Pingnan County, Fujian


Pingnan County is an inland county in northeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the cultural region of Mindong, and lies in the west of Ningde City.
WWW pingnan.gov.cn

Administration

The population of Pingnan stands at 139,815 residents, of whom 68,975 are urban resident.
The county covers an area of, divided into four towns and seven townships.
The county executive, legislature and judiciary are seated at Gufeng Town, together with the CPC and PSB branches.

Towns

  • Gufeng
  • Shuangxi (双溪镇)
  • Daixi
  • Changqiao

Townships

  • Pingcheng
  • Tangkou
  • Gantang
  • Yiling
  • Luxia
  • Shoushan
  • Lingxia

History

Pingnan was established as a county by court of the Qing Dynasty in 1735.
Local historical monuments include the Wan'an Bridge, located in the appropriately named Changqiao Township. The bridge, described as the "longest woven timber bridge in China", was originally built in 1648, and rebuilt a number of times since.

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.