Puning (Chinese:
Puning
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Coordinates: 23°17′53″N 116°09′58″E / 23.298°N 116.166°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Jieyang |
Area | |
• Total | 1,620 km2 (630 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10.5 m (34.4 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,054,703 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 5153** |
Area code | (0)663 |
Licence plates | 粤V (Yuè V) |
Website | Puning Government Website |
Puning, having been a key trade hub in eastern Guangdong, was upgraded from county to city status in 1993.[ref 6] It is one of the first 'Chinese textile cities'[ref 7] and where the project 'Chinese TCM Cities' was first launched.[ref 8] Textile and apparel and medicine industries are local pillars,[ref 9] topping or coming second in Guangdong county economies since 2003. It also entered the list of the One Hundred Best Counties and Cities for Health Industry in 2020 by Xiaokang series of Qiushi magazine.[ref 10]
Historically, Puning was one of the eight counties of Chaoshan. In the mid-1900s, the Hakka region, which was historically part of the Huizhou Prefecture, was incorporated into Puning's territory. Subsequently, the city also welcomed back 'returned overseas Chinese' and 'family members of overseas Chinese' due to the political situation in Southeast Asia. The cultures of the various clans formed the multilingual, multicultural landscape of Puning, where customs and traditions differ across the towns and villages. It is recognised as a Chinese Folk Culture Art Village by the Ministry of Culture, China.
Etymology
edit'Puning' is the pinyin transliteration of the city in Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or putonghua. It is also known as 'Pou Leng', Poh Leng, or Pho Leng in the Chaoshan language, also known as Chaoshan Min or Swatow dialect . It was named after the historical county of the same name, which dates back to the Ming dynasty of China. According to Puning Xian Zhilue (A Brief Account of Puning County), Guangdong Tongzhi (Comprehensive Records of Guangdong), Ming Shi (History of Ming),[ref 11] and Chao Zhong Zaji (Miscellaneous Accounts of Chaozhou),[ref 12] the name 'Puning' was given in 1563, after the phrase pubian ningmi, meaning universally serene. Versions mentioned the county's original name as Pu'an[ref 13] or Anpu,[ref 14] but this was refuted by an inscription on the external walls of a Lords of the Three Mountains temple in Guiyu, Chaoyang, discovered in 1986.[ref 15]
In 1949, the seat of Puning County was administered as Puning City. The City's territory was split in 1950. In 1993, Puning County upgraded to become Puning City, while the original 'Puning City' became its city centre.
History
editBefore its founding
editThe habitation of humans in the territory of Puning dates back to the New Stone Age, evident in archaeological findings, such as the Hutou Pu Old Kilns Site (
During the Pre-Qin era, the succeeding political regimes on Zhongyuan did not have any de facto administration of Puning and its surrounding regions. It was incorporated into Zhongyuan territories during the Qin and Han dynasties, but there had never been any clear administrative borders in the regions.
Ming and Qing
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In 1558, Zhang Lian started a rebellion in Raoping and Dabu of eastern Chaozhou (Teochew) Prefecture and subsequently declared himself Emperor of the Feilong Empire. It was suppressed by the Ming Government in 1562.
Republic of China
editIn the 1860s many Southern Chinese were caught up in the various Internal conflicts and later in the Foreign conflicts. Later many Families ended up in Hawaii, the Philippines, Hong Kong and even in Thailand and Cambodia. Some of the educated classes married into Japanese Society. Other fled seeking Gold in USA and Australia and others became Traders across Asia.
Beijing Government
editXinhai Revolution and Constitutional Protection War
editIn October 1911, the National Revolution Army (NRA) started a rebellion in Wuchang, while Fang Cishi (1887-1915) of the Tongmenghui dispatched troops in Puning. Guangdong declared its independence from the Qing Empire the following month and abolished the Chaozhou Prefecture, rendering counties such as Puning under the control of the Governor of Guangdong. Liu Renchen from the Tongmenghui also led his troops into Puning's city area. As a result, there were 13 different rival commanding officers in the Chaoshan region, all from different factions of the NRA. Meanwhile, influential figures in the county Puning supported Fang Zhiting as the county chief,[ref 17] while Zhao Diyun was, on the other hand, appointed Chief of Civil Affairs by Fang Cishi under the name of the Chaoshan Military Government. However, Zhao's appointment was short-lived as he was hindered by local officials and influential figures.[ref 17] In April 1912, the Deputy Governor of Guangdong, Chen Jiongming, sent his trusted aide, Chen Juemin, as the Civil Affairs Chief. The administrative division of Chaodun Circuit was established in 1914 and Puning was drawn into it; the Circuit was abolished in 1920.
In 1917, Duan Qirui led his troops to attack southern China after he abolished the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China, while Sun Yat-sen established the Constitutional Protection Junta in Guangzhou, sparking the Constitutional Protection Movement. Both armies fought outside the city walls of Puning, in the villages of Wuli and Minggang.[ref 18] On 25 May 1921, Puning was brought under the control of Chen Jiongming's forces once again.
National Revolution
editOn 12 March 1925, Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin, and Zhou Enlai led the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) to defeat Chen's forces in Lihu of eastern Puning. On 2 November 1925, the NRA arrived in the city area of Puning, and Zhou made speeches there to raise funds for the army. On the same year, the Government of the Republic of China in Guangzhou announced that the Chaozhou (Teochew) and Meizhou regions came under the rule of the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang; KMT). Fang Zhiting was appointed the chief of Puning while Fang Zhanying became the acting Prosecutor.
The Puning Farmers' Association established the Farmers' Free City under the Peifeng Tower located in the suburb in February 1926, and founded the Farmers' Self-Defence Army in December of the same year, attacking the city twice.
The Shanghai massacre in April 1927 had a repercussion on the county of Puning. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Puning branch joined forces with left-wing KMT members to stage an armed riot on 23 April, and subsequently set up the first county-level revolutionary regime led by the CCP through armed conflict three days later at the Chen (Tan) clan ancestral shrine in Jiujiang, Daba. The CCP declared war against Chiang Kai-shek in a public address to the Chinese nation.[ref 19] However, the Farmers' Free City regime and the CCP's Provisional People's Government regime ceased their activities as they lost their battle to the KMT.
Nanjing Government
editCivil war and infrastructure development
editIn October 1927, the Nanchang Uprising forces retreated to Liusha and conducted a military conference in Liusha Christian Church on 3 October. The uprising forces were attacked and defeated by Chen Jitang's forces.
In 1928, Peng Pai led the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army into Puning and met up with remnant forces of the Nanchang Uprising, to discuss setting up a revolutionary base in the Dananshan Mountain area.
War against Japanese Army
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Resumption of civil war and communist takeover
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People's Republic of China
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Geography
editClimate
editClimate data for Puning (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
38.1 (100.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.3 (72.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.4 (1.83) |
54.5 (2.15) |
104.6 (4.12) |
186.8 (7.35) |
274.5 (10.81) |
378.4 (14.90) |
329.8 (12.98) |
361.4 (14.23) |
215.1 (8.47) |
52.1 (2.05) |
43.9 (1.73) |
47.2 (1.86) |
2,094.7 (82.48) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.8 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 16.8 | 19.2 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 140.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 159.4 | 119.3 | 115.9 | 135.4 | 166.2 | 187.9 | 246.7 | 224.0 | 211.5 | 215.6 | 187.3 | 171.5 | 2,140.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 47 | 37 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 60 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 57 | 52 | 48 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] |
Politics and administration
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Administrative divisions
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Economy
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Demographics
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Education
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Culture
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Cuisine
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Architecture
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Literature
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Festivals
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Sports
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Transport
editThe Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway stops at Puning railway station along the high-speed Coastal Corridor.
Attractions
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Notable people from Puning
edit- Cai Cheng - Chinese politician
- Ke Hua - Chinese politician, diplomat, and father of Ke Lingling
- Ke Lingling - former wife of Xi Jinping and daughter of Ke Hua
- Chuang Shih-ping - Chinese-born Hong Kong businessman
- Chan Tung - Chinese-born Hong Kong celebrity chef and TV host
- Chen Xinren - Chinese diplomat
- Zheng Zeguang - current Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Zhou Zhenhong - Chinese politician
- Fang Zong'ao - Chinese scholar, economist, jurist, law professor, and economics professor
Sister cities
editAs of May 2013, Puning established friendly relations with seven other cities in mainland China.
Country | Province | Sister City | Friendship forged |
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People's Republic of China | Zhejiang | Yueqing | 8 October 1996 |
Liaoning | Haicheng | 25 March 1993 | |
Jiangsu | Jiangyin | 23 December 1992 | |
Hubei | Qianjiang | 28 August 1993 | |
Jilin | Ji'an | 1 May 1997 | |
Sichuan | Langzhong | 9 December 2010[ref 20] | |
Zhejiang | Yiwu | 13 May 2013[ref 21] |
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