Pingnan County | |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | China Fujian |
Pushpin Label: | Pingnan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Fujian |
Coordinates: | 26.908°N 118.986°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Fujian |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Ningde |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Pingnan County is an inland county in northeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the cultural region of Mindong (Chinese: 闽东), and lies in the west of Ningde City.
The population of Pingnan stands at 181 300 residents, of whom 35,700 are urban resident. (2003)
The county covers an area of, divided into four towns and seven townships . The county executive, legislature and judiciary are seated at Gufeng Town (Chinese: 古峰镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
Pingnan was established as a county by court of the Qing Dynasty in 1735.[1]
Local historical monuments include the Wan'an Bridge, located in the appropriately named Changqiao ("long bridge") Township. The bridge, described as the "longest woven timber bridge in China", was originally built in 1648, and rebuilt a number of times since.[2]
Pingnan is "the capital of summer mushrooms", and the annual produce of Xiangu mushrooms is more than 6,000 tons. It is the largest export base of summer mushrooms in China. Pingnan is also famous for fruits such as Younai plums, seedless persimmons, chinquapis, yangtaos, and Wuyan peas.[3]