Yongchun County

Yongchun (Chinese: 永春; pinyin: Yǒngchūn; Min Nan: Éng-chhun; lit. 'eternal spring') is a county in western Quanzhou city of southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China, located on the upper reaches of the Jin River. It is under the administration of Quanzhou City.[1] As of 2009, it had a total population of 558,996 residing in an area of 1,469 square kilometres (567 sq mi).[2]

Yongchun County

永春县

Yungchun
County
  Yongchun
in Quanzhou
Quanzhou in Fujian
Coordinates: 25°19′12″N 118°17′20″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityQuanzhou
County seatTaocheng (桃城镇)
Area
 • Total1,469 km2 (567 sq mi)
Elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total558,996
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
362600
Area code(s)0595
Websitefjyc.gov.cn

Many overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia have ancestors from Yongchun.[3]

The county's historical sites include the Dongguan Bridge, an ancient covered bridge with a number of shrines inside. Originally built in 1145 and renovated a number of times since, the bridge is located in Dongmei village of Dongguan Township, on the road from Yongchun to the neighboring Xianyou County.[4]

In 2011, the Taiwanese temple of goddess Mazu in Xingang opened a branch Mazu temple in the county, located in Chenban village. Instrumental to this foundation was Professor Chen, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, a scholar of goddess Mazu whose family lived in Chenban village, who in 2010 attended a conference in Xingang. The Xingang Mazu Temple funded the construction, and Professor Chen secured the necessary authorizations in Yongchun County to expand an existing temple to the Daoist Master Zhang Daoling by adding a Mazu Black Hall. The statue of Mazu is carried in procession through the county during the Chinese New Year holidays. The fame of the temple has helped placing Chenban village, whose name according to Profesor Chen "nobody had ever heard before" on the map.[5]

Yongchun is home to a Chinese martial art called Yongchun White Crane Kung Fu. The style was founded in the 17th century and Yongchun remains its ancestral centre to this day.[6]

Administration
Map of Yongchun (labeled as YUNG-CH'UN 永春) and surrounding region (1954)

Towns (镇, zhen)

The county oversees 18 towns:[7]

  • Taocheng (桃城镇)—the county seat
  • Xiayang (下洋镇)
  • Penghu (蓬壶镇)
  • Wulijie (五里街镇)
  • Hushan (岵山镇)
  • Huyang (湖洋镇)
  • Yidu (一都镇)
  • Kengzaikou (坑仔口镇)
  • Yudou (玉斗镇)
  • Jindou (锦斗镇)
  • Dapu (达埔镇)
  • Wufeng (吾锋镇)
  • Shigu (石鼓镇)
  • Dongping (东平镇)
  • Dongguan (东关镇)
  • Guiyang (桂洋镇)
  • Sukeng (苏坑镇)
  • Xianjia (仙夹镇)

Townships

There are 4 townships (乡, xiāng):[7]

  • Hengkou Township (横口乡)
  • Chengxiang Township (呈祥乡)
  • Jiefu Township (介福乡)
  • Waishan Township (外山乡)

Climate
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See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "20-3 年末户籍统计人口数（2009年）". 福建统计年鉴—2010 (in Chinese). Fujian Statistics Bureau.
  3. Rethinking Chinese transnational enterprises: cultural affinity and business - (2001) By Leo Douw, Cen Huang, David Fu-Keung Ip
  4. CHINA’S HISTORIC BRIDGES: ARCHITECTURE OVER WATER. Fujian Province. Images by Ronald G. Knapp, Larissa L. Mentzer, and Jeffrey D. Knapp
  5. Hsun Chang, "Multiple Religious and National Identities: Mazu Pilgrimages across the Taiwan Strait after 1987," in Cheng-tian Kuo (Ed.), Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2017, 373–396.
  6. https://www.whitecranescotland.com/yong-chun-white-crane
  7. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：永春县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
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