Nanping
- This article is about the city in Fujian Province, China. For the Ten Kingdoms-era kingdom also known as Nanping, see Jingnan
Nanping
南平 闽北 | |
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| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 南平 |
 Nanping At Night | |
 Location of Nanping Prefecture within Fujian | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Fujian |
| County-level divisions | 10 |
| Township-level divisions | 140 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26,300 km2 (10,200 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,860,000 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Area code | 599 |
| Local Dialect | Min Bei |
| - per capita | CNY 11,265 |
| Website | www.np.gov.cn (Chinese) |
Nanping (Chinese: 南平; pinyin: Nánpíng) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde City to the east, Sanming City to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi to the north and west respectively. Part of the famous Wuyi Mountains range is located in this prefecture.
Administration
The prefecture-level city city of Nanping administers 1 district, 4 county-level cities and 5 counties.
- Yanping District (延平区)
- Shaowu City (邵武市)
- Wuyishan City (武夷山市)
- Jian'ou City (建瓯市)
- Jianyang City (建阳市)
- Shunchang County (顺昌县)
- Pucheng County (浦城县)
- Guangze County (光泽县)
- Songxi County (松溪县)
- Zhenghe County (政和县)
Yanping District changed to current name in 1994, before that its name is also "Nanping City". Therefore, when mentioned, if not specify, Nanping will refer to Yanping District.
Description
Nanping is a picturesque old city, located on a hill at a fork of the river Min and surrounded by high stone walls. These high walls were used to prevent artillery fire. It formed a considerable obstacle to anything hostile back in the old days. [1]
Climate
Nanping summer is almost unbearable and the air is so nearly saturated from heavy rain that it is impossible to dry anything except over a fire. The winters are extremely cold." [2]
Industry
The industry of Nanping comprises various exported oriented industries. This include the Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Company Ltd. It is the biggest alkaline battery manufacturer and supplier in Chinese mainland [3]
Views
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Good Moring, Nanping.
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The seal of Nanping: Dragon transformation of two swords
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Nanping at night
References
- ^ "Camps and Trails in China" by Roy C. and Yvette Andrews (1918) currently in the public domain and available from www.gutenberg.org:
- ^ "Camps and Trails in China" by Roy C. and Yvette Andrews (1918) currently in the public domain and available from www.gutenberg.org:
- ^ http://www.nanfu.com/en Welcome to Nanfu (English)
External links
- Government website of Nanping (in Simplified Chinese)