Fuzhou, Jiangxi
| Fuzhou 抚州 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| 抚州市 | |
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 Fuzhou
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| Coordinates: 27°57′N 116°21′E / 27.95°N 116.35°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Xìe Yìsēn |
| Area | |
| • Land | 7,300 sq mi (18,800 km2) |
| Elevation | 147 ft (45 m) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 3,700,000 |
| • Density | 509.7/sq mi (196.81/km2) |
| Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 0794 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 赣F |
| Website | http://www.jxfz.gov.cn/ |
Fuzhou (simplified Chinese: 抚州; traditional Chinese: 撫州; pinyin: Fǔzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in the northeastern part of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China.
The Fuzhou Prefecture-level City is located to the south of the provincial capital Nanchang. Its total area is 18,800 km². Its population is 3,700,000 people. The area is located northwest of the Wuyi Mountains, and is drained by the Fu River (Fuhe), which flows northwest and north, to the Poyang Lake (in the neighboring Nanchang Prefecture).
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[edit] Economy
The main industries in the area are food, textiles, food processing and light-modeled cars.
[edit] Administration
Fuzhou has direct jurisdiction over one district and ten counties:
District (区, qu):
- Linchuan (临川), the seat of the municipal government, CPC and Public Security bureaux and Intermediate People's Court.
Counties (县, xian):
- Nancheng (南城)
- Nanfeng (南丰)
- Lichuan (黎川)
- Chongren (崇仁)
- Le'an (乐安)
- Yihuang (宜黄)
- Jinxi (金溪)
- Zixi (资溪)
- Guangchang (广昌)
- Dongxiang (东乡)
[edit] Recent history
- On 23 May 2010, a train traveling from Shanghai to Guilin derailed here due to landslides damaging the track.
- On 26 May 2011, three explosions struck government buildings. Two people were killed and at least six injured in the blasts. The cause of the blasts is being investigated.[1]
[edit] Famous people
Fuzhou is historically important as the home (specifically Linchuan) of Wang Anshi, the famous reformist prime minister of Song Dynasty, Zeng Gong, an influential scholar and historian of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Xianzu, the great Ming Dynasty dramatist.
[edit] External links
- (Chinese) Official Website
[edit] References
- ^ Jiang, Steven (26 May 2011). "2 dead after bomb blasts in eastern Chinese city". CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/china.blast/index.html?hpt=T2. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
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