Shanghang (; hak, Sông-hông-yen) is a

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in southwest

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 capi ...

Province,

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, bordering

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Province to the southwest. It is under the administration of the

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Longyan Longyan (; Hakka: ''Liùng-ngàm''; Longyan dialect: ''Lengngia'') is a prefecture-level city in south-western Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong to the south and Jiangxi to the west. History In 736 AD, (the Tang dynasty), the prefect ...

Transportation

Part of Shanghang County is accessed by

China National Highway 319 China National Highway 319 (G319) runs northwest from Xiamen, Fujian towards Jiangxi Province, Hunan Province, Chongqing, and ends in Chengdu, Sichuan. It is 2984 kilometres in length. Route and distance See also * China National Highway ...

, coming west from Xinluo (), the municipal seat. The county seat, conventionally called ''Shanghang'' itself but officially Linjiang Town (), is reached by Route 205. The

Ganzhou–Longyan Railway The Ganzhou–Longyan railway or Ganlong railway () is a railway connecting Jiangxi and Fujian Provinces, in southeastern China. The line is named after its two terminal cities Ganzhou and Longyan, and has a total length of . Construction bega ...

passes through western Shanghang.

Tourism

The county's most famous cultural-historical attraction is in the town of Gutian (), namely the site of the

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in December 1929.

Administration

The county administers 17

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(), 3

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(), and 2

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Towns

Shanghang County's 17 towns are as follows: * * * * * Rentian * Baisha * Gutian * *

Nanyang Nanyang is the romanization of two common Chinese place names. It may refer to: Written as 南洋 (Southern Ocean) * Nanyang (region), a Chinese term denoting the Southeast Asian lands surrounding the South China Sea ;China * Nanyang Fleet, Qing ...

* * * * * * * *

Townships

Shanghang County's 3 townships are as follows: * * *

Ethnic Townships

Shanghang County's 2 ethnic townships are as follows: * *

Climate

International cooperation

List of Shanghang County's sister and twin cities: * Bor,

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Notes and references

External links

* http://www.shanghang.gov.cn/ {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2020 County-level divisions of Fujian Longyan