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Pingnan County, Fujian

FieldValue
namePingnan County
native_name屏南县
settlement_typeCounty
pushpin_mapChina Fujian
pushpin_labelPingnan
pushpin_map_captionLocation of the seat in Fujian
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePeople's Republic of China
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Fujian
subdivision_type2Prefecture-level city
subdivision_name2Ningde
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km21,487
population_total139,815
population_as_of2020
population_density_km2auto
timezone1China Standard
utc_offset1+8
website

Pingnan County () is an inland county in northeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the cultural region of Mindong (闽东), and lies in the west of Ningde City.

Administration

The population of Pingnan stands at 139,815 residents, of whom 68,975 are urban resident. (2020)

The county covers an area of 1485 km2, divided into four towns () and seven townships (). The county executive, legislature and judiciary are seated at Gufeng Town (古峰镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.

Towns

  • Gufeng (古峰镇)
  • Shuangxi (双溪镇)
  • Daixi (黛溪镇)
  • Changqiao (长桥镇)

Townships

  • Pingcheng (屏城乡)
  • Tangkou (棠口乡)
  • Gantang (甘棠乡)
  • Yiling (熙岭乡)
  • Luxia (路下乡)
  • Shoushan (寿山乡)
  • Lingxia (岭下乡)

Climate

History

Pingnan was established as a county by court of the Qing Dynasty in 1735.

Local historical monuments include the Wan'an Bridge, located in the appropriately named Changqiao ("long bridge") Township. The bridge, described as the "longest woven timber bridge in China", was originally built in 1648, and rebuilt a number of times since.

Agriculture

Pingnan is "the capital of summer mushrooms", and the annual produce of Xiangu mushrooms is more than 6,000 tons. It is the largest export base of summer mushrooms in China. Pingnan is also famous for fruits such as Younai plums, seedless persimmons, chinquapis, yangtaos, and Wuyan peas.

References

References

  1. "Píngnán Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
  3. {{in lang. zh [http://www.nds.gov.cn/tz/en/enc06.asp Ningde China Investment Online]
  4. [http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~knappr/Fujian.pdf CHINA’S HISTORIC BRIDGES: ARCHITECTURE OVER WATER. Fujian Province]. Images by Ronald G. Knapp, Larissa L. Mentzer, and Jeffrey D. Knapp
  5. {{in lang. zh [http://www.66163.com/fujian_w/city/ningde/zdlm/pnx-e.htm 宁德之窗-屏南县 Pingnan County]
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