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Foochow Romanized
Foochow Romanized, also known as Bàng-uâ-cê (BUC for short; ) or Hók-ciŭ-uâ Lò̤-mā-cê (), is a Latin alphabet for the Fuzhou dialect of Eastern Min adopted in the middle of the 19th century by Western missionaries. It had varied at di ...
: Hók-ăng-chê; sometimes ''Fu An'') is a county-level city of
Ningde
Ningde (; Foochow Romanized: Nìng-dáik), also known as Mindong (; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng; lit. East of Fujian), is a prefecture-level city located along the northeastern coast of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders ...
prefecture level city, in northeast
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of 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 c ...
province, PRC, some away from the provincial capital
Fuzhou.
History
Found
Fu'an county was found in 1245 AD in the
Southern Song
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the res ...
.
Modern
In civil war of China, Fu'an was occupied by
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...
on July, 1949.
In November 1989, Fu'an county was abolished, at the same time Fu'an city was established.
Geography
Fu'an is surrounded by hills and the sea. It covers an area of .
Climate
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
The Han Chinese () or Han people (), are an East Asian ethnic group native to China. They constitute the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 18% of the global population and consisting of various subgroups speaking distinctive v ...
,
She
She most commonly refers to:
*She (pronoun), the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English.
She or S.H.E. may also refer to:
Literature and films
*'' She: A History of Adventure'', an 1887 novel by H. Rider Hagga ...
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
The Tankas or boat people are a sinicised ethnic group in Southern China who have traditionally lived on junks in coastal parts of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, Shanghai, Zhejiang and along the Yangtze river, as well as Hong Kon ...
of which there currently are about 7,400.
Fu'an dialect in
Eastern Min
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is commonly spoken in the city, whereas She people use She language.
The major religion in Fu'an city is
Buddhism
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.
Taoism
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and other Chinese folk beliefs are also popular. Catholic and Protestant believers accounts for 14% of the total population. There are 47
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
and
protestant
Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...
churches around the city.
Economy
Fu'an is known for its tea production. One successful local company is the Tan Yang Kunfu tea, 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.
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
The Shenyang–Haikou Expressway (), designated as G15 and commonly referred to as the Shenhai Expressway () is an Expressways of China, expressway in China that connects the cities of Shenyang, Liaoning, and Haikou, Hainan. When fully complete, ...
*
G1523 Yongguan Expressway
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*
G1514 Ningde–Shangrao Expressway
*
G4012 Lining Expressway
Water
Fu'an is located on the middle stream of the Jiao River (), the main tributary of the
Baima River ().
Fu'an is known for the Baima Harbor(白馬港), which also bears the name "Golden Passage".
[Ningde China Investment Online]
Railway
*
Fu'an Railway Station on the
Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway, located near Wanwu Town (), over south from Fu'an's main urban area.
Administration

Fu'an has 4
street committees; the city's executive, legislature and
judiciary
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are in Chengnan, together with its
CPC
CPC may refer to:
Organizations Companies
* Canada Post Corporation, the primary postal operator in Canada
* Caspian Pipeline Consortium, consortium and a pipeline to transport Caspian oil to Russia's Black Sea coast
* Consolidated Pastoral Co ...
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 ()
*
Chengnan ()
*
Yangtou ()
*
Luojiang ()
Towns
* Muyang ()
* Shangbaishi ()
* Xitan ()
* Xiabaishi ()
* Saiqi ()
* Xiwei ()
* Shekou ()
* Tantou ()
* Xiaoyang ()
* Xibing ()
* Gantang ()
* Chengyang ()
* Wanwu ()
Townships and Ethnic Townships
* Songluo ()
* Fankang ()
*
Kangcuo She ()
*
Muyun She ()
*
Banzhong She ()
Notable people
*
Saint Francis Ferdinand de Capillas, who was
martyr
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ed here
See also
*
Ningde
Ningde (; Foochow Romanized: Nìng-dáik), also known as Mindong (; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng; lit. East of Fujian), is a prefecture-level city located along the northeastern coast of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders ...
*
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of 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 c ...
*
Wenzhou
Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou �y33–11 tɕiɤu33–32 ), Chinese postal romanization, historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province of China, province in the China, People's Republic ...
References
External links
Ningde government website
{{Authority control
County-level divisions of Fujian
Cities in Fujian
Ningde