Baishui () is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Longhai county-level city
A county-level city () is a County-level divisions of China, county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local or ...
, in the municipal region of
Zhangzhou
Zhangzhou (, ) is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, China. The prefecture around the city proper comprises the southeast corner of the province, facing the Taiwan Strait and (with Quanzhou) surrounding the prefecture of Xiamen.
Nam ...
,
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 ...
. It lies on the right bank of the
Jiulong River
The Jiulong River, formerly known as the Longjiang or Zhangjiang, is the largest river in southern Fujian and the second largest in the province. It has a length of and a basin of . Like all Fujianese rivers but one, it flows into the Tai ...
's south branch. It is also referred to as "Pechuia"() in 19/20th-century missionary records.
Specialities
Baishui is famous for its peanut candy, cooked and packaged in streetfront shops throughout the town.
Administration
The town runs 1 neighbourhood and 15
village committees.
Population : 44682 (2003)
Villages
* Baishui ()
* Fangtian ()
* Xifeng ()
* Jiaobian ()
* Loukeng ()
* JinAo ()
* Jingyuan ()
* Shanmei ()
* Zhuanglin ()
* Cimei ()
* Shanbian ()
* Xialiao ()
* Daxia ()
* Xiatian ()
Transportation
Dongyuan Town lies right across the river and is accessible by ferry.
A faster, closed-cabin boat takes passengers downriver to Xiamen (40 min).
The
Shenyang-Haikou Expressway passes through the town, but has no exit/entrance here.
Notes and references
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Zhangzhou