Nanping is a third-tier 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. Its population was 2,680,645 as of the 2020 census, of whom 795,448 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Yanping and Jianyang urban districts.
6-522: 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. The city flower is lily. The prefecture-level city of Nanping administers 2 districts , 3 county-level cities and 5 counties . Nanping, similar to
12-560: Is a 505 kilometres (314 mi)-long river in Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is the largest river in Fujian, and an important water transport channel. Most of northern and central Fujian is within its drainage area. The provincial capital, Fuzhou , sits on the lower Min River, with its historic center being on the northern side of the river. Fuzhou's suburb Changle is on
18-605: 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. The 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. Min River (Fujian) The Min River (Chinese: Mǐn Jiāng )
24-693: The other side of the river, even closer to its fall into the Taiwan Strait ; the location historically made it an important port. The traditional source of the Min River is in the far northwest of the basin, hence in China the highest reach is called the Beixi Brook. The total length of the river using this source is 505 km. But in fact, the Beixi is neither the geographic or hydrological source of
30-699: 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,
36-606: The river. The Shuiqian is the furthest geographic source, and the Shuiqian-Shaxi-Min is 580 km long. A different river, the Jinxi, is larger than the Beixi-Futun at the point where the two meet, and consequently is connected to the hydrological source. Fujian Local Records Compilation Committee. (2001). Fujian Provincial Chronicles: Topography. Fuzhou: Local Records Press This Fujian location article
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