Nibei

Nibei 坭陂镇
Town
Nibei Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 24°04′47″N 115°49′04″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Meizhou
County-level city	Xingning
Area
• Total	87.32 km2 (33.71 sq mi)
Population
• Total	82,000
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	514500
Area code	0753

Nibei is a town located in the south-central part of Xingning City, Meizhou, eastern Guangdong Province, China. It borders Diaofang (刁坊镇) to the west and Xinxu (新圩镇) to the east. It annexed the town of Libei in 2004. It has administrative responsibility for 18 villages, and covers an area of 87.32 km² (33.71 sq mi) with a population of more than 82,000.

Education

There are many elementary schools and four middle schools: Nibei Middle School, Beidong Middle School, Beixi Middle School and Jiping Middle School.

Culture

The third, sixth, and ninth day of the three successive ten days of a month are days for trade. On these days, the villagers will go to downtown to buy commodities. It is especially crowded on festival days. Hakka-style fermented bean curd, Yong tau foo (Chinese: 酿豆腐; pinyin: niàng dòufu) is a popular dish, cooked differently from normal tofu dishes. The ingredients of the stuffing only require minced pork or fish. It is not fried all over, but only at the bottom or steamed It is usually served as the main food during Spring Festival.