Fu'an
Fu'an 福安市 Fuan | |
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![]() ![]() Fu'an Location in Fujian | |
Coordinates: 27°06′N 119°38′E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Fujian |
Prefecture-level city | Ningde |
Area | |
• Total | 67.44 km2 (26.04 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 597,000 |
• Density | 8,900/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
History
Imperial
Fu'an was created a county in 1245 AD in the Southern Song.
Republic / People's Republic
In November 1989, Fu'an was elevated to a city at county level.[2]
Geography
Fu'an is surrounded by hills and the sea. It covers an area of 67.44 square kilometres (26.04 sq mi).
Demographics
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The population of Fu'an stands at 597,000 residents.
Economy
Fu'an is known for its tea production. One successful local company is the Tan Yang Kunfu tea,[3] which won the Gold medal in Panama Pacific International Exposition (Year 1915).
An electric motor company (MingDong Electric Motor) was in Fu'an between 1970 and 1980. The company went bankrupt, but the remnants of the company set up many shops, making electric motors and pumps two of the main products in the area.[4][5]
Education
One of the first Anglo-Chinese kindergartens was established in Fu An in 2002.
Transport
Road
National Route 104 passes through the county-level city, connecting its centre with Ningde municipal centre to the south and with Zherong County to the northeast.
Water
Fu'an is located on the east or left bank of the Jiao (交溪), the main tributary of the Baima River (白马河).
Fu'an is known for the Saiqi Harbour (or Baima Harbor), which also bears the name "Golden Passage".[6]
Railway
- Fu'an Railway Station on the Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway, located near Wanwu Town (湾坞镇), over 30 km (19 mi) south from Fu'an's main urban area.
Administration
Fu'an has three street committees; the city's executive, legislature and judiciary are in Chengnan, together with its CPC and PSB branches.
There is one Development zone. The city oversees eleven towns and seven townships, of which three are zoned Affirmative action-like for the She nation natives.
Development zone
Chinese: 开发区; pinyin: Kāifā Qū
- Saiqi Development Zone (赛岐开发区)
Towns
Chinese: 镇; pinyin: zhèn
- Muyang (穆阳镇)
- Shangbaishi (上白石镇)
- Xitan (溪潭镇)
- Xiabaishi (下白石镇)
- Saiqi (赛岐镇)
- Xiwei (溪尾镇)
- Shekou (社口镇)
- Tantou (潭头镇)
- Xiaoyang (晓阳镇)
- Xibing (溪柄镇)
- Gantang (甘棠镇)
Townships
Chinese: 乡; pinyin: xiāng
- Chengyang (城阳乡)
- Wanwu (湾坞乡)
- Songluo (松罗乡)
- Fankang (范坑乡)
Ethnic Townships
Chinese: 民族乡; pinyin: mínzú xiāng
- Kangcuo She (康厝畲族乡)
- Muyun She (穆云畲族乡)
- Banzhong She (坂中畲族乡)
Climate
Climate data for Fu'an (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.6 (101.5) |
41.9 (107.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
39.7 (103.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
41.9 (107.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
24.8 (76.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.6 (67.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.8 (2.28) |
90.3 (3.56) |
162.0 (6.38) |
164.1 (6.46) |
208.3 (8.20) |
271.1 (10.67) |
144.5 (5.69) |
212.7 (8.37) |
147.2 (5.80) |
59.2 (2.33) |
49.4 (1.94) |
40.6 (1.60) |
1,607.2 (63.28) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center |
Notable people
- saint Francis Ferdinand de Capillas, who was martyred here
References
- Fu-an - Britannica Online Encyclopedia
- (in Chinese) Ningde China Investment Online Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- TeaSpring.com
- An electric motor company in Fuan
- "Another electric motor company in Fuan". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- (in Chinese) Ningde China Investment Online Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine