Wuyishan City () is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

in the municipal region of

Nanping Nanping (), historically known as Yanping (), is a third-tier prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi t ...

, in the northwest of

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 ca ...

, People's Republic of China, which borders

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north into ...

to the northwest. It corresponds to the former Chong'an County.

Natural and cultural heritage

A local subsection of the Wuyishan Mountain range, which forms the entirety of the geological and political divide between the provinces of Fujian and

, is a front-rank national park called simply

Wuyi Mountains The Wuyi Mountains or Wuyishan (; formerly known as Bohea Hills in early Western documents) are a mountain range located in the prefecture of Nanping, in northern Fujian province near the border with Jiangxi province, China. The highest peak ...

. Since 1999 the park zone has been recognised by

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as part of the world's natural ''and'' cultural heritage. Cultural sites within the zone include the original cultivation ground of the Da Hong Pao tea variety, and a villa retreat used by

Zhu Xi Zhu Xi (; ; October 18, 1130 – April 23, 1200), formerly romanized Chu Hsi, was a Chinese calligrapher, historian, philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty. Zhu was influential in the development of Neo-Confucianism. He con ...

, a Confucian revivalist scholar-official of the rump or ''Southern'' Song Empire. South of the zone, just short of the City's border with Jianyang District, is a major archaeological excavation of the vanished

State of Yue Yue (, Old Chinese: ''*''), also known as Yuyue (), was a state in ancient China which existed during the first millennium BC the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of China's Zhou dynasty in the modern provinces of Zhejiang, Sh ...

(). Not far from Wuyishan, the Jiyufang Laolong

kiln A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, a type of oven, that produces temperatures sufficient to complete some process, such as hardening, drying, or chemical changes. Kilns have been used for millennia to turn objects made from clay int ...

(), located in a village near the town of

Shuiji Shuiji () is a town of Jianyang District, Nanping, in northern Fujian province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, ...

, has been able to restart production of

Jian ware Jian ware or Chien ware () is a type of Chinese pottery originally made in Jianyang, Fujian province. It, and local imitations of it, are known in Japan as '' Tenmoku'' (). The ware are simple shapes in stoneware, with a strong emphasis on subtl ...

using original clay.

Administration

The city 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 Chong'an

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(), together with the CPC and PSB branches. There are two other subdistricts: * Xinfeng () – formerly Chengdong Township () * Wuyi () – formerly Wuyi Town ()

Towns

* Xingcun () – embarkation for raft tours down the Jiuqu Brook () * Xingtian () 　 * Wufu ()

Townships

* Shangmei () 　 * Wutun () * Langu () * Yangzhuang ()

Climate

Transportation

Wuyishan North Railway Station (20160120115957)

The Wuyishan Airport serves the Wuyishan area. The Hengfeng–Nanping Railway and Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway pass through Wuyishan.

Specialty

* Langu Smoked Goose () * Paddy

Carp Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of ...

() * Ching Ming Fruit () * Gui Jie (: transliteration)

Sister cities

Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
12 Jul., 2005
Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
30 Jun., 2009

References

Cities in Fujian County-level divisions of Fujian Nanping {{Fujian-geo-stub