Fengcheng
丰城市
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Location of Fengcheng City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Location of Fengcheng City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°11′45″N 115°47′00″E / 28.19583°N 115.78333°E / 28.19583; 115.78333
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityYichun
Area
 • Total2,845 km2 (1,098 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (101 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,480,000
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
331100
Area code0795

Fengcheng (simplified Chinese: 丰城; traditional Chinese: 豐城; pinyin: Fēngchéng; Gan: Fung-cing) is a county-level city in northern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Yichun, located along China National Highway 105 and on the eastern (right) bank of the Gan River about 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Nanchang, the provincial capital. The literal translation of the name is "Abundance City", due to its importance as a major commercial hub for agricultural products. There are 26 towns and 7 sub-districts comprising a total area of 2,845 square kilometres (1,098 sq mi) and its population is around 1,370,000. The 2005 GDP was more than 9.1 billion RMB.

In 210 AD, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was founded as Jianyi County (剑邑县).

Harbour of "Fungching" (Fengcheng, Yichun, Jiangxi, China, 丰城市)) on a river with boats. Nieuhof: L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, 1665.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Fengcheng City has 5 subdistricts, 20 towns and 7 townships.[1]

5 subdistricts
  • Jianguang (剑光街道)
  • Hezhou (河洲街道)
  • Jiannan (剑南街道)
  • Sundu (孙渡街道)
  • Shangzhuang (尚庄街道)
20 towns
  • Baitu (白土镇)
  • Yuandu (袁渡镇)
  • Zhangxiang (张巷镇)
  • Dushi (杜市镇)
  • Taosha (淘沙镇)
  • Xiushi (秀市镇)
  • Luoshi (洛市镇)
  • Tielu (铁路镇)
  • Licun (丽村镇)
  • Dongjia (董家镇)
  • Huangcheng (隍城镇)
  • Xiaogang (小港镇)
  • Shitan (石滩镇)
  • Qiaodong (桥东镇)
  • Rongtang (荣塘镇)
  • Tuochuan (拖船镇)
  • Quangang (泉港镇)
  • Meilin (梅林镇)
  • Qujiang (曲江镇)
  • Shangtang (上塘镇)
7 townships
  • Xiaotang (筱塘乡)
  • Duantan (段潭乡)
  • Jiaokeng (蕉坑乡)
  • Shijiang (石江乡)
  • Hehu (荷湖乡)
  • Hutang (湖塘乡)
  • Tongtian (同田乡)

History

Origin of geographical names

Fengcheng city is named after the west of Rongtang. It is said that the territory is the place where the male and female swords of Moye, the Spring and Autumn generals, are hidden, so it is nicknamed "Sword Town".

Cultural relics and historic sites

List of key cultural relics under protection in Fengcheng City
Name of cultural relic protection unit location lot category Reference material
Tomb of Deng Zilong[2] Dushi Town The third batch of Jiangxi Province cultural relics protection units Ancient tombs [3]
Ruins of Guli City[4] Tuochuan Town The sixth batch of Jiangxi Province cultural relics protection units Ancient heritage site [5]
Bowl mud Ridge kiln site[6] Shijiang township The sixth batch of Jiangxi Province cultural relics protection units Ancient heritage site [5]
Dacheng Hall of Confucius Temple[7] Jianguang Street The sixth batch of Jiangxi Province cultural relics protection units Ancient building [5]
Jiang Yue Guang tomb[8] Tongtian township The sixth batch of Jiangxi Province cultural relics protection units Ancient tombs [5]
Guilin Academy[9] Tongtian township The sixth batch of Jiangxi Province cultural relics protection units Ancient building [5]
Lei's ancestral Hall[10] Chiaokeng township The sixth batch of Jiangxi Province cultural relics protection units Ancient building [5]
North screen Zen forest[11] Zhanggang Town The sixth batch of Jiangxi Province cultural relics protection units Ancient building [5]

Intangible cultural heritage

Fengcheng intangible cultural heritage list
name rank Item type Reference material
Gong and Drum Art (Cymbal gong and drum)[12] National level Traditional music [13]
Lion Dance (Fengcheng Yue Jiashi)[14] National level Traditional dance [13]
The legend of Fengcheng Sword[15] Provincial level Folk literature [13]
Fengcheng plum candle[16] Provincial level Folk custom [13]
Fengcheng Xu Zhenjun legend[17] Provincial level Folk literature [13]
Fengcheng hanging joint paper-cut[18] Provincial level Traditional art [13]
Fengcheng wood carving[19] Provincial level Traditional art [13]
Fengcheng frozen rice sugar production skills[20] Provincial level Traditional skill [13]
Fengcheng Chen mother medicine therapy[21] Provincial level Traditional medicine [13]
Fengcheng She Fire[22] Provincial level Folk custom [13]

Tourist attraction

Fengshui Lake Cultural Park

Fengshui Lake Cultural Park, located in the west of Fengcheng New urban area, Yulong River north branch and south branch intersection. With a total area of 1270 mu, it consists of four parts: Fengshui Lake, Fengshui Square, Xinguang Hall and garden landscape belt.The main scenic spots are Hehe Tower, Fengge, Heshun River, Fenglin Bridge and other landscapes.[23]

Fengcheng love flower town

Fengcheng Love Flower Town, located in Fengcheng Hukun Expressway Meilin exit, with a planned total area of about 4.66 square kilometers.The town has flower and bird garden, water screen movie, Love Sea, vitality forest, coconut forest MIDI barbecue lawn, Crescent Bay Beach, southern plant ornamental garden, Love Sea Flower Castle Hotel, European garden, love Rose Garden, miracle garden and other attractions.[24]

Yaohu National Wetland Park

Yaohu National Wetland Park is located in the lower reaches of Jinjiang River in the northwest of Fengcheng City, 20 kilometers away from Fengcheng City and 30 kilometers away from Nanchang city.There is a 9.6 km long Ganyue highway bridge on the lake, a stone cave called "Dragon Bed Grottoes" under the foot of the lake, and a small lonely mountain, lotus treasure land, fog city, deaf-mute temple, pine pavilion and other natural and cultural landscapes.[25]

Yangliu Lake scenic spot

Yangliu Lake Scenic spot is located at the junction of new and old urban areas of Fengcheng City, on the shore of Ganjiang River and Yangliu Lake.There are 5 scenic spots on the central axis of the scenic spot, namely, Dragon column archway, Fengcheng Jianqi, relief of literature and history, imitation of the ancient Great Wall, and Iron ox building.[26]

Population

At the end of 2022, the registered population of Fengcheng City is 1.4707 million (public security annual report), of which 786,900 are males. At the end of the year, the permanent resident population was 1.049 million, of which 510,900 were urban, representing an urbanization rate of 48.7%. There were 9,160 births, 5.8 births per thousand, 6,276 deaths, 3.97 deaths per thousand, and a natural growth rate of 1.82 deaths per thousand.[27]

Transportation

Highroad

  • There are Ganyue Expressway, Dongchang Expressway, Changning Expressway, 105 National Highway, Fenggao Highway, Fengle Highway, Fengfu Highway and other highway trunk lines in Fengcheng City.
  • In 2021, Fengcheng City achieved 73.55 million tons of road freight, an increase of 88.9%. Highway freight turnover was 20.781 billion kilometers, up 86.9% year on year. Highway passenger volume in the year was 1.77 million, down 55.4% year-on-year, and passenger transport turnover was 135 million person-kilometers, down 46% year-on-year.

Railway

  • Beijing-kowloon Railway, Shanghai-Kunming Railway, Chang-Jiangxi high-speed railway transit, of which the Beijing-Kowloon Railway is 53.2 kilometers long, with Fengcheng South Station and Zhangxiang Station 2 stations; The Shanghai-Kunming railway is 38.3 kilometers long, with three stations: Fengcheng Station, Xiaogang Station and Tugboat station. Fengcheng section of Chang-gan high-speed Railway is 43 km long, with Fengcheng East station. Fengcheng also has a railway branch line to Kyrgyzstan and a railway special line in Fengluo mining area with a total length of 47.52 kilometers.

Shipping

  • There is one navigable river in Fengcheng City, and the Ganjiang River system of Fengcheng Port has a total length of 43.9 kilometers, which is the third-level navigable standard. The maximum navigable capacity is 3,000 tons of ships, and the annual throughput of 5 million tons of cargo terminals are built. Year-round navigation 500-ton ships, Fengcheng Tongtian can be navigable throughout the year 1000-ton ships, low water period of about 240 meters wide river, flood season up to about 2000 meters, no ebb and flow. The port area is located in the main river of Ganjiang River, south of Zhangshu, Ji 'an, Ganzhou, north of Nanchang, Jiujiang.
  • In 2011, Fengcheng Transportation enterprises had 758 cargo ships with 542,000 tonnage; The freight volume was 16.59 million tons, and the freight turnover was 3.193 billion tons kilometers.
  • In 2021, Fengcheng City achieved 31.341 million tons of waterway freight, an increase of 17.8%. Waterway freight turnover of 4.134 billion tons kilometers, an increase of 18%.

Politics

The main leader of Fengcheng

  • Party secretary Xu Jieqiang[28]
  • Mayor Zhang Shuji[29]

Notable people

  • Hu Xiaomei (Chinese: 胡晓梅), radio personality and former host of the show At Night You're Not Lonely (Chinese: 夜空不寂寞)

Climate

Climate data for Fengcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4)		 29.8
(85.6)		 34.0
(93.2)		 35.3
(95.5)		 35.8
(96.4)		 36.7
(98.1)		 39.7
(103.5)		 40.7
(105.3)		 38.0
(100.4)		 36.2
(97.2)		 31.7
(89.1)		 23.9
(75.0)		 40.7
(105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7)		 12.3
(54.1)		 16.3
(61.3)		 22.9
(73.2)		 27.5
(81.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 34.2
(93.6)		 33.6
(92.5)		 29.6
(85.3)		 24.7
(76.5)		 18.5
(65.3)		 12.0
(53.6)		 22.6
(72.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)		 8.3
(46.9)		 12.3
(54.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 23.3
(73.9)		 26.3
(79.3)		 29.7
(85.5)		 29.1
(84.4)		 25.2
(77.4)		 19.8
(67.6)		 13.7
(56.7)		 7.8
(46.0)		 18.3
(65.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)		 5.4
(41.7)		 9.3
(48.7)		 15.2
(59.4)		 20.0
(68.0)		 23.3
(73.9)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.8
(78.4)		 21.9
(71.4)		 16.2
(61.2)		 10.3
(50.5)		 4.6
(40.3)		 15.1
(59.2)
Record low °C (°F) −5.1
(22.8)		 −8.6
(16.5)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 2.1
(35.8)		 10.8
(51.4)		 15.0
(59.0)		 19.1
(66.4)		 19.7
(67.5)		 13.4
(56.1)		 2.2
(36.0)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 −14.3
(6.3)		 −14.3
(6.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 83.5
(3.29)		 103.4
(4.07)		 196.5
(7.74)		 212.9
(8.38)		 246.6
(9.71)		 329.2
(12.96)		 182.2
(7.17)		 120.6
(4.75)		 70.9
(2.79)		 46.5
(1.83)		 95.5
(3.76)		 63.0
(2.48)		 1,750.8
(68.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.0 13.9 18.5 17.4 16.7 16.8 11.7 10.8 7.7 7.5 10.1 10.4 155.5
Average snowy days 2.1 1.4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 4.5
Average relative humidity (%) 81 81 82 80 80 83 76 78 80 77 79 78 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 71.9 78.9 87.1 115.6 137.9 131.9 224.7 211.2 168.6 154.5 121.3 108.5 1,612.1
Percent possible sunshine 22 25 23 30 33 32 53 52 46 44 38 34 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[30][31]

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