Pingnan County () is an inland county in northeastern
Fujian
Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern 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 capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...
province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the cultural region of ''Mindong'' (), and lies in the west of
Ningde City.
Administration
The population of Pingnan stands at 139,815 residents, of whom 68,975 are urban resident. (2020)
The county covers an area of , divided into four towns () and seven townships ().
The county 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 seated at
Gufeng Town (), together with the
CPC and
PSB branches.
Towns
* Gufeng ()
*
Shuangxi (双溪镇)
* Daixi ()
* Changqiao ()
Townships
* Pingcheng ()
* Tangkou ()
* Gantang ()
* Yiling ()
* Luxia ()
* Shoushan ()
* Lingxia ()
Climate
History
Pingnan was established as a county by court of the
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
in 1735.
Local historical monuments include the
Wan'an Bridge, located in the appropriately named Changqiao ("long bridge") Township. The bridge, described as the "longest woven timber bridge in China", was originally built in 1648, and rebuilt a number of times since.
Agriculture
Pingnan is "the capital of summer mushrooms", and the annual produce of Xiangu mushrooms is more than 6,000 tons. It is the largest export base of summer mushrooms in China. Pingnan is also famous for fruits such as Younai plums, seedless persimmons, chinquapis, yangtaos, and Wuyan peas.
宁德之窗-屏南县 Pingnan County
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See also
* Ningde
* Eastern Min dialect
* Mindong people
*Fujian
Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern 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 capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...
References
External links
Ningde government website
{{Authority control
County-level divisions of Fujian
Ningde