Longnan () is a

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under the jurisdiction of

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Municipality, in the far southwest of

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province, China, bordering

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province to the south.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Longnan City has 8 towns and 5 townships. ;8 towns ;5 townships

Traditional architecture

Longnan is notable for the variety of traditional

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s in Jiangxi. By one count, there are around 370 of them within the city's boundaries.Chen Liang
Another cluster of Tulou in Longnan of Jiangxi bordering Fujian
''China Daily''. Published on www.whatsonxiamen.com on 2008-07-19 They are known locally as ''weiwu'' () or ''wei'' (). Longnan is also regarded as "the Hometown of Weiwu in China

Some of the most famous weiwu are Guangxi Wei 百度百科-关西围屋 and Yanyiwe

Some researchers call them "Jiangxi '' tulou''" (literally, "

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earthen buildings"), as opposed to the better known Fujian ''tulou''. (Revised edition)

Climate

Famous people from Longnan

* Wang Sheng, a

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general, and in his later life, Taiwan's ambassador to

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Notes

External links

Longnan Official Website
Ganzhou County-level divisions of Jiangxi Cities in Jiangxi {{Jiangxi-geo-stub