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Shouning
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name | Shouning County |
| native_name | 寿宁县 | |
| other_name | Showning | |
| settlement_type | County | |
| image_skyline | A Temple in Nanyang Town.jpg | |
| image_caption | A temple in Nanyang | |
| pushpin_map | China Fujian | |
| pushpin_label | Shouning | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the seat in Fujian | |
| coordinates | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province | |
| subdivision_name1 | Fujian | |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture-level city | |
| subdivision_name2 | Ningde | |
| unit_pref | Metric | |
| area_total_km2 | 1433 | |
| population_total | 177,960 | |
| population_as_of | 2020 census | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| timezone1 | China Standard | |
| utc_offset1 | +8 | |
| website |
Shouning County (; Foochow Romanized: Sêu-nìng-gâing) is a small county located in the northeast of Fujian province of People's Republic of China, bordering Zhejiang province to the northeast. It is under the jurisdiction of Ningde City, An Eastern Min dialect of Min Chinese (similar to the Fuzhou dialect) is spoken there.
There are a number of covered bridges located there, and of the 100 or so woven timber arch "lounge bridges" throughout China, Shouning County has 19. The county hosted the second international conference on Chinese covered bridges from September 20 to 23, 2007.
Beilu opera (also called Luantan), a variety of Min opera, is popular in Shouning County.
The county spans an area of 1433 km2, and has a population of about 177,960 as of 2020.
History
Shouning County was first established in 1455, under the reign of the Jingtai Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
Administrative divisions
Shouning County comprises eight towns and six townships. These are then divided into 205 administrative villages.
Towns
The county's eight towns are , , Nanyang, , , , , and .
Townships
The county's six townships are , , , , , and Xiadang Township.
Climate
|Jan record high C = 23.2 |Jan record low C = −8.7 |Feb record high C = 26.8 |Feb record low C = −7.0 |Mar record high C = 29.0 |Mar record low C = −5.8 |Apr record high C = 31.1 |Apr record low C = −0.5 |May record high C = 33.7 |May record low C = 4.6 |Jun record high C = 34.4 |Jun record low C = 8.9 |Jul record high C = 36.7 |Jul record low C = 15.9 |Aug record high C = 35.4 |Aug record low C = 15.3 |Sep record high C = 34.5 |Sep record low C = 9.6 |Oct record high C = 31.4 |Oct record low C = 1.4 |Nov record high C = 30.4 |Nov record low C = −2.8 |Dec record high C = 23.8 |Dec record low C = −9.8
Economy
As of 2019, Shouning County's gross domestic product totaled ¥10.06 billion, a 7.7% increase from 2018. Of this, animal husbandry and aquaculture comprised ¥2.82 billion, up 4.2% from 2018. The county's retail sales in 2019 totaled ¥3.28 billion, up 11.5% from 2018. As of 2019, the county's urban residents experienced a per capita disposable income of ¥28,023, a 9.1% increase from 2018; the county's rural residents had a per capita disposable income of ¥15,359, up 10.2% from 2018.
Notable people
Feng Menglong, a famous Chinese writer, once served as the county magistrate of Shouning County.
In popular culture
The film "Love on the Covered Bridge" () was shot in Shouning County.
References
References
- "China travel information » Fujian".
- . . (2020). "". link. Shouning County People's Government
- "Fujian Tourism, Fujian Tourist Information – ChinaDiscover".
- "Níngdé Shì (Prefecture-level City, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- . . (2020). "". link. [[National Bureau of Statistics of China]]
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
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