Pingnan County, Fujian

Pingnan County 屏南县
County
Pingnan Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°54′29″N 118°59′10″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Ningde
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Pingnan County (simplified Chinese: 屏南县; traditional Chinese: 屏南縣; pinyin: Píngnán Xiàn) is an inland county in northeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the cultural region of Mindong (闽东), and lies in the west of Ningde City.

Administration

The population of Pingnan stands at 181 300 residents, of whom 35,700 are urban resident. (2003)^{[citation needed]}

The county covers an area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi), divided into four towns (镇; zhèn) and seven townships (乡; xiāng). The county executive, legislature and judiciary are seated at Gufeng Town (古峰镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.

Towns

• Gufeng (古峰镇)
• Shuangxi (双溪镇)
• Daixi (黛溪镇)
• Changqiao (长桥镇)

Townships

• Pingcheng (屏城乡)
• Tangkou (棠口乡)
• Gantang (甘棠乡)
• Yiling (熙岭乡)
• Luxia (路下乡)
• Shoushan (寿山乡)
• Lingxia (岭下乡)

Climate

Climate data for Pingnan, elevation 870 m (2,850 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.8 (53.2)	13.3 (55.9)	16.2 (61.2)	20.9 (69.6)	24.2 (75.6)	26.8 (80.2)	29.7 (85.5)	29.0 (84.2)	26.3 (79.3)	22.4 (72.3)	18.1 (64.6)	13.7 (56.7)	21.0 (69.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.3 (43.3)	7.7 (45.9)	10.7 (51.3)	15.4 (59.7)	19.1 (66.4)	22.2 (72.0)	24.4 (75.9)	23.8 (74.8)	21.3 (70.3)	16.9 (62.4)	12.6 (54.7)	7.9 (46.2)	15.7 (60.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.8 (37.0)	4.1 (39.4)	6.8 (44.2)	11.3 (52.3)	15.4 (59.7)	19.1 (66.4)	20.8 (69.4)	20.4 (68.7)	17.9 (64.2)	13.1 (55.6)	8.9 (48.0)	4.1 (39.4)	12.1 (53.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	76.1 (3.00)	106.4 (4.19)	198.7 (7.82)	182.3 (7.18)	252.3 (9.93)	338.8 (13.34)	190.9 (7.52)	212.1 (8.35)	133.9 (5.27)	58.2 (2.29)	69.0 (2.72)	59.2 (2.33)	1,877.9 (73.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	14.1	15.6	19.1	18.0	19.7	20.3	15.3	18.5	14.2	9.4	10.9	10.9	186
Average snowy days	1.7	1.7	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	4.2
Average relative humidity (%)	82	83	83	81	82	84	80	83	82	79	81	79	82
Mean monthly sunshine hours	110.3	97.8	105.5	122.8	125.8	126.5	208.2	174.8	149.2	158.2	126.3	131.3	1,636.7
Percent possible sunshine	33	31	28	32	30	31	50	43	41	45	39	41	37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

History

Pingnan was established as a county by court of the Qing Dynasty in 1735.^[3]

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.^[4]

Agriculture

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.^[5]

See also

• Ningde
• Eastern Min dialect
• Mindong people
• Fujian

References

1. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
2. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
3. (in Chinese) Ningde China Investment Online
4. CHINA’S HISTORIC BRIDGES: ARCHITECTURE OVER WATER. Fujian Province. Images by Ronald G. Knapp, Larissa L. Mentzer, and Jeffrey D. Knapp
5. (in Chinese) 宁德之窗-屏南县 Pingnan County

External links

• Ningde government website (in English and Chinese)