Fuding
Fuding is a county-level city in northeastern Ningde, Fujian Province, China, located on Fujian's border with Zhejiang Province.
History
Fuding county was established during the Qing Dynasty in 1739 AD.On December 15, 1950, the Matsu Administrative Office of Fujian Province, Republic of China was established including modern-day Lienchiang County, ROC as well as islands in present-day Haidao Township, Xiapu County and Taishan in Fuding's Shacheng.
Administrative
Fuding was promoted to county-level city status in 1995. With a population of 553,132 in 2020. The city oversees 3 street committees, 1 development zone, 10 towns and 3 townships, of which one is zoned Affirmative action-like for the city's native She people.Geography
The city is mountainous and has a good deal of seacoast. Fu'an City lies to the west and Xiapu County to the south. North and east lie counties in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. Territorial area is, or when including sea area.Subdistricts
Development area
- Long'an Development Area
Towns
- Guanling
- Panxi
- Yushan
- Bailin
- Shacheng
- Guanyang
- Dianxia
- Diantou
- Qinyu
- Qianqi
Townships
- Jiayang
- Dieshi
Ethnic Townships
- Xiamen She
Culture
The region mostly speaks Eastern Min natively. There is a Puxian Min speaking community in Fuding.Transport
Fuding City is located in the strategic region between northeast Fujian and southern Zhejiang provinces. The main road No. 104 pass through Fuding City. Fuding City is also home to the deep sea port Shacheng. The port enables large ships to come to Shacheng port which in turn leads to increase economic activity and trade.The opening of the full-line of Wenfu High Speed Railway on September 28, 2009, improved the transportation conditions. Wenfu and Yongtaiwen High Speed Railway cut the travel time of Fuding–Fuzhou to 1.5h, Fuding–Wenzhou to 0.5h and Fuding–Shanghai to 5h.
A ferry service operates across Shacheng Bay, connecting the somewhat isolated town of Shacheng to the Long'an Development Area.
With the construction of taimu international airport in future, fuding will be more and more open to the outside world.