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Foochow Romanized Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Mindong linguistic and cultural region. Fuzhou's population was 8 ...
: Hók-ăng-chê; sometimes ''Fu An'') is a county-level city of
Ningde Ningde,; Foochow Romanized: Nìng-dáik; also known as ''Mindong''; zh, s=闽东, p=Mǐndōng, links=no; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng; lit. East of Fujian previously Chinese postal romanization, romanized as Ningteh and Ning-Taik, is a prefe ...
prefecture level city, in northeast
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 ...
province, PRC, some North of the provincial capital
Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...
. Fuzhou and Fu'an of Ningde prefecture along with
Cangnan Cangnan County ( ) is a county in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang, China. The county government is in Lingxi. Cangnan has 20 towns, 14 townships, and two nationality townships. Cangnan and Taishun are a part of the Min ...
county-level city of
Wenzhou Wenzhou; Chinese postal romanization, historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in China's Zhejiang province. Wenzhou is located at the extreme southeast of Zhejiang, bordering Lishui, Zhejiang, Lishui to the west, Taizhou, Zheji ...
prefecture in
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province make up the Min Dong linguistic and cultural region of China. Fu'an along with
Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...
and the
Eastern Min Eastern Min or Min Dong (, Foochow Romanized: ) is a branch of the Min group of the Chinese languages of China. The prestige form and most commonly cited representative form is the Fuzhou dialect, the speech of the capital of Fujian. Geogra ...
region are the closest geographically to the nearby
Matsu Islands The Matsu Islands; Foochow Romanized: Mā-cū liĕk-dō̤ ( or ), officially Lienchiang County; Foochow Romanized: Lièng-gŏng-gâing (), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China ...
which are an
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of 36 islands within the
Lienchiang county The Matsu Islands; Foochow Romanized: Mā-cū liĕk-dō̤ ( or ), officially Lienchiang County; Foochow Romanized: Lièng-gŏng-gâing (), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China (T ...
of
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. During the first imperial
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(221 BC–206 BC), Fu'an was a part of the ancestral homeland of the Min Yue tribes and was named as Minzhong County. During the
Han dynasty The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...
, Fu'an belonged to the area of Min Yueguo. In 1245 of the
Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...
, Fu'an county was established and classified as Yongle and Linghuo townships. During the previous government of
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, Fu'an was administered as 3 townships and 32 districts. After the establishment of the current government, the
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, Fu'an was reorganized into 14 townships. As of October 2022, the current administration of Fu'an has 4 cities, 13 towns, 2 townships, 3 ethnic townships, and 2 township-level units. The primary cultural attractions in Fu'an City are Lionfeng temple, Fu'an Baiyun Mountains, Liancun, Quigang Pavilion, Nishita, Fu'an Huang's Ancestral Hall Temple, and Muyun She Ethnic Township District.


History


Found

Fu'an county was found in 1245 AD in the
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.


Modern

In civil war of China, Fu'an was occupied by
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in July 1949. In November 1989, Fu'an county was abolished, at the same time Fu'an city was established. In 2019, Fu'an DongBai City () opened on Fuchun Avenue in Fu'an. It is located in the newly developed business district across from Qiyun Bridge. The large urban project was developed by DongBai Group as the central point for urban commerce in Fu'an.


Geography

Fu'an is surrounded by hills and the sea. It covers an area of .


Climate


Demographics

By December of 2021, Fu'an has 676,624 residents. With 199031 households. Fu'an City is mainly composed of three ethnic groups:
Han Chinese The Han Chinese, alternatively the Han people, are an East Asian people, East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China. With a global population of over 1.4 billion, the Han Chinese are the list of contemporary ethnic groups, world's la ...
, She and Hui. The city is predominately Han like rest of China but there is also an old Hui community with a sizeable presence. The largest minority ethnic group is the She with a population accounting for 11% of Fu'an. The Han population in Fu'an include the
Tanka people The Boat Dwellers, also known as Shuishangren (; "people living on the water") or Boat People, or the derogatory Tankas, are a sinicised ethnic group in Southern China who traditionally lived on junks in coastal parts of Guangdong, Guangxi, ...
of which there currently are about 7,400. The local Fu'an dialect is part of
Eastern Min Eastern Min or Min Dong (, Foochow Romanized: ) is a branch of the Min group of the Chinese languages of China. The prestige form and most commonly cited representative form is the Fuzhou dialect, the speech of the capital of Fujian. Geogra ...
which belongs to the Mindong cultural group along with Fuzhou. The She ethnic group speak a separate She language. The major religion in Fu'an city is
Buddhism Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...
.
Taoism Taoism or Daoism (, ) is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao ( zh, p=dào, w=tao4). With a range of meaning in Chinese philosophy, translations of Tao include 'way', 'road', ' ...
and other Chinese folk beliefs are also popular. Catholic and Protestant believers accounts for 14% of the total population. There are 47
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and
protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...
churches around the city.


Intangible Cultural Sights

Fu'an Baiyun Mountains 福安白云山 is located in the northwest of Fu'an City, covering an area of 67 square kilometers. It is a geological park and ranked as a national tourist attraction that is an intangible part of Fu'an. The Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area is most characterized by river valley stone mortar groups, granite canyons, deep meandering flow landforms and volcanic rock landforms. File:Baiyun2.jpg, Fu'an Baiyun Mountains File:Baiyun3.jpg, Walking path of Baiyun Mountains in Fu'an File:Baiyun5.png, Fu'an 白云山 File:Baiyun4.jpg, Peak of Fu'an Baiyun Mountains


Economy

In 2021, Fu'an achieved regional GDP of 68.41 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%. The per capita disposable income of all residents was 35,375 yuan, an increase of 11.2% year-on-year. The three leading industries in Fu'an are the electrical machinery industry, the
shipbuilding industry Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces i ...
and the food industry  . There are more than 730 electrical machinery companies, 84 shipping companies, and more than 800 food processing companies. The main food crops in mountainous and hilly areas are double-season rice and sweet potato. In addition, a variety of economic crops are also planted in coastal plains and valley basins, mainly sugarcane, grapes, edible mushrooms, tea, peaches, bamboo, as well as aquaculture. Fu'an is known for its local tea production. One successful local company is the Tan Yang Kunfu tea, which won the first prize gold medal award in the Panama Pacific International Exposition world's fair. Besides tea, the local agricultural sector is specialized in
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such as wine grapes and
table grapes Table grapes are grapes intended for consumption as fresh fruit, as opposed to grapes grown for wine production, juice production, jelly and jam making, or for drying into raisins. ''Vitis vinifera'' table grapes can be in the form of either s ...
, aquaculture and animal husbandry.


Education and Work

One of the first Anglo-Chinese kindergartens was established in Fu'an in 2002. In 2021, secondary education schools in Fu'an City enrolled 156,700 students and 30,900 graduates. In that same year, there were 5,096 new employees in Fu'an City, 2,523 urban unemployed people were re-employed, and 473 urban employment difficulties were managed. The unemployment rate was controlled within 4.14%. In 2021, Fu'an Enterprise Pension, Work Injury Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Urban and Rural Residents Pension Insurance, and Institutional Institutions Pension Insurance Enrollment were 140,398, 99,485, 68,008, 351,400, and 17,991,000 respectively. In terms of social security, the system coverage rate reached 100%, and 1,332 people received unemployment insurance benefits, an increase of 601 people year-on-year.


Transport


Road

* China National Highway 104 * China National Highway 228 *
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* G1523 Yongguan Expressway * G1514 Ningde–Shangrao Expressway * G4012 Lining Expressway


Water

Fu'an is located on the middle stream of the Jiaoxi River (), the main tributary of the Baima River (). Fu'an is known for the Baima Harbor (白馬港), which also bears the name "Golden Passage".Ningde China Investment Online


Railway

* Fu'an Railway Station on the Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway, located near Wanwu Town (), over south from Fu'an's main urban area.


Administration

Fu'an has 4 street committees; the city's executive, legislature and
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are in Chengnan, together with its CPC and PSB branches. The city has 13 towns and 5 townships, of which three are zoned
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-like for the She nation natives.


Subdistricts

* Chengbei () * Dong Bai City (东百城) * Chengnan () * Yangtou () * Luojiang ()


Towns

* Muyang () * Shangbaishi () * Xitan () * Xiabaishi () * Saiqi () * Xiwei () * Shekou () * Tantou () * Xiaoyang () * Xibing () * Gantang () * Chengyang () * Wanwu ()


Townships and Ethnic Townships

* Songluo () * Fankang () * Kangcuo She () * Muyun She () * Banzhong She ()


Notable people

*
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Francis Ferdinand de Capillas, who was
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ed here


See also

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Ningde Ningde,; Foochow Romanized: Nìng-dáik; also known as ''Mindong''; zh, s=闽东, p=Mǐndōng, links=no; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng; lit. East of Fujian previously Chinese postal romanization, romanized as Ningteh and Ning-Taik, is a prefe ...
*
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 ...
*
Wenzhou Wenzhou; Chinese postal romanization, historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in China's Zhejiang province. Wenzhou is located at the extreme southeast of Zhejiang, bordering Lishui, Zhejiang, Lishui to the west, Taizhou, Zheji ...


References


External links


Ningde government website
{{Authority control County-level divisions of Fujian Cities in Fujian Ningde