Changlü ()
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Longmen ()
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Lishan ()
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Yongchang ()
Townships
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Huanshan Township ()
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Huyuan Township ()
*
Shangguan Township Shangguan is the atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese words and names, and may refer to:
* Shangguan (surname), a Chinese compound surname
* Shangguan, Dali (上关镇, ''Shàngguān zhèn''), a town in Dali, Yunnan, China
* (上莞镇 ...
()
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Yushan Township ()
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Chunjian Township ()
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Xintong Township ()
Economy
The city's GDP in 2010 was 41.58 billion yuan while in December 2012 the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.9%
Fuyang, especially the Chunjiang Subdistrict, is an industrial center with over 200
paper mills
A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients. Prior to the invention and adoption of the Fourdrinier machine and other types of paper machine that use an endless belt ...
and
copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pink ...
factories. Light industries including paper making and textiles industry constitute about eighty-percent of Fuyang's domestic industry. The paper-making industry was originally based in the small village of Liyuan with the best known product being strawboard.
Fuyang ranks in the top 100 towns in China for economic growth.
The first business village in Fuyang was
Tangjiawu.
In May 1992, based on Fuyang's location, resources and industrial advantages, four centers were established in Fuchun Bay, Farmers City, Silver Lake and Takahashi to speed up the improvement of infrastructure, promote investment, and introduce a large number of projects driven by the tourism industry, real estate and other tertiary industries. Integration with Hangzhou's large scale transportation and travel infrastructure was also made a priority.
The
Fuyang Economic Development Zone (), formerly known as the Fuchun River Economic Development Zone was founded in 1992. It was the first provincial-level development zone approved by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province. In 2005, following a national audit it was upgraded to the Fuyang Economic Development Zone, and in 2012 it became the Fuyang National Economic and Technological Development Zone.
In 2002, the richest man in Fuyang was Jianyi Wang. He was also considered the 99th wealthiest Chinese by Forbes.
Notable companies
Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Smelting Co.,Ltd. () was founded in 1958 and is located on the banks of the Fuchun River. The company specializes in the production and operation of copper smelting and employees more than 990 people, include engineers and technical personnel. Average annual output is 36,000 tons of blister copper, 100,000 tons of electrolytic copper, four tons of gold, 120 tons of silver, and 80,000 tons of industrial sulfuric acid.
Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric Co.,Ltd. () was the first listed company in Fuyang. The company is mainly engaged in the business of cogeneration. The main products are electricity and steam, with a total installed capacity of 88 mW and an average heating capacity of 415 ZhengDun/hour. Electricity and steam respectively accounted for 30% and 70% of operating income.
Transportation
Fuyang District is served by
Line 6 (Hangzhou Metro)
Line 6 () is a partially operational subway line of the Hangzhou Metro. The line runs from (in Xihu District, Hangzhou, Xihu District) and (in Fuyang District), merging at station, stretching through the south bank of Qiantang River before tu ...
. Another mode of
public transportation
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...
in Fuyang is an extensive public bus system. The main bus terminals are located at Dapuzha, New Transport Station, Maternity Care Hospital, Second Food Market, Guanshan Park, Jiangnan High school, and Fuyang Film station.
[.] The fare for Fuyang's ubiquitous taxis start at 7 yuan. There are two long-distance bus stations in Fuyang, Fuyang New Bus Station () and Fuyang New South Bus Station (). There are frequent buses running between Fuyang District and urban area of Hangzhou, and other nearby cities.
The major highway near Fuyang is the Highway 320, which begins in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four Direct-administered municipalities of China, direct-administered municipalities of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the ...
and ends in
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...
.
Lushan Street () is the main throughway in Fuyang. Private vehicles traveling along the highways connecting Fuyang with Hangzhou and neighboring urban centers are subject to toll fees.
Education
There are a number of primary and secondary schools located in Fuyang administered by the Fuyang Metropolitan Education Board.
Xu Yichao
Xu or XU may refer to:
People and characters
* Xu (surname), one of two Chinese surnames ( or /), transliterated as Xu in English
* ǃXu, a name for the ǃKung group of Bushmen; may also refer to the ǃKung language or the ǃKung people
* ǃXu ...
() is director general of the Fuyang Education Department. Among the schools that fall under the Fuyang Metropolitan Education Board's jurisdiction are:
Primary schools
*Yongxing Primary School (永兴小学)
*Fuyang No. 1 Primary School (富阳一小) Also known as Fuyang Experiment Primary School, it was founded in 1905 during the reign of the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
Guangxu Emperor
The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), personal name Zaitian, was the tenth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled, w ...
.
*Fuyang No. 2 Primary School (富阳二小)
*Fuyang No. 3 Primary school (富阳三小)
*Fuyang No. 4 Primary school (富阳四小)
*Fuyang No. 5 Primary school (富阳五小)
*Fuyang No. 6 Primary school (富阳六小)
*Fuyang No. 7 Primary school (富阳七小)
*Fuyang Dayuanzhen Central School (富阳市大源镇中心小学)
*Fuyang Chunjiang Central School (富阳市春江中心小学)
*Fuyang Wanshizhen Central School (富阳市万市镇中心小学)
Middle schools
* Fuyang Yongxing Middle School (永兴中学) has 42 classes, more than 2400 students and 160 teachers. The school includes various courses, especially for the study of English. Students have six classes every week as well as morning and evening English reading time. Every Wednesday afternoon, there are more than 70 clubs for students to participate in and expand their outlook. Every year the school has a summer and winter camp, which provide students with opportunities to study aboard.
*Fuchun Middle School (富春中学)
*Yudafu Middle School (郁达夫中学)
*Dongzhou Middle School (东州中学)
*Fuchun Third Middle School (富春三中)
High schools
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Fuyang High School, includes the Fuyang AP Center (). There are a total of almost 260 students who study at the Fuyang AP center, almost 60 students in grade 12, 70 students in grade 11 and 130 students in grade 10. Fuyang High School has sub-campuses, including Fuyang High School, Fuyang South River High school, Fuyang Yongxin Middle School, Fuyang Chunjiang Middle School and Fuyang High School AP Center. These five schools are all well known in Fuyang.
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Jiangnan High School
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Fuyang No. 2 High School (), includes an international China-Canada center.
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Xindeng High School ()
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Changkou High School ()
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Shiyan High School
Shiyan () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei, China, bordering Henan to the northeast, Chongqing to the southwest, and Shaanxi to the north and west. At the 2020 census, its population was 3,209,004 of whom 1,033,407 lived in the b ...
()
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Chengzhen Vocational School ()
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Daqing Vocational School ()
College
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Fuyang Radio & Television University, also known as ''Fuyang dianda.'' ()
Fuyang plans to build a college town in 2013.
Local food
Fuyangese cuisine has a long history and is based on the culinary traditions of Zhejiang Province. Taste, color, and freshness are important for components of traditional Fuyanese dishes, as is the shape of the final product. Some notable Fuyanese dishes includes Fuchun River Shad (), pork and vegetable dish called ''qianjiang rousi'' ()., Fuyangese roast duck (), ''You Deng Guo'' (), ''sanshan''
chestnuts
The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Castanea'', in the beech family Fagaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.
The unrelated ...
(), and a Fuyanese version of
tofu
Tofu (), also known as bean curd in English, is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness; it can be ''silken'', ''soft'', ''firm'', ''extra firm'' or ''super f ...
skin (). Local produce includes Anding Mountain watermelon (安顶山西瓜) Anding Mountain Yunwu Tea (), both cultivated on the farm land of local
Anding Mountain
Anding may refer to:
Places China Districts and counties ()
* Anding District, Dingxi, Gansu, formerly Anding County
* Zichang County, formerly Anding County
Towns ()
* Anding, Beijing, in Daxing District, Beijing
* , subdivision of Pi ...
. There is also a local fruit called ''baiguo'' ().
Culture
Painting
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains is one of the top ten ancient masterpieces of China, created by Fuyang native
Huang Gongwang. He began work on the painting in 1348 and took about three years to complete it then presented it to a
Taoist
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 '' Tao ...
priest as a gift in 1350. A century later, the painting was acquired by the
Ming dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...
painter
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...
Shen Zhou
Shen Zhou (, 1427–1509), courtesy names Qi'nan () and Shitian (), was a Chinese painting, Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty. He lived during the post-transition period of the Yuan conquest of the Ming. Luckily, his family worked closely with ...
(1427–1509). During the reign of the
Chenghua Emperor
The Chenghua Emperor (; 9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), personal name Zhu Jianshen, was the ninth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1464 to 1487. His era name " Chenghua" means "accomplished change".
Childhood
Zhu Jianshen wa ...
(1465–1487), Shen Zhou sent the painting to an unnamed
calligrapher
Calligraphy (from el, link=y, καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "t ...
to be inscribed. However, the son of this calligrapher seized the painting which, after a few changes of hands, reemerged on the market for sale at a high price. Unable to afford it, there was nothing Shen Zhou could do except to make a copy of the painting himself. This imitation by Shen Zhou has become the most well-known and acclaimed copy among all others.
Not long after he made the copy, Shen Zhou gave it to a bureaucrat friend named Fan Shunju (). Fan Shunju then began to search for the authentic copy. When he found it, he bought it at a hefty price and invited Shen Zhou to inscribe it. Shen Zhou then noted down at the end of the scroll the story of how the painting was lost and found.
Over the following centuries, the painting passed through the hands of several owners, including Tan Zhiyi (),
Dong Qichang
Dong Qichang (; courtesy name Xuanzai (玄宰); 1555–1636), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, politician, and art theorist of the later period of the Ming dynasty.
Life as a scholar and calligrapher
Dong Qichang was a native of Hua Ting ( ...
and Wu Zhengzhi (). When Wu Zhengzhi died, he passed the painting to his third son Wu Hongyu (), who loved the painting so much that when he went into seclusion, he left behind all valuables and only brought the painting and a copy of the ''
Thousand Character Classic
The ''Thousand Character Classic'' (), also known as the ''Thousand Character Text'', is a Chinese poem that has been used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children from the sixth century onward. It contains exactly one thousand ...
'' by Master Zhiyong ().
Fortunately,
Wu Hongyu
Wu may refer to:
States and regions on modern China's territory
*Wu (state) (; och, *, italic=yes, links=no), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE
** Suzhou or Wu (), its eponymous capital
** Wu County (), a former county ...
's
nephew Wu Jing'an rescued the painting, which was however already aflame and torn into two. The smaller piece, also the beginning section, measuring 51.4 centimeters long, was subsequently known as ''The Remaining Mountain'' (). After passing through the hands of numerous collectors, it came into the possession of Wu Hufan (), a painter and collector, during the 1940s. In 1956, it finally settled down in the
Zhejiang Provincial Museum
The Zhejiang Provincial Museum (浙江省博物馆) is the provincial museum of Zhejiang, China, located in Hangzhou. It was established in 1929 as the West Lake Museum on the Gushan Island in the West Lake. It houses over 100,000 items in its ...
in
Hangzhou
Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also Chinese postal romanization, romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the prov ...
.
In 2011, in order to help rebuild the relationship between mainland China and Taiwan, the ''Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountain'' was shown in Taipei's
National Palace Museum
The National Palace Museum (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kwet-li̍p kù-kiung pok-vu̍t-yèn), is a museum in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). It has a permanent collection of nearly 700,000 pieces of Chinese artifacts and artworks, many of which w ...
.
Cinema
The spy film ''
Tianji(天机•富春山居图)'' will be released in June 2013. The film stars actress
Lin Zhiling
Lin Chi-ling (born 29 November 1974) is a Taiwanese model, actress, singer and television host.
Early life
Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan (), and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei (), are both from ...
and actor
Liu Dehua and some scenes were shot in Fuyang.
Embroidery
Yongzhen Mao, the Director of Hunan Shaping Xiang Embroidery Museum, after two years planning invited the Chinese Crafts and Artisan Masters Aiyun Liu, Yan Shen, Yan Yang, Qiaoyun Chen, Min Yang, Ying Luo and over 30 other masters to recreate ''Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains'' as a tapestry. Over five months, the embroidery was finished according to its original size. The work is high and long, and uses threads of different shades of ink painting, in order to achieve "sub-colored ink" artistic effect. It is now stored in the
National Museum of China
The National Museum of China () flanks the eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. The museum's mission is to educate about the arts and history of China. It is directed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic ...
.
Festivals
*
Annual Fuchun River Sports Festival () is an important part of the implementation of the five-year action plan to build the city's charismatic personality, expand its visibility and influence, and improve the city's image to enhance the quality of life.
*
Banshan Peach Blossom Festival () Since 2004, Fuyang has successfully held a Peach Blossom Festival.
*
Tea-picking Festival () People enjoy picking tea and to feel like a farmer.
Notable individuals
Fuyang is the birthplace of many notable people dating back to
Three Kingdoms period
The Three Kingdoms () from 220 to 280 AD was the tripartite division of China among the dynastic states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The Three Kingdoms period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and was followed by the We ...
, including Li Zongmian, Li Tiao, and Lin Zhun.
Modern
*
Yu Dafu
Yu Wen, better known by his courtesy name Yu Dafu (December 7, 1896 – September 17, 1945) was a modern Chinese short story writer and poet. He was one of the new literary group initiators, and this new literary group was named the Creation Soc ...
, one of the greatest Chinese literary figures of the first half of the 20th century. Among his works are the novels "Sinking", and "Guoqu." In 1945 Yu was executed in Singapore by the Japanese military and he is considered to be a Chinese martyr in the fight against Japanese imperialism.
*
Sun Jie, Chinese Olympic rower, was born in Fuyang on June13, 1986.
*
Hong Lei, the vice president of the
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China () is the first-ranked executive department of the State Council of the Chinese government, responsible for the foreign relations of the People's Republic of China. It is le ...
, was born in Fuyang in 1969 and attended Fuyang High School.
*
Yu Feng, noted artist and a niece of Yu Dafu. She was born in Fuyang in 1916.
*
Jiang Zhenghua, Vice-chairman of the
Standing Committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...
of the
Ninth National People's Congress, was born in Fuyang in 1937.
*
Mai Jia
Jiang Benhu (; born 1964), better known by his pen name Mai Jia, is a Chinese novelist. He also served as the president of Zhejiang Writers Association and vice president of the Zhejiang Literature and Art Association.
Biography
Jiang was born ...
, a writer and scriptwriter, was born in 1964. He was a recipient of the Mao Dun literature prize. He earned 28 million yuan in 2010, which made him the 15th wealthiest writer in China. Mai served in the army for seventeen years. Originally called Benxu Jiang, Mai Jia lives in Dayuan, Fuyang. He wrote the novels ''Jiemi,'' ''Ansuan,'' and ''Fengsheng.''
*
Xu Yulan (), a noted
Yue opera
Yue opera, also known as Shaoxing opera, is the Chinese opera genre. Only Peking opera is more popular nationwide.
Originating in Shengzhou, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1906, Yue opera features actresses in male roles as well as femininity ...
tic.
Ancient
*
Sun Quan
Sun Quan (, Chinese: 孫權) (183 – 21 May 252), courtesy name Zhongmou (), posthumously known as Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of the Eastern Wu dynasty, one of the Three Kingdoms of China. He inherited control of the warlord regime ...
, the king of
Wu in the Three Kingdoms Period, was originally from
Longmen in Fuyang.
*
Huang Gongwang was a noted painter who painted
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains.
*Tang Dynasty poet
Luo Yin was originally from Longmen, Fuyang. He was born in AD 833.
*
Li Zongmian
Li, li, or LI may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* Landscape Institute, a British professional body for landscape architects
* Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization located in Arlington, Virginia, US, that teaches "political tec ...
, () was a chancellor in the Tang dynasty.
* Tang Dynasty
calligrapher
Calligraphy (from el, link=y, καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "t ...
Sun Guoting
Sun Guoting () (646–691) or Sun Qianli (孫虔禮),It is not known whether Guoting was his name and Qianli his courtesy name, or the other way around. was a Chinese calligrapher of the early Tang Dynasty, remembered for his cursive calligraphy ...
wrote the notable work
Shu Pu
Shu Pu (書譜, also translated as "A Narrative on Calligraphy" or "Treatise on Calligraphy") is a representative Chinese calligraphic work by the Tang Calligrapher Sun Guoting. The work of about 3500 Chinese characters was written in 687AD and ca ...
().
* Two well known prime ministers in feudal China, Dong Bangda and Dong Hao, were a father and son who originated from Fuyang.
References
External links
Fuyang City Introduction - EN.GOTOHZ.COM A BBS of Fuyangsimplified Chinese)
(simplified Chinese)
Fuyang Rencai net
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Geography of Hangzhou
Districts of Zhejiang