Xiapu (;

Foochow Romanized Foochow Romanized, also known as Bàng-uâ-cê (BUC for short; ) or Hók-ciŭ-uâ Lò̤-mā-cê (), is a Latin alphabet for the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min adopted in the middle of the 19th century by Western missionaries. It had varied at dif ...

: Hà-puō) is a county in the municipal region of Ningde, Fujian, People's Republic of China, located along a stretch of

East China Sea The East China Sea is an arm of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China. It covers an area of roughly . The sea’s northern extension between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula is the Yellow Sea, separated b ...

coast, with many harbours and islands. It is bordered by Fuding City and

Zherong County Zherong County (; Foochow Romanized: Ciá-ìng-gâing) is a county in the northeast of Fujian province, People's Republic of China, bordering Zhejiang province to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ningde Ni ...

to the north, Fu'an City and Ningde's urban area to the west, and Luoyuan County,

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...

and the Matsu Islands of Lienchiang County, Republic of China (Taiwan) to the south. Xiapu is famous among landscapes lover photographers. *Area: *Population: 510,000 *Postal code: 355100

Administration

The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Songcheng Town (), together with the CPC and PSB branches. Xiapu has jurisdiction over 6 other towns () and over 7 townships (), of which three are ethnic townships designated for the native

She people The She people (; Shehua: ; Cantonese: , Fuzhou: ) are an ethnic group in China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. The She are the largest ethnic minority in Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jia ...

Towns

* Sansha (三沙镇) * Yacheng (牙城镇) * XiNan(溪南镇 and 下埔) * Shajiang (沙江镇) * Xiahu (下浒镇) * Changchun (长春镇)

Townships

* Baiyang (柏洋乡) * Beibi (北壁乡) * Haidao () * Zhouyang (州洋乡) * Yantian She-nation Ethnic Township (盐田畲族乡) * Shuimen She-nation Ethnic Township (水门畲族乡) * Chongru She-nation Ethnic Township (崇儒畲族乡)

Scenic Areas

* Yushan Island () * Xiahu Beach ()

Transportation

* Xiapu Railway Station on the Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway

Xiapu Manichaean manuscripts

In 2008 the Xiapu Manichaean manuscripts became known to the scientific world in Shangwan Village, in Baiyang Township, Xiapu County. They are manuscripts from the ancient little-practiced religion known as Manichaeism, which now only exists as Chinese Manichaeism. They continue to be used by a local priest in his Manichaean sermons. In comparison with the older Manichaeism and other sinicised Manichaeism, the Xiapu Manichaean texts strongly emphasize the worship of Jesus.

Xiapu in the News

In 2009 August 9, Xiapu was where Typhoon Morakot made continental landfall. A million people had just been evacuated from vulnerable areas of this and surrounding counties.

Climate

Notes and references

External links

Xiapu,Fujian
{{Authority control County-level divisions of Fujian Ningde