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Sanming ( zh, s=, p=Sānmíng, Foochow Romanized: Săng-mìng), also known as Minzhong ( zh, s=闽中 , t=閩中 , 中=Mǐnzhōng , links=no), 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 the south and the province of Jiangxi to the west. Sanming lies between Wuyi and Daiyun mountains. Geography and climate The prefecture level city of Sanming has a total area of , of which 82 percent of this extension is composed of mountainous areas, 8.3 percent of arable land and 9.7 percent of water or other type of terrain. Sanming is well known by its beautiful nature landscape with different landforms, including unique Danxia Landform and abundant Karst topography. The most famous spots include global geopark Taining Golden Lake in Taining County, Yuhua Cave in Jiangle County and Goose Cave in Ninghua County. Demographics According to the 2010 Census, ...
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Fujian
Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefecture city by population is Quanzhou, with other notable cities including the port city of Xiamen and Zhangzhou. Fujian is located on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait as the closest province geographically and culturally to Taiwan; as a result of the Chinese Civil War, a small portion of historical Fujian is administered by Taiwan, romanized as Fuchien Province, Republic of China, Fuchien. While the population predominantly identifies as Han Chinese, Han, it is one of China's most culturally and linguistically diverse provinces. The dialects of the language group Min Chinese are most commonly spoken within the province, including the Fuzhou dialect and Eastern Min of Northeastern Fujian province and various Southern Min and Hokkien dial ...
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Sanming Dialect
The Sanming dialect (Central Min: 三明事, Mandarin Chinese: 三明話) is a dialect of Central Min spoken in urban areas of Sanming, a prefecture-level city in Western Fujian Province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after .... Phonology The Sanming dialect has 18 initials, 37 rimes and 6 tones. Initials * Initials may also be heard as prenasal in free variation. When the two initials are followed by non-nasalized rimes, they can be heard as voiced plosives . * Palato-alveolar sounds can also be heard as alveolo-palatal sounds in free variation among speakers. Rimes Tones The entering tones in the Sanming dialect do not have any entering tone coda () such as , , and . This feature is quite different from many other Chinese dialects. Notes References ...
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Sanyuan District
Sanyuan District () is a district of the city of Sanming, Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ... province, People's Republic of China. Administrative divisions Subdistricts: *Chengguan Subdistrict (), Baisha Subdistrict (), Fuxingbao Subdistrict (), Jingxi Subdistrict () Towns: *Xinkou (), Yanqian () Townships: *Chengdong Township (), Zhongcun Township () Transportation Sanming railway station is situated here. The former Sanyuanqu railway station (known as Sanming until 2018) is also located here, but was closed in January 2019. References County-level divisions of Fujian Sanming {{Fujian-geo-stub ...
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Central Min
Central Min, or Min Zhong (), is a part of the Min group of varieties of Chinese. It is spoken in the valley of the Sha River in Sanming prefecture in the central mountain areas of Fujian, consisting of Yong'an, the urban area of Sanming ( Sanyuan and Meilie districts) and Sha County Shaxian District (), formerly Sha County, is a District (China), District of Sanming, Fujian, Fujian Province, China, People's Republic of China. Shaxian District is the hometown of Shaxian delicacies, which are considered part of the food heritag .... Dialects * Sanming dialect * Yong'an dialect * Shaxian dialect Notes References * (includes a description of the phonology of the Yong'an dialect) Languages of China {{SinoTibetan-lang-stub ...
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Datian County
() is a county of central Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is placed under the jurisdiction of the Sanming City. History Before the year 1535, this area belonged to four counties: Youxi, Dehua, Yong'an and Zhangping. Datian County was set up and affiliated to Yanping Fu (延平府, modern Nanping) in 1535. The county changed affiliate to Yongchun Zhou (永春州, modern Yongchun County) in 1734, then to Yong'an Division (永安专区, modern Sanming Prefecture) in 1949. Administrative divisions Towns: *Junxi (), Shangjing (), Guangping (), Taoyuan (), Taihua (), Jianshe (), Shipai (), Qitao () Townships: *Huaxing Township (), Pingshan Township (), Wushan Township (), Jiyang Township (), Wuling Township (), Xieyang Township (), Wenjiang Township (), Meishan Township (), Humei Township (), Qianping Township () Demographics The population of the district was 362,566 inhabitants in 1999.National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ...
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Taining County
Taining County () is a county in the northwest of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Sanming. Area: . Population: 130,000. Postal Code: 354400. The county government is located in Shancheng town. The local dialect is a dialect of Gan Chinese, although surrounding areas speak Min Chinese. Transportation * Xiangtang–Putian Railway Climate Administrative divisions Towns: *Shancheng (), Zhukou (), Xiaqu Town () Townships: *Xinqiao Township (), Shangqing Township (), Datian Township (), Meikou Township (), Kaishan Township (), Dalong Township () Culture Due to the presence of the Wuyi Mountains, Taining County includes a number of notable parks of various types. One of them, located in the central part of the range, after having been made a World Heritage Site, and qualifying as a UNESCO National Geopark, was certified in 2004 as a UNESCO Global Geopark in the Asia Pacific regional ...
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Licence Plates Of The People's Republic Of China
Vehicle registration plates in China are mandatory metal or plastic plates attached to motor vehicles in mainland China for official identification purposes. The plates are issued by the local traffic management offices, which are sub-branches of local public security bureaus, under the rules of the Ministry of Public Security. Hong Kong and Macau, both of which are special administrative regions of China, issue their own licence plates, a legacy of when they were under British and Portuguese administration. Vehicles from Hong Kong and Macau are required to apply for licence plates, usually from Guangdong province, to travel on roads in mainland China. Vehicles from mainland China have to apply for Hong Kong licence plates or Macau licence plates to enter those territories. The font used are in the Heiti (Traditional: 黑體, Simplified: 黑体) style. History 1986-series plate In July 1986, the 1986-series Plates were put into use. The layout and format for them are ...
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Jiangle County
Jiangle County () is a county of western Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Sanming Sanming ( zh, s=, p=Sānmíng, Foochow Romanized: Săng-mìng), also known as Minzhong ( zh, s=闽中 , t=閩中 , 中=Mǐnzhōng , links=no), is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, China. It borders Nanping City to the north, Fuz ... City. Administrative divisions Towns: *Guyong (), Wan'an (), Gaotang (), Bailian (), Huangtan (), Shuinan () Townships: *Guangming Township (), Moyuan Township (), Nankou Township (), Wanquan Township (), Anren Township (), Dayuan Township (), Xufang Township () Climate Transportation * Xiangtang–Putian Railway Tourism * References County-level divisions of Fujian Sanming {{Fujian-geo-stub ...
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Yong'an
Yong'an () is a county-level city in west-central Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is located on the Sha River, which is a tributary of the Min River. accessed August 14, 2005 Formerly a county, Yong'an became a county-level city on September 12, 1984. Yong'an is located in the west-central part of the prefecture-level city of Sanming, approximately west of Fuzhou, the provincial capital. The city's population is 319,000 (2003–2004). The natural population growth rate is 5.87%. The city was the capital of the Fujian Provincial Government during the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1938 to 1945. Yong'an is known for: #Its rich natural resources (hence the saying "gold mountain silver water"). The forest coverage is more than 85%, which is a miracle percentage in coastal southern-east of China. #A relatively strong industrial base. Yong'an is a rising industrial city in Fujian Province and an important energy and raw materials' production base. #A relatively comp ...
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Nanping
Nanping; historically known as Yanping ( zh, s=延平, poj=Iân-pêng is a third-tier prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian province of China, Province, China, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi to the north and west respectively. Part of the famous Wuyi Mountains, Bú-î Mountains range is located in this prefecture. Its population was 2,680,645 as of the 2020 census, of whom 795,448 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Yanping District, Yanping and Jianyang District, Jianyang urban districts.At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the permanent population will be 2.623 million. Nanping is a picturesque old city, located on a hill near the fall of the Jianxi Brook into the Min River (Fujian), 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 ...
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Quanzhou
Quanzhou is a prefecture-level city, prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian, China, People's Republic of China. It is Fujian's largest most populous metropolitan region, with an area of and a population of 8,782,285 as of the 2020 Chinese census, 2020 census. Its City proper, built-up area is home to 6,669,711 inhabitants, encompassing the Licheng District, Quanzhou, Licheng, Fengze District, Fengze, and Luojiang District, Quanzhou, Luojiang district (PRC), urban districts; Jinjiang, Fujian, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Fujian, Nan'an, and Shishi, Fujian, Shishi County-level city, cities; Hui'an county (PRC), County; and the Quanzhou District for Taiwanese Investment. Quanzhou was China's 12th-largest extended metropolitan area in 2010. Quanzhou was China's major port for foreign traders, who knew it as Zaiton, during the 11th through 14th centuries. It was visited by both Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta; both travelers pr ...
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Telephone Numbers In China
Telephone numbers in the People's Republic of China are administered according to the Telecommunications Network Numbering Plan of China. The structure of telephone numbers for landlines and mobile service is different. Landline telephone numbers have area codes, whereas mobile numbers do not. In major cities, landline numbers consist of a two-digit area code followed by an eight-digit local number. In other places, landline numbers consist of a three-digit area code followed by a seven- or eight-digit local number. Mobile phone numbers consist of eleven digits. Landline calls within the same area do not require the area code. Calls to other areas require dialing the trunk prefix ''0'' and the area code. The Special administrative regions of China, special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau are not part of this numbering plan, and use the calling codes +852, 852 and +853, 853 respectively. Mobile phones In mainland China, mobile phone numbers have eleven digits in ...
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