Handicrafts . There are 400,000 mu of tea planation around the county,which produce 42,000 tons of tea leaves,making up 1／2 of the whole nation. It reaches the annual trade volume of 4.52 billion yuan. 800,000 people benefits from the tea industry. The income from the tea leaves covers 66.5% of the average income of the farming population. Anxi has an Anxi Tea Factory, the largest Oolong Tea refinery in China , and China Tea Capital,the largest tea wholesale marketplace in China. Anxi is the largest production and processing base of rattan and iron handicrafts, whose products are exported to over 20 countries and regions including Europe, USA,New Zealand, Japan ,making up over 40% of the whole nation.
Anxi has a long history and cultural tradition. Anxi has a history of more than 1000 years and is renowned as the place of dragon and phoenix (two kinds of imaginary animals in China standing for the most outstanding people). There are 88 cultural relics under the county, municipal ,provincial, state protection ,among which Qingshuiyan, Confucius' Temple, Town God' Temple are best known. The tea culture in Anxi has a long history. The Tea Culture Route to Anxi is among the three golden tea culture tourist routes in China.
Anxi is the major homeland of overseas Chinese and ancestral home of compatriots in Taiwan. There are 3 million overseas Chinese and compatriots in Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan, among which 2 million compatriots account for nearly one-tenth of the total population of Taiwan.
The basic competitive abilities of intra-county economy of Anxi is strengthened remarkably. In the year of 2005, the Gross Domestics Production(GDP) of Anxi was 15.5 billion yuan(RMB ) ,which was 1.96 times as much as that in 2000. The fiscal revenue and the local fiscal revenue reached 0.962 billion yuan and 0.48 billion yuan(RMB ),respectively , 2.95 and 2.1 times as much as that in 2000. The basic competitive abilities of intra-county economy of Anxi ranks among the top 100 counties of China and its economy strength has continuously ranked ahead of the top 10 counties in Fujian Province. In 2004,its local fiscal revenue ranks in top 10 places in Fujian province. At present, in terms of its aggregate GDP turnout and local fiscal revenue, Anxi ranks the 7th and 9th place across the province .
The industrial economy is making speedy progress. Being the provincial level, Anxi Economic Development Zone of Fujian Province has a total planned area of 60 km2 with 12 km2 for the first phase. Several large-scale and high-profit enterprises including Wantwant Group (one of top 100 enterprises in Taiwan), San'an Iron and Steel Co.,Ltd and Protonic Shoe Co.,Ltd,etc have settled down in the zone. Six pillar industries has been formed, which become the backbone of Anxi's industrial system, including tea industry, building materials &metallurgy, rattan & iron handicrafts, garments&shoes, packing&printing, machinery &chemicals. In 2005,the gross industrial output value of Anxi was RMB 21.6 billion yuan. Anxi will accelerate the process of industrialization and its economic structure with industry as its leading part has taken shape . The ratio of three industries is 9.5:49.3:41.2.
The living environment is continuously optimized. The county proper has an area of 15 km2 with a population of 130,000. With forest coverage reaching nearly 70%,the county, which is the sources of Jinjiang River, is endowed with clear waters, green mountains and fresh air. The public greenbelt per capita 8.9 square metres and 30 percent of the city center is urbanized.
With complete infrastructures, strong industrial supporting capacity ,abundant labor forces and a great potential for development, the Anxi Government has actively promote of export-oriented economy in the hope that modern society in Anxi can be attained.