Nanping (), historically known as Yanping (), is a third-tier

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of Chi ...

in northwestern

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. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the south, and the provinces of

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Ji ...

and

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

to the north and west respectively. Part of the famous Bú-î Mountains range is located in this prefecture. Its population was 2,680,645 as of the 2020 census whom 795,448 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Yanping and Jianyang urban districts. Nanping is a picturesque old city, located on a hill near the fall of the Jianxi Brook into the

Min Min or MIN may refer to: Places * Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China ** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian * Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China * Min River (Fujian) * Min River (Sichuan) * Mineola (Amtr ...

, and surrounded by high stone walls, which were used to prevent artillery fire. They formed a considerable obstacle to anything hostile in past conflicts. The city flower is lily.

Administration

The

of Nanping administers 2

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, 3

county-level cities A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

and 5 counties. * Yanping District () * Jianyang District () * Shaowu City () * Wuyishan City () * Jian'ou City () * Shunchang County () * Pucheng County () * Guangze County () * Songxi County () * Zhenghe County ()

Geography and climate

Nanping, similar to the rest of the province, has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

( Köppen ''Cfa''), with short and mild winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . Rainfall averages more than per month from March to June before gradually tapering off until early winter. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in March to 57% in July, the city receives 1,721 hours of bright sunshine annually, with summer being the sunniest time of the year; spring and late winter are especially overcast and damp.

Climate

Industry

The industry of Nanping comprises various export-oriented industries. This includes the Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Company Ltd. It is the biggest alkaline battery manufacturer and supplier in Chinese mainland.

Sister cities

Stamford, Connecticut, United States
2 July 1993
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
06 Sep. 2003
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
12 Jul. 2005 with Wuyishan
Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
30 Jun. 2009 with Wuyishan * Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia 6 Nov., 2014 * Milwaukie, Oregon, United States 23 Aug. 2015 * Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 15, Jan. 2016 * Opfikon, Zurich, Switzerland May 2016

Notable people

Hou Yuzhu Hou Yuzhu (; born February 7, 1963) is a Chinese volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known ...

* Huang Kaixiang * Li Qiumei * Rev. Nathan Sites * Wu Jingbiao *

Wu Meijin Wu Meijin (; born April 25, 1980 in Ruian, Zhejiang) is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the Men's 56 kilogram weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal, lifting 287.5 kilograms in total. He is the 2002 and 2003 wor ...

* Zhang Guozheng * Yingying Zhang (student who disappeared in the United States) * Li Ruxin

Image views

File:Seal of Nanping.jpg, The seal of Nanping: Dragon transformation of two swords File:Nanping Shuinan bridge.JPG, Shuinan bridge File:Nanping Min River.JPG, Min River File:Nanping from Botanical Garden.JPG, Nanping from Botanical Garden File:Nanping night view.jpg, Yanping Night View

References

External links

Government website of Nanping
(in Simplified Chinese) {{Authority control Cities in Fujian Prefecture-level divisions of Fujian