Nan'an, Fujian

Nan'an (Chinese: 南安; pinyin: Nán ān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-oaⁿ) is a county-level city within the Quanzhou prefecture level city, Fujian province, China. As of 2010 the city has a population of 1,500,000. ^[1] More than 3,000,000 overseas Chinese trace their ancestry to Nan'an. ^[2]

History

Nan'an is located on the southeastern coast of Fujian province. It has been the centre of the 3 Wu Kingdoms. Nan'an history dates back 1700 years. Nan'an has been the economic and cultural centre for Minnan people.^[3]

Climate and Geography

Nan'an experiences subtropical monsoonal humid climate. It has an average temperature of 20.9°C. It has 349 days which is frost free.

The city covers an area of 2036 square kilometres.

Nan'an is situated below Anxi County, adjacent to Jinjiang to the east and Tong'an District to the West. Nan'an county is 97 km from Xiamen. It is 30 km from Quanzhou and 220 km from the provincial capital, Fuzhou.

Economy

Nan'an is fast developing into an economic and industrial hub for Quanzhou prefecture. Its close proximity to economic centres such as Xiamen, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen makes it an important investment location for foreign investments and Taiwan businessmen.

Nan'an has very strong rail infrastructure and road links making it a gateway for tourism as well as commerce.

People

• Hong Chengchou
• Zheng Zhilong
• Liu Zaifu
• Koxinga

References

1. ^ "Nan'an City Government Official Website". http://www.nanan.gov.cn/view.aspx?id=321. 
2. ^ "Nan'an City Government Official Website". http://www.nanan.gov.cn/view.aspx?id=321. 
3. ^ "Nan'an City Government Official Website History". http://www.nanan.gov.cn/view.aspx?id=324. 

External links

• Nan'an Official Government Website (Chinese)

Coordinates: 24°57′44″N 118°23′00″E / 24.96222°N 118.3833333°E / 24.96222; 118.3833333