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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 to th ...
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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,
People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. The population of Yanping District was 504,483 at 2016.


Etymology

The name of the district literally means "Prolong Peace", and it is still commonly referred to as Nanping, which was its name before 1995. Nowadays, people still use both "Yanping" and "Nanping" in mailing address, and Nanping is even more common.


History

The city was built as a house at 196 BC. Before that it was a village governed by Houguan County (Fuzhou). Because it is the start point of Min River, it acts as a trading transferring center between North Fujian,
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 int ...
and Fuzhou. Also, it is the last stronghold of Fuzhou, the largest city in Fujian, and usually carefully guarded. Because the soldiers came from north China, the city's dialect was more similar to that of
Henan Province Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
。 Yanping District was named Nanping City at 1956, and after the prefecture-level city was named Nanping in 1995, it changed to its current name.


Geography


Waters

Min River Jianxi Brook Futun Brook Shaxi Brook


Mountains

Jiufeng Mountain (literally 9-peak mountain) Yuping Mountain


Culture

* Snake Festival: it is held in Zhanghu Town on every seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese calendar. *
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: Zhansheng Drum (), Nanjian Opera (): originated from Xiayang Town, Lingbingyang
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song ()


Industry


Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Co., Ltd.

Fujian Nanping Aluminium Co., Ltd.
* Fujian Nanping Paper Co., Ltd.


Administration


Subdistricts

*Meishan Subdistrict () *Huangdun Subdistrict () *Ziyun Subdistrict () *Sihe Subdistrict () *Shuinan Subdistrict () *Shuidong Subdistrict ()


Towns

*Laizhou () *Zhanghu () *Xiadao () *Nanshan () *Xiqin () *Xiayang () *Daheng () *Taiping () *Wangtai () *Taqian () *Yanghou () *Mangdang () *Luxia ()


Townships

*Jukou () *Chimen ()


Social Securities


Hospitals

* Nanping No.1 Hospital affiliated to
Fujian Medical University Fujian Medical University () is a university located in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. Fujian Medical University was founded in 1937, named Fujian Provincial Medical Vocational School at that time. The name of the school was changed to Fujian Provincial ...

People's Hospital of Nanping
affiliated to
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (FJUTCM; ) is a university located in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. History and development Founded in 1958, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (FJUTCM) is a traditional Chinese medicine ...

The 92nd Hospital of PLA


Education


Kindergartens

* Nanping Experimental Kindergarten


Primary schools

* Nanping Experimental Primary School


junior high school

Nanping Jianjing junior high school


High schools


Nanping No.1 Middle School of Fujian


Higher education

*
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU) is a leading higher education institution in Fujian Province, jointly supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Forestry Administration and the Fujian Provincial Government in China. Rat ...


Transportation


Railway Station

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Yanping East railway station Yanping East railway station () is a railway station in Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, 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 ...
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Yanping West railway station Yanping West railway station () is a railway station in Xiqin town, Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhe ...
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Laizhou railway station Laizhou railway station () is a railway station in Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China. It is currently used exclusively by freight trains, but previously it handled passengers. Name On 13 December 2004, the name of the station was changed ...
(formerly Nanping North railway station, freight only, formerly handled passengers)


Coach Station

* Nanping Coach Station


Bridges

Jianxi Bridge Shuidong Bridge Yuping Bridge Jianzhou Bridge Shuinan Bridge Nanping Bridge


Entertainment


Tourist Attractions

* Jiufengshan Park (Mt. Jiufeng Park) * Yuping Park * Yangzhen Park * Xiyuan Canyon * Xingbang Ecological Grape Orchard (): located in Shanwei Village, Wangtai Town * Mandarin-duck-shaped Rocks (): located in Gaoping Village, Xiqin Town * Xiayang Ecological Park (): located in Xiayang (Unincorporated) Village, Shangyang Village


Hotels

* Minbei Hotel (3-star)


Shopping


Yonghui Superstore
ref> * Seashine Department Store * Yuda Baixing Supermarket


Notable people

*
Wu Jingbiao Wu Jingbiao (; born January 10, 1989, Changle) is a Chinese weightlifter. He won the silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics in the category of weightlifting. After winning the silver medal, he apologized for "shaming the motherland" by not winni ...
: winner of Men's 56 kg weightlifting in 2010 Asian Games, 2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships, 2010 and 2011 World Weightlifting Championships.


See also

*
List of administrative divisions of Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province of China, with the vast majority administered by the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), and the offshore islands of Kinmen (Quemoy, Jinmen, etc.) and Matsu Islands, Matsu administered by the Taiwan ...


References


External links

{{Authority control County-level divisions of Fujian Nanping