Nan'an (Chinese: 南安; pinyin: Nán'ān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-oaⁿ; lit. 'southern peace') is a county-level city of southern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Quanzhou City and as of 2023, had a total population of 1,663,542.[1][2] More than 4,000,000 overseas Chinese trace their ancestry to Nan'an.[1]
Nan'an
南安市 Nanan | |
|---|---|
 Nan'an skyline | |
 Nan'an in Quanzhou | |
 Location in Quanzhou | |
  Nan'an Location in Fujian | |
| Coordinates (Nan'an municipal government): 24°57′40″N 118°23′06″E / 24.9612°N 118.3849°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Quanzhou |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Zhang Guisen |
| • Mayor | Wang Lianzan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,036 km2 (786 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,663,542 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 362300 |
| Area code | 0595 |
History
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Inhabited since the Neolithic Era, the first incarnation of Nan'an was established as a commandery in the early 500s by the division of Jin'an County under Emperor Wu of Liang. It was under the jurisdiction of the Qingyuan Circuit during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was incorporated into Quanzhou Prefecture (泉州府) during the Qing dynasty, when it was considered one of the Three Wu Kingdoms alongside Jinjiang and Hui'an.
Following the establishment of the Republic of China, Nan'an was a part of Jinjiang Prefecture until its incorporation into Quanzhou City in 1986; it was the site of military engagements during the Chinese Communist Revolution. Nan'an was established as a county-level city in its own right in 1993.
Geography and climate
editNan'an experiences subtropical monsoonal humid climate. It has an average temperature of 20.9 °C (69.6 °F).
The city covers an area of 2,036 square kilometres (786 sq mi).
Nan'an is situated below Anxi County, adjacent to Jinjiang City to the east and Tong'an District of Xiamen to the West. Nan'an is 97 kilometres (60 mi) from Xiamen. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from downtown of Quanzhou and 220 kilometres (140 mi) from the provincial capital, Fuzhou.
Islands and islets in Nan'an include:[3]
- Kui Yu (奎屿) 24°35′N 118°25′E / 24.583°N 118.417°E
- Dabai Yu (大佰屿 or 大百屿, traditional characters: 大百嶼[4]) 24°34′N 118°27′E / 24.567°N 118.450°E
- Xiaobai Yu (小佰屿 or 小百屿) 24°34′N 118°26′E / 24.567°N 118.433°E
| Climate data for Nan'an (1991–2017 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) | 28.6 (83.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
26.3 (79.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.7 (71.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
18.4 (65.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.7 (1.80) |
79.3 (3.12) |
108.8 (4.28) |
121.8 (4.80) |
205.4 (8.09) |
286.1 (11.26) |
182.4 (7.18) |
246.4 (9.70) |
156.6 (6.17) |
64.0 (2.52) |
45.6 (1.80) |
47.0 (1.85) |
1,589.1 (62.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 131.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 124.7 | 103.2 | 107.9 | 125.1 | 136.0 | 158.1 | 243.2 | 207.8 | 180.6 | 181.8 | 145.6 | 142.9 | 1,856.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 37 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 58 | 52 | 49 | 51 | 45 | 44 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
editThe city is divided into 3 subdistricts, 21 towns, and 2 townships.[7][8] The city also contains an economic development zone.[7]
Subdistricts
editTowns
edit- Guanqiao (官桥镇), Shengxin (省新镇), Luncang (仑苍镇), Dongtian (东田镇), Yingdu (英都镇), Xiangyun, Jintao (金淘镇), Shishan (诗山镇), Penghua (蓬华镇), Matou (码头镇), Jiudu (九都镇), Lefeng (乐峰镇), Luodong (罗东镇), Meishan (梅山镇), Honglai (洪濑镇), Hongmei (洪梅镇), Kangmei (康美镇), Fengzhou (丰州镇), Xiamei (霞美镇), Shuitou, and Shijing.[7][8]
Townships
editEconomy
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Nan'an is fast developing into an economic and industrial hub for Quanzhou prefecture. Its close proximity to regional economic centres such as Xiamen, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen makes it an important investment location for foreign investments and Taiwan businessmen.
Nan'an has very strong rail infrastructure and road links making it a gateway for tourism as well as commerce.[citation needed]
Culture
editNan'an is closely connected to the history of overseas Chinese, having been a hub of the Maritime Silk Road and a longtime economic and cultural centre for the Minnan people, with over 4 million overseas Chinese tracing their ancestry to the area[9][10] Nanguan music has its origins in the area in and surrounding Nan'an. It is known as the location of Anping Bridge, a stone beam bridge dating back to the Song dynasty, as well as the burial place of Ming general Zheng Chenggong (better known internationally as Koxinga.)
The local language of Nan'an is a variety of Hokkien, part of the Quanzhou family of Hokkien dialects. The surname Hong (洪; Ang in Hokkien and Teochew romanizations) has one of its origins in Nan'an.
Education
editThe Shishan campus of Quanzhou Normal University is located in Nan'an. Schools located in Nan'an include Nan'an Experimental Middle School.
Notable people
editNative to Nan'an
edit- Hong Chengchou, Ming and Qing dynasty official
- Huang Dongping, professional badminton player and Olympic gold medalist
- Guang Ze Zun Wang, deity in Chinese folk religion
- Lee Kong Chian, Singaporean politician and businessman
- Li Fabin, three-time weightlifting World Champion and Olympic gold medalist
- Lim Bo Seng, resistance fighter and national hero of Singapore
- Zheng Chenggong, Southern Ming general and resistance leader
- Zheng Zhilong, political and military leader in the late Ming dynasty
Ancestral home
edit- Huang Ru, Chinese engineer and academic
- Ong Beng Seng, Malaysian billionaire
- Wang Wenjiao, Indonesian-born badminton player known as the "Godfather of Chinese Badminton"
- Ye Fei, Philippine-born People's Liberation Army general and politician
References
edit- ^ a b "Nan'an City Government Official Website".
- ^ "人口民族". 南安市人民政府 (in Chinese). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ State Oceanic Administration (12 April 2011). 曾小颖 (ed.). 第一批开发利用无居民海岛名录 [First Series of Names of Uninhabited Islands for Development and Usage]. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
83 奎屿 福建省 泉州市 南安市 24°35′N，118°25′E 0.006042 为大陆岛，由变质岩组成。表层黄沙壤土，植被主要为灌木和木麻黄。基岩海岸，附近水深0～2 m，周围多干出礁。海域吊养牡蛎。 岛上岩石曾被开采。 旅游娱乐用岛
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85 大佰屿 福建省 泉州市 南安市 24°34′N，118°27′E 0.0599 为大陆岛，由变质岩组成，表层为黄土砂质，植被发育，以木麻黄为主。海岸为基岩岸滩，间有沙质岸、人工石砌护岸。西南部多暗礁，为航行危险区域。 岛上有淡水井。岛上曾开发旅游项目，西北部建有大百屿酒店、郑成功涌泉井碑、小庙以及斜坡码头发电机房、蓄水池、排污管等配套建筑，现已大部分荒废，周围多处搭建有简陋的棚屋，岸边废弃物堆积未清理。山脚下建有未完工的红砖楼，现有部分管理人员在岛上居住。 旅游娱乐用岛 又名"大百屿"
86 小佰屿 福建省 泉州市 南安市 24°34′N，118°26′E 0.0351 为大陆岛，由变质岩组成。表层黄土，植被茂密。海岸为基岩岸滩，间有沙质岸。附近水深0～2 m，周围海域多干出礁，南部多暗礁，为航行危险区域。海域产有鲻鱼、章鱼等。 尚未开发利用。 旅游娱乐用岛 又名"小百屿" - ^ 金門地區離島通航航道公告圖 (PDF) (Map). Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
大百嶼
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e 2019年统计用区划代码. stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ a b c d 泉州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ "南安概况" [Overview of Nan'an]. 南安市人民政府. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Nan'an City Government Official Website History".
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