Nanping (), historically known as Yanping (), is a third-tier prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east,

Sanming Sanming (, Foochow Romanized: Săng-mìng), also known as Minzhong (), is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, China. It borders Nanping City to the north, Fuzhou City to the east, Quanzhou City to the southeast, Longyan City to th ...

to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi 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, 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 prefecture-level city of Nanping administers 2

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

, 3 county-level cities 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 know ...

* Huang Kaixiang *

Li Qiumei Li Qiumei (; born September 26, 1974) is a retired female Chinese discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 67.50 metres, achieved in May 1994 in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the ...

* 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 worl ...

Zhang Guozheng Zhang Guozheng (; born September 14, 1974 in Shunchang, Nanping, Fujian) is a Chinese weightlifter. Zhang is a World champion, Olympic champion and World Record holder. In January, 1999, Zhang Guozheng was named a member of the National Men's w ...

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

Li Ruxin Li Ruxin (; born October 1969) is a Chinese physicist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He is now the dean of the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He is also vice presi ...

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