(; Foochow Romanized: Hók-ăng-chê; sometimes ''Fu An'') is a county-level city of

Ningde Ningde (; Foochow Romanized: Nìng-dáik), also known as Mindong (; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng; lit. East of Fujian), is a prefecture-level city located along the northeastern coast of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders ...

prefecture level city, in northeast

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...

province, PRC, some away from the provincial capital Fuzhou.

History

Found

Fu'an county was found in 1245 AD in the

Southern Song The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

Modern

In civil war of China, Fu'an was occupied by People's Liberation Army on July, 1949. In November 1989, Fu'an county was abolished, at the same time Fu'an city was established.

Geography

Fu'an is surrounded by hills and the sea. It covers an area of .

Climate

Demographics

By December of 2021, Fu'an has 676,624 residents. With 199031 households. Fu'an City is mainly composed of three ethnic groups:

Han Chinese The Han Chinese () or Han people (), are an East Asian ethnic group native to China. They constitute the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 18% of the global population and consisting of various subgroups speaking distinctiv ...

She She most commonly refers to: *She (pronoun), the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English. She or S.H.E. may also refer to: Literature and films *'' She: A History of Adventure'', an 1887 novel by H. Rider Hagga ...

and

Hui The Hui people ( zh, c=, p=Huízú, w=Hui2-tsu2, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Хуэйзў, ) are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the n ...

. The She population accounts for about 11% of the city's population, and the Han population accounts for about 88.4% of the total population. The Han include the

Tanka people The Tankas or boat people are a sinicised ethnic group in Southern China who have traditionally lived on junks in coastal parts of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, Shanghai, Zhejiang and along the Yangtze river, as well as Hong Kong ...

of which there currently are about 7,400. Fu'an dialect in

Eastern Min Eastern Min or Min Dong (, Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄), is a branch of the Min group of Sinitic languages of China. The prestige form and most-cited representative form is the Fuzhou dialect, the speech of the capital of Fujian. G ...

is commonly spoken in the city, whereas She people use She language. The major religion in Fu'an city is

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religions, Indian religion or Indian philosophy#Buddhist philosophy, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha. ...

Taoism Taoism (, ) or Daoism () refers to either a school of philosophical thought (道家; ''daojia'') or to a religion (道教; ''daojiao''), both of which share ideas and concepts of Chinese origin and emphasize living in harmony with the '' Ta ...

and other Chinese folk beliefs are also popular. Catholic and Protestant believers accounts for 14% of the total population. There are 47

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...

and

protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...

churches around the city.

Economy

Fu'an is known for its tea production. One successful local company is the Tan Yang Kunfu tea, which won the gold medal in Panama Pacific International Exposition (Year 1915). Besides tea, the agricultural sector is specialized in grapes, aquaculture and animal husbandry. The three leading industries in Fu'an are the electrical machinery industry, the shipbuilding industry and the food industry . There are more than 730 electrical machinery companies, 84 shipping companies, and more than 800 food processing companies. The main food crops in mountainous and hilly areas are double-season rice and sweet potato. In addition, a variety of economic crops are also planted in coastal plains and valley basins, mainly sugarcane, grapes, edible mushrooms, tea, peaches, bamboo, as well as aquaculture.

Education

One of the first Anglo-Chinese kindergartens was established in Fu'an in 2002.

Transport

Road

China National Highway 104 China National Highway 104 (G104) runs from Beijing to Pingtan via Jinan, Xuzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Taizhou and Fuzhou. It runs to approximately 2606 km, and, on a map, runs southeast towards Nanjing and Hangzhou before turning south-sout ...

* China National Highway 228 *

G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway The Shenyang–Haikou Expressway (), designated as G15 and commonly referred to as the Shenhai Expressway () is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Shenyang, Liaoning, and Haikou, Hainan. When fully complete, it will be in length ...

* G1523 Yongguan Expressway *

G1514 Ningde–Shangrao Expressway The Ningde–Shangrao Expressway (), commonly referred to as the ''Ningshang Expressway'' () is an expressway that connects the cities of Ningde in Fujian Province and Shangrao in Jiangxi Province, in the East China region of China. The express ...

G4012 Lining Expressway G4 or G.IV may refer to: Transport * AEG G.IV, a German World War I heavy bomber * Allegiant Air, by IATA airline designator * Caudron G.4, a 1915 French biplane * Friedrichshafen G.IV, a 1918 German medium bomber * Gotha G.IV, a 1916 German hea ...

Water

Fu'an is located on the middle stream of the Jiao River (), the main tributary of the Baima River (). Fu'an is known for the Baima Harbor(白馬港）, which also bears the name "Golden Passage".Ningde China Investment Online

Railway

* Fu'an Railway Station on the

Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway The Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway, also known as the Wenfu railway, () is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line running between Wenzhou in Zhejiang and Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian. The line has a total length of and forms part of the ...

, located near Wanwu Town (), over south from Fu'an's main urban area.

Administration

Fu'an has 4 street committees; the city's executive, legislature and

judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

are in Chengnan, together with its CPC and PSB branches. The city has 13 towns and 5 townships, of which three are zoned Affirmative action-like for the She nation natives.

Subdistricts

* Chengbei () * Chengnan () * Yangtou () * Luojiang ()

Towns

* Muyang () * Shangbaishi () * Xitan () * Xiabaishi () * Saiqi () * Xiwei () * Shekou () * Tantou () * Xiaoyang () * Xibing () * Gantang () * Chengyang () * Wanwu ()

Townships and Ethnic Townships

* Songluo () * Fankang () * Kangcuo She () * Muyun She () * Banzhong She ()

Notable people

* Saint

Francis Ferdinand de Capillas Francis Fernández (or Ferdinand) de Capillas (15 August 1607 – 15 January 1648) was a Spanish Dominican friar who went as a missionary to Asia. He died in China as a martyr. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000, as one of th ...

, who was

martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an externa ...

ed here

References

External links

Ningde government website
{{Authority control County-level divisions of Fujian Cities in Fujian Ningde