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Nanjing County
Nanjing County () is a county under the administration of Zhangzhou City, in the south of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division Nanjing County is administratively divided into several towns: * Shancheng () - the county seat * Jingcheng (), * Longshan (), * Chuanchang (), * Jinshan (), * Hexi (), * Kuiyang (), * Nankeng (), * Fengtian (), * Meilin (), *Shuyang () Sights Nanjing County, and in particular its western part (Shuyang and Meilin Towns), is the location of many famous Fujian Tulou. Out of the 10 tulou sites listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, four are in Nanjing County: * Tianluokeng Tulou cluster * Hekeng Tulou cluster (Hekeng Village), near Qujiang administrative village, Shuyang Town * Hegui Lou * Huaiyuan Lou Transportation Until 2012, Nanjing County had no railways. The Longyan–Xiamen Railway The Longyan–Xiamen railway () is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line in Fujian Province, China. The line, als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of The People's Republic Of China
Counties ( zh, t=縣, s=县, hp=Xiàn), formally county-level divisions, are found in the Administrative divisions of China#County level, third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces of China, Provinces and Autonomous regions of China, Autonomous regions and the second level in Direct-controlled municipality#People's Republic of China, municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous county, autonomous counties, county-level city, county-level cities, Banners of Inner Mongolia, banners, Banners of Inner Mongolia#Autonomous banner, autonomous banners and District (China)#City districts, City districts. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. The term ''xian'' is sometimes translated as "district" or "prefecture" when put in the context of History of China, Chinese history. History ''Xian'' have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanjing Station (Fujian)
Nanjing railway station () is a railway station on the Longyan–Xiamen Railway (Longxia Railway) in Fujian Province of China. It is located in the eastern part of Nanjing County, near Yanta Village () of Shancheng town. The station is less than 15 km by road from the urban area of Shancheng town, i.e. Nanjing County's county seat. It is much closer to Fengtian Town, which is just across the river from the station. To celebrate the ''tulou A tulou (), or "earthen building", is a traditional communal Hakka people residence found in Fujian, in South China, usually of a circular configuration surrounding a central shrine, and part of Hakka architecture. These vernacular structur ...'' heritage of Nanjing County, the station is constructed in the shape of three round tulou (one large and two small ones), but using modern materials. Travelers should note, however, that actual tulous are to be mostly found in the western part of the county, quite a ways from the statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longyan–Xiamen Railway
The Longyan–Xiamen railway () is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line in Fujian Province, China. The line, also known as the Longxia railway, is named after its two terminal cities Longyan and Xiamen, and has a total length of ."龙厦铁路简介" 2012-06-27 Construction began on December 25, 2006, and the line opened for regular operation on June 29, 2012. (Long anXia enRailway opened for service), 2012.06.30 The line can accommodate trains traveling at speeds of up to . Routing From Longyan, in southwestern F ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster
Tianluokeng tulou cluster () is one of the better known groups of Fujian tulou. It is located in the village of Tianluokeng () in the town of Fujian, Nanjing County, southern Fujian province. The cluster consists of a square earth building at the center of a quincunx, surrounded by four round earth buildings (or more exactly, 3 round earth buildings and one oval shape earth building), figuratively nicknamed "" (. A ''tulou'' (lit. "earth building") is a unique architecture found only in the mountainous areas bordering Fujian and Guangdong in southern China. The "Earth building" is an enclosed buildings, usually square or circular in shape, with a very thick earth wall (up to 6 feet thick) and wooden skeletons, from three to five stories high, housing up to 80 families. These earth buildings have only one entrance, guarded by wooden doors re-enforced with an outer shell of iron plate. The top level of these earth building have gun holes for defense against bandits. In spite of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
