Nanping[a] is a third-tier[3] prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian Province, 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 Bú-î Mountains range is located in this prefecture.[4] Its population was 2,680,645 as of the 2020 census whom 795,448 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Yanping and Jianyang urban districts.
Nanping
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Clockwise from top: Nanping city at night, Heping old town, Minjiang Bridge, Nanping skyline during the day, and a sunset behind a temple in Yuping Park. | |
Nickname: Northern Min | |
![]() Location of Nanping City jurisdiction in Fujian | |
Coordinates (Nanping Administrative Services Center ( | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Fujian |
Municipal seat | Yanping District(currently), Jianyang District(future) |
Government | |
• CPC Secretary | Yuan Yi |
• Mayor | Xu Weize |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 26,278 km2 (10,146 sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,660 km2 (1,030 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,660 km2 (1,030 sq mi) |
Elevation | 89 m (291 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Prefecture-level city | 2,680,645 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
• Urban | 795,448 |
• Urban density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
• Metro | 795,448 |
• Metro density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 201 billion US$ 29.1 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 74,903 US$ 11,763 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 353000, 354000 |
Area code | 0599 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-FJ-07 |
License Plate Prefixes | 闽H |
Local Dialect | Northern Min |
Website | np |
![Yanping](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/NanpingMount.jpg/220px-NanpingMount.jpg)
Nanping is a picturesque old city, located on a hill near the fall of the Jianxi Brook into the 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.[5] The city flower is lily.
Administration
editThe prefecture-level city of Nanping administers 2 districts, 3 county-level cities and 5 counties.
- Yanping District (
延 平 区 ) - Jianyang District (
建 阳区) - Shaowu City (邵武
市 ) - Wuyishan City (
武 夷 山 市 ) - Jian'ou City (
建 瓯市) - Shunchang County (顺昌县)
- Pucheng County (
浦城 县) - Guangze County (
光 泽县) - Songxi County (
松溪 县) - Zhenghe County (
政和 县)
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Geography and climate
editNanping, similar to the rest of the province, has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short and mild winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 9.7 °C (49.5 °F) in January to 28.7 °C (83.7 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 19.50 °C (67.1 °F). Rainfall averages more than 200 mm (7.9 in) per month from March to June before gradually tapering off until early winter. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in March to 57% in July, the city receives 1,721 hours of bright sunshine annually, with summer being the sunniest time of the year; spring and late winter are especially overcast and damp.
Climate data for Nanping (Yanping District, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.6 (103.3) |
42.1 (107.8) |
41.4 (106.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
42.1 (107.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
25.3 (77.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
20.2 (68.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
16.7 (62.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65.5 (2.58) |
97.8 (3.85) |
195.6 (7.70) |
195.4 (7.69) |
256.4 (10.09) |
322.1 (12.68) |
141.7 (5.58) |
158.8 (6.25) |
88.2 (3.47) |
62.7 (2.47) |
65.6 (2.58) |
50.0 (1.97) |
1,699.8 (66.91) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 13.2 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 153.7 |
Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 97.3 | 94.8 | 98.9 | 122.1 | 141.0 | 146.9 | 242.1 | 217.2 | 183.8 | 171.2 | 129.0 | 117.5 | 1,761.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 29 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 40 | 36 | 40 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7][8] |
Industry
editThe industry of Nanping comprises various export-oriented industries. This includes the Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Company Ltd. It is the biggest alkaline battery manufacturer and supplier in Chinese mainland.
Sister cities
edit- Stamford, Connecticut, United States 2 July 1993
- Albury, New South Wales, Australia 06 Sep. 2003
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 12 Jul. 2005 with Wuyishan
- Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jun. 2009 with Wuyishan
- Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia 6 Nov., 2014
- Milwaukie, Oregon, United States 23 Aug. 2015
- Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 15, Jan. 2016
- Opfikon, Zurich, Switzerland May 2016
Notable people
edit- Hou Yuzhu
- Huang Kaixiang[10]
- Li Qiumei[11]
- Rev. Nathan Sites
- Wu Jingbiao
- Wu Meijin[12]
- Zhang Guozheng
- Yingying Zhang (student who disappeared in the United States)[13]
- Li Ruxin
- Zhang Hao
Image views
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The seal of Nanping: Dragon transformation of two swords
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Shuinan bridge
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Min River
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Nanping from Botanical Garden
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Yanping Night View
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Chinese:
南平 ; pinyin: Nánpíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-pêng; historically known as Yanping (Chinese:延 平 ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iân-pêng
References
edit- ^ "China: Fújiàn (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
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福建 省 统计局 、国家 统计局 福建 调查总队 (August 2021). 《福建 统计年 鉴-2021》.中国 统计出版 社 . ISBN 978-7-5037-9510-7. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2021-12-23. - ^
中国 城市 分 级 (in Simplified Chinese) – via CBNweekly. - ^ the Office of Local Records of Nanping Government. "Overview of Nanping". Nanping Government.
- ^ Camps and Trails in China by Roy C. and Yvette Andrews (1918)
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中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 22 September 2023. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 22 September 2023. - ^
中国 地面 国 际交换站气候标准值月值数据 集 (1971-2000年 ). China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25. - ^
福建 省 与国 外 友 城 关系一 览表 (in Chinese (China)). Foreign Affairs Office of the Fujian Provincial People's Government. 2012-11-10. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. - ^
新人 秀 —Huang Kaixiang:我 的 命 运我做主 (in Chinese (China)). March 31, 2014. - ^ 闽北
体 坛之星 --黎 秋 梅 (in Chinese (China)). Nanping Sports Bureau. 2010-07-14. - ^ 闽北
体 坛之星 --吴美锦 (in Chinese (China)). Nanping Sports Bureau. 2010-07-13. - ^ Rhodes, Dawn; Wong, Grace; McCoppin, Robert (30 June 2017). "'Nobody saw this coming': Arrest in Chinese scholar's disappearance stuns U. of I. community". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
External links
edit- Government website of Nanping (in Simplified Chinese)