Fu'an
福安市
Fuan
Fu'an 福安 Municipal Square
Fu'an 福安 Municipal Square
Fu'an is located in Fujian
Fu'an
Fu'an
Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 27°06′N 119°38′E / 27.100°N 119.633°E / 27.100; 119.633
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityNingde
Area
  Total67.44 km2 (26.04 sq mi)
Population
  Total676,624
  Density10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0593
Region GDP of 68.041 billion Yuan (2021) with an increase of 6.2% year-on-year. Total general public budget revenue of 6.259 billion yuan in 2021, an increase of 22.2% year-on-year.

Fu'an (Chinese: 福安市; pinyin: Fú'ān Shì; Foochow Romanized: Hók-ăng-chê; sometimes Fu An) is a county-level city of Ningde prefecture level city, in northeast Fujian province, PRC, some 150 kilometres (93 mi) North of the provincial capital Fuzhou.[1] Fuzhou and Fu'an of Ningde prefecture along with Cangnan county-level city of Wenzhou prefecture in Zhejiang province make up the Min Dong linguistic and cultural region of China. Fu'an along with Fuzhou and the Eastern Min region are the closest geographically to the nearby Matsu Islands which are an archipelago of 36 islands within the Lienchiang county of Taiwan.

During the first imperial Qin dynasty (221 BC–206 BC), Fu'an was a part of the ancestral homeland of the Min Yue tribes and was named as Minzhong County. During the Han dynasty, Fu'an belonged to the area of Min Yueguo. In 1245 of the Song dynasty, Fu'an county was established and classified as Yongle and Linghuo townships. During the previous government of Republic of China, Fu'an was administered as 3 townships and 32 districts. After the establishment of the current government, the People's Republic of China, Fu'an was liberated into 14 townships.

As of October 2022, the current administration of Fu'an has 4 cities, 13 towns, 2 townships, 3 ethnic townships, and 2 township-level units.

The primary cultural attractions in Fu'an City are Lionfeng temple, Fu'an Baiyun Mountains, Liancun, Quigang Pavilion, Nishita, Fu'an Huang's Ancestral Hall Temple, and Muyun She Ethnic Township District.

Fu'an City overlooking the Jiaoxi river with Qiyun bridge illuminated in the background

History

Found

Fu'an county was found in 1245 AD in the Southern Song.[2]

Modern

In civil war of China, Fu'an was occupied by People's Liberation Army on July, 1949. In November 1989, Fu'an county was abolished, at the same time Fu'an city was established.[3]

In 2019, Fu'an DongBai City (Chinese: 福安东百城; pinyin: Fú'ān dōng bǎi chéng) opened on Fuchun Avenue in Fu'an. It is located in the newly developed business district across from Qiyun Bridge. The large urban project was developed by DongBai Group as the central point for urban commerce in Fu'an.

Typical intersection in Fu'an City
Typical intersection in Fu'an City
Fú'ān dōng bǎi chéng (福安 东百城)
Qiyun Bridge(栖云桥) at nighttime, Fu'an Dong Bai is directly West across the bridge









Geography

Fu'an is surrounded by hills and the sea. It covers an area of 67.44 square kilometres (26.04 sq mi).

Topographic map of Fu'an City


Climate

Climate data for Fu'an (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)
30.2
(86.4)
36.1
(97.0)
35.0
(95.0)
37.1
(98.8)
38.6
(101.5)
41.9
(107.4)
39.9
(103.8)
39.7
(103.5)
36.1
(97.0)
34.5
(94.1)
28.6
(83.5)
41.9
(107.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)
16.5
(61.7)
19.3
(66.7)
24.3
(75.7)
28.1
(82.6)
31.1
(88.0)
34.9
(94.8)
34.3
(93.7)
31.5
(88.7)
27.3
(81.1)
22.5
(72.5)
17.6
(63.7)
25.2
(77.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7)
11.4
(52.5)
14.1
(57.4)
18.8
(65.8)
23.0
(73.4)
26.4
(79.5)
29.3
(84.7)
28.7
(83.7)
26.2
(79.2)
21.8
(71.2)
17.3
(63.1)
12.3
(54.1)
20.0
(67.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1)
8.2
(46.8)
10.7
(51.3)
15.1
(59.2)
19.4
(66.9)
23.1
(73.6)
25.5
(77.9)
25.1
(77.2)
22.6
(72.7)
18.0
(64.4)
13.7
(56.7)
8.8
(47.8)
16.5
(61.6)
Record low °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5)
−2.6
(27.3)
−2.1
(28.2)
4.3
(39.7)
9.5
(49.1)
13.3
(55.9)
20.1
(68.2)
19.4
(66.9)
13.7
(56.7)
7.4
(45.3)
1.8
(35.2)
−4.3
(24.3)
−4.3
(24.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61.1
(2.41)
87.2
(3.43)
159.0
(6.26)
147.6
(5.81)
209.9
(8.26)
303.2
(11.94)
158.4
(6.24)
222.4
(8.76)
140.4
(5.53)
50.8
(2.00)
58.0
(2.28)
53.1
(2.09)
1,651.1
(65.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.3 13.6 17.7 16.2 17.3 18.4 12.7 16.7 12.6 7.4 9.1 9.7 163.7
Average snowy days 0.3 0.4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1
Average relative humidity (%) 76 77 78 77 78 81 75 77 75 72 75 74 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 99.4 91.2 102.4 121.3 127.1 131.1 216.2 198.5 166.6 161.6 120.3 117.4 1,653.1
Percent possible sunshine 30 29 27 32 30 32 51 49 45 46 37 36 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Demographics

Baiyun Mountains in Fu'an

By December of 2021, Fu'an has 676,624 residents. With 199031 households.

Fu'an City is mainly composed of three ethnic groups: Han Chinese, She and Hui. The city is predominately Han like rest of China but there is also an old Hui community with a sizeable presence. The largest minority ethnic group is the She with a population accounting for 11% of Fu'an. The Han population in Fu'an include the Tanka people of which there currently are about 7,400.

The local Fu'an dialect is part of Eastern Min which belongs to the Mindong cultural group along with Fuzhou. The She ethnic group speak a separate She language.

The major religion in Fu'an city is Buddhism. Taoism and other Chinese folk beliefs are also popular. Catholic and Protestant believers accounts for 14% of the total population. There are 47 Roman Catholic and protestant churches around the city.



Intangible Cultural Sights

Fu'an Baiyun Mountains 福安白云山 is located in the northwest of Fu'an City, covering an area of 67 square kilometers. It is a geological park and ranked as a national tourist attraction that is an intangible part of Fu'an. The Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area is most characterized by river valley stone mortar groups, granite canyons, deep meandering flow landforms and volcanic rock landforms.

Economy

In 2021, Fu'an achieved regional GDP of 68.41 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%. The per capita disposable income of all residents was 35,375 yuan, an increase of 11.2% year-on-year.

The three leading industries in Fu'an are the electrical machinery industry, the shipbuilding industry and the food industry  . There are more than 730 electrical machinery companies, 84 shipping companies, and more than 800 food processing companies. The main food crops in mountainous and hilly areas are double-season rice and sweet potato. In addition, a variety of economic crops are also planted in coastal plains and valley basins, mainly sugarcane, grapes, edible mushrooms, tea, peaches, bamboo, as well as aquaculture.[6][7]

Fu'an Special Economic Zone(福安经济开发区)

Fu'an is known for its local tea production. One successful local company is the Tan Yang Kunfu tea,[8] which won the first prize gold medal award in the Panama Pacific International Exposition world's fair. Besides tea, the local agricultural sector is specialized in grape varieties such as wine grapes and table grapes, aquaculture and animal husbandry.




Education and Work

One of the first Anglo-Chinese kindergartens was established in Fu'an in 2002.

In 2021, secondary education schools in Fu'an City enrolled 156,700 students and 30,900 graduates. In that same year, there were 5,096 new employees in Fu'an City, 2,523 urban unemployed people were re-employed, and 473 urban employment difficulties were managed. The unemployment rate was controlled within 4.14%.

In 2021, Fu'an Enterprise Pension, Work Injury Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Urban and Rural Residents Pension Insurance, and Institutional Institutions Pension Insurance Enrollment were 140,398, 99,485, 68,008, 351,400, and 17,991,000 respectively. In terms of social security, the system coverage rate reached 100%, and 1,332 people received unemployment insurance benefits, an increase of 601 people year-on-year.

Transport

Road

Water

Fu'an is located on the middle stream of the Jiaoxi River (交溪), the main tributary of the Baima River (白马河).

Fu'an is known for the Baima Harbor (白馬港), which also bears the name "Golden Passage".[9]

Railway

Administration

River crossing into Dong Bai district within Fu'an

Fu'an has 4 street committees; the city's executive, legislature and judiciary are in Chengnan, together with its CPC and PSB branches. The city has 13 towns and 5 townships, of which three are zoned Affirmative action-like for the She nation natives.

Subdistricts

Chinese: 街道; pinyin: Jiēdào

  • Chengbei (城北街道)
  • Dong Bai City (东百城)
  • Chengnan (城南街道)
  • Yangtou (陽頭街道)
  • Luojiang (羅江街道)

Towns

Chinese: ; pinyin: zhèn

  • Muyang (穆阳镇)
  • Shangbaishi (上白石镇)
  • Xitan (溪潭镇)
  • Xiabaishi (下白石镇)
  • Saiqi (赛岐镇)
  • Xiwei (溪尾镇)
  • Shekou (社口镇)
  • Tantou (潭头镇)
  • Xiaoyang (晓阳镇)
  • Xibing (溪柄镇)
  • Gantang (甘棠镇)
  • Chengyang (城阳鎮)
  • Wanwu (灣塢鎮)

Townships and Ethnic Townships

Chinese: ; pinyin: xiāng

  • Songluo (松罗乡)
  • Fankang (范坑乡)

Chinese: 民族乡; pinyin: mínzú xiāng

  • Kangcuo She (康厝畲族乡)
  • Muyun She (穆云畲族乡)
  • Banzhong She (坂中畲族乡)

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Fu-an - Britannica Online Encyclopedia
  2. "福安市历史沿革_行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org". www.xzqh.org. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  3. (in Chinese) Ningde China Investment Online Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. "福安概况". Archived from the original on 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  7. "福安市改革开放30年成就辉煌". www.fa-today.com. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  8. TeaSpring.com
  9. (in Chinese) Ningde China Investment Online Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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