Baishui, Fujian


Baishui is a town in Longhai county-level city, in the municipal region of Zhangzhou, Fujian. It lies on the right bank of the Jiulong River's south branch. It is also referred to as "Pechuia" in 19/20th-century missionary records.

Specialities

Baishui is famous for its peanut candy, cooked and packaged in streetfront shops throughout the town.

Administration

The town runs 1 neighbourhood and 15 village committees.
Population : 44682

Villages

  • Baishui
  • Fangtian
  • Xifeng
  • Jiaobian
  • Loukeng
  • JinAo
  • Jingyuan
  • Shanmei
  • Zhuanglin
  • Cimei
  • Shanbian
  • Xialiao
  • Daxia
  • Xiatian

Transportation

Dongyuan Town lies right across the river and is accessible by ferry.
A faster, closed-cabin boat takes passengers downriver to Xiamen.
The Shenyang-Haikou Expressway passes through the town, but has no exit/entrance here.