Fu'an
Fu'an (Chinese: 福安市; pinyin: Fú'ān Shì; Foochow Romanized: Hók-ăng-chê; sometimes Fu An) is a county-level city of Ningde prefecture level city, in northeast Fujian province, PRC, some 150 kilometres (93 mi) away from the provincial capital Fuzhou.[1]
Fu'an
福安市 Fuan | |
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.jpg.webp) Fu'an city main street | |
  Fu'an Location in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 27°06′N 119°38′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Ningde |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.44 km2 (26.04 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 676,624 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
History
Found
Fu'an county was found in 1245 AD in the Southern Song.[2]
Modern
In civil war of China, Fu'an was occupied by People's Liberation Army on July, 1949. In November 1989, Fu'an county was abolished, at the same time Fu'an city was established.[3]
Geography
Fu'an is surrounded by hills and the sea. It covers an area of 67.44 square kilometres (26.04 sq mi).
Climate
| Climate data for Fu'an (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.6 (101.5) |
41.9 (107.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
39.7 (103.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
41.9 (107.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
24.8 (76.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.6 (67.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.8 (2.28) |
90.3 (3.56) |
162.0 (6.38) |
164.1 (6.46) |
208.3 (8.20) |
271.1 (10.67) |
144.5 (5.69) |
212.7 (8.37) |
147.2 (5.80) |
59.2 (2.33) |
49.4 (1.94) |
40.6 (1.60) |
1,607.2 (63.28) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
By December of 2021, Fu'an has 676,624 residents. With 199031 households.
Fu'an City is mainly composed of three ethnic groups: Han Chinese, She and Hui. The She population accounts for about 11% of the city's population, and the Han population accounts for about 88.4% of the total population. The Han include the Tanka people of which there currently are about 7,400.
Fu'an dialect in Eastern Min is commonly spoken in the city, whereas She people use She language.
The major religion in Fu'an city is Buddhism. Taoism and other Chinese folk beliefs are also popular. Catholic and Protestant believers accounts for 14% of the total population. There are 47 Roman Catholic and protestant churches around the city.
Economy
Fu'an is known for its tea production. One successful local company is the Tan Yang Kunfu tea,[5] which won the gold medal in Panama Pacific International Exposition (Year 1915).
Besides tea, the agricultural sector is specialized in grapes, aquaculture and animal husbandry.
The three leading industries in Fu'an are the electrical machinery industry, the shipbuilding industry and the food industry . There are more than 730 electrical machinery companies, 84 shipping companies, and more than 800 food processing companies. The main food crops in mountainous and hilly areas are double-season rice and sweet potato. In addition, a variety of economic crops are also planted in coastal plains and valley basins, mainly sugarcane, grapes, edible mushrooms, tea, peaches, bamboo, as well as aquaculture.[6][7]
Education
One of the first Anglo-Chinese kindergartens was established in Fu'an in 2002.
Transport
Road
- China National Highway 104
- China National Highway 228
- G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway
- G1523 Yongguan Expressway
- G1514 Ningde–Shangrao Expressway
- G4012 Lining Expressway
Water
Fu'an is located on the middle stream of the Jiao River (交溪), the main tributary of the Baima River (白马河).
Fu'an is known for the Baima Harbor(白馬港）, which also bears the name "Golden Passage".[8]
Railway
- Fu'an Railway Station on the Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway, located near Wanwu Town (湾坞镇), over 30 km (19 mi) south from Fu'an's main urban area.
Administration
Fu'an has 4 street committees; the city's executive, legislature and judiciary are in Chengnan, together with its CPC and PSB branches. The city has 13 towns and 5 townships, of which three are zoned Affirmative action-like for the She nation natives.
Subdistricts
- Chengbei (城北街道)
- Chengnan (城南街道)
- Yangtou (陽頭街道)
- Luojiang (羅江街道)
Towns
Chinese: 镇; pinyin: zhèn
- Muyang (穆阳镇)
- Shangbaishi (上白石镇)
- Xitan (溪潭镇)
- Xiabaishi (下白石镇)
- Saiqi (赛岐镇)
- Xiwei (溪尾镇)
- Shekou (社口镇)
- Tantou (潭头镇)
- Xiaoyang (晓阳镇)
- Xibing (溪柄镇)
- Gantang (甘棠镇)
- Chengyang (城阳鎮)
- Wanwu (灣塢鎮)
Townships and Ethnic Townships
Chinese: 乡; pinyin: xiāng
- Songluo (松罗乡)
- Fankang (范坑乡)
Chinese: 民族乡; pinyin: mínzú xiāng
- Kangcuo She (康厝畲族乡)
- Muyun She (穆云畲族乡)
- Banzhong She (坂中畲族乡)
Notable people
- Saint Francis Ferdinand de Capillas, who was martyred here
References
- Fu-an - Britannica Online Encyclopedia
- "福安市历史沿革_行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org". www.xzqh.org. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- (in Chinese) Ningde China Investment Online Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- TeaSpring.com
- "福安概况". Archived from the original on 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- "福安市改革开放30年成就辉煌". www.fa-today.com. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- (in Chinese) Ningde China Investment Online Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
