Yanping District is a

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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 sou ...

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,

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. The population of Yanping District was 454,605 at 2020.

Etymology

The name of the district literally means "Prolong Peace", and it is still commonly referred to as Nanping, which was its name before 1995. Nowadays, people still use both "Yanping" and "Nanping" in mailing address, and Nanping is even more common.

History

The city was built as a house at 196 BC. Before that it was a village governed by Houguan County (Fuzhou). Because it is the start point of Min River, it acts as a trading transferring center between North Fujian,

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and Fuzhou. Also, it is the last stronghold of Fuzhou, the largest city in Fujian, and usually carefully guarded. Because the soldiers came from north China, the city's dialect was more similar to that of

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. Yanping District was named Nanping City at 1956, and after the prefecture-level city was named Nanping in 1995, it changed to its current name.

Geography

Waters

* Min River *Jianxi Brook *Futun Brook *Shaxi Brook

Mountains

*Jiufeng Mountain (literally 9-peak mountain) *Yuping Mountain

Climate

Culture

* Snake Festival: it is held in Zhanghu Town on every seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese calendar. *

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: Zhansheng Drum (), Nanjian Opera (): originated from Xiayang Town, Lingbingyang She song ()

Industry

Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Co., Ltd.

Fujian Nanping Aluminium Co., Ltd.
* Fujian Nanping Paper Co., Ltd.

Administration

Subdistricts

*Meishan Subdistrict () *Huangdun Subdistrict () *Ziyun Subdistrict () *Sihe Subdistrict () *Shuinan Subdistrict () *Shuidong Subdistrict ()

Towns

*Laizhou () *Zhanghu () *Xiadao () *Nanshan () * Xiqin () *Xiayang () *Daheng () *Taiping () *Wangtai () *Taqian () *Yanghou () *Mangdang () *Luxia ()

Townships

*Jukou () *Chimen ()

Social Securities

Hospitals

* Nanping No.1 Hospital affiliated to Fujian Medical University
People's Hospital of Nanping
affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The 92nd Hospital of PLA

Education

Kindergartens

* Nanping Experimental Kindergarten

Primary schools

* Nanping Experimental Primary School

junior high school

* Nanping Jianjing junior high school

High schools

Nanping No.1 Middle School of Fujian

Higher education

* Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

Transportation

Railway Station

* Yanping East railway station * Yanping West railway station * Laizhou railway station (formerly Nanping North railway station, freight only, formerly handled passengers)

Coach Station

* Nanping Coach Station

Bridges

* Jianxi Bridge * Shuidong Bridge * Yuping Bridge * Jianzhou Bridge * Shuinan Bridge * Nanping Bridge

Entertainment

Tourist Attractions

* Jiufengshan Park (Mt. Jiufeng Park) * Yuping Park * Yangzhen Park * Xiyuan Canyon * Xingbang Ecological Grape Orchard (): located in Shanwei Village, Wangtai Town * Mandarin-duck-shaped Rocks (): located in Gaoping Village, Xiqin Town * Xiayang Ecological Park (): located in Xiayang (Unincorporated) Village, Shangyang Village

Hotels

* Minbei Hotel (3-star)

Shopping

Yonghui Superstore
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Notable people

* Wu Jingbiao: winner of Men's 56 kg weightlifting in 2010 Asian Games, 2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships, 2010 and 2011 World Weightlifting Championships.

References

External links

{{Authority control County-level divisions of Fujian Nanping Districts of China