Zhao'an County

History

Qing dynasty to the Republic of China

In May 1907, county officials arrested, on suspicion of piracy, the local leaders of a movement called the "White Fan". They escaped, rallied their followers, captured the top mandarin, and killed the sheriff. 30,000 strong, they menaced Chaozhou. The anti-dynastic rebels had been gaining in popular support in the Minnan-speaking south of Fujian since 1906; local government soldiers would not fight them.

Qing troops were dispatched from Fuzhou and Guangzhou, capitals of the two affected provinces. Engaging the rebels at the end of the month, they killed 600. Some of the citizens of Zhangzhou fu felt themselves to be in danger, and came down to Xiamen, where the United States Navy gunboat Helena floated in Xiamen Bay.

Population

The population in Zhao'an are Minnan and Hakka.

Administration

Towns (镇, ''zhen'')

• Sidu ()
• Meiling ()
• Qiaodong ()
• Nanzhao ()
• Taiping ()
• Xiage (Mandarin , Hokkien )
• Guanbei ()
• Xiuzhuan ()
• Shenqiao ()

Townships (乡, ''xiang'')

• Meizhou ()
• Jinxing ()
• Xitan ()
• Baiyang ()
• Jianshe ()
• Hongxing ()

Climate

|Jan record high C = 29.8 |Jan record low C = -0.8 |Feb record high C = 30.2 |Feb record low C = 1.8 |Mar record high C = 31.1 |Mar record low C = 1.9 |Apr record high C = 33.6 |Apr record low C = 8.1 |May record high C = 34.1 |May record low C = 12.8 |Jun record high C = 36.5 |Jun record low C = 17.1 |Jul record high C = 39.2 |Jul record low C = 21.1 |Aug record high C = 37.8 |Aug record low C = 21.5 |Sep record high C = 38.3 |Sep record low C = 17.4 |Oct record high C = 35.0 |Oct record low C = 10.0 |Nov record high C = 33.2 |Nov record low C = 3.9 |Dec record high C = 29.8 |Dec record low C = -1.3

References

1. (1907-06-02). "600 REBELS KILLED.; But the Insurgents Are Rapidly Recruiting -- Chang-Chow in Peril.". The New York Times.
2. "各乡镇(区)信息公开".
3. link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]