Shunchang County (;
Northern Min: ) is a
county
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under the administration of
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 sou ...
City, in the northwest of
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
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. The county's name was established in 933, during the
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...
. It has a total population of approximately 179,064 people as of the end of 2020.
It is a key region for forestry and the production of coarse bamboo in Fujian.
Administrative divisions
Shunchang County administers one
subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
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, seven towns, and four rural townships. The subdistrict is Shuangxi. The towns include
Jianxi, Yangkou, Yuankeng, Bushang,
Dali, Dagan, and Renshou. The rural townships include Yangdun, Zhengfang, Lanxia, and Gaoyang.
Geography
Shunchang County has two major brooks, Futunxi and Jinxi, as well as numerous smaller tributaries.
Specialty
* Renshou Guandan ()
Notable people
*
Hou Yuzhu
*
Zhang Guozheng
Climate
See also
*
List of administrative divisions of Fujian
Fujian is a province of China, with the vast majority administered by the People's Republic of China (PRC), and the offshore islands of Kinmen (Quemoy, Jinmen, etc.) and Matsu administered by the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan.
The PRC-adm ...
References
External links
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County-level divisions of Fujian
Nanping
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