Fuding
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Fuding City is a county-level city in northeastern Ningde
Ningde
Ningde , also known as Mindong , is a prefecture-level city located along the northeastern coast of Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou to the south, Wenzhou City and Zhejiang province to the north, and Nanping City to the west.-Administration:...

 prefecture level city, on Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...

's border with Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...

 province.

Administrative

Fuding was promoted to county-level city status in 1995. With a population of over half a million, the city oversees 3 street committees
Subdistrict (China)
The subdistrict , is one of the smallest political divisions of China. It is a form of township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town surrounded by rural areas, or a rural townships known as a xiang .In general, urban areas are divided into...

, 1 development zone, 10 towns and 3 townships, of which one is zoned Affirmative action
Affirmative action
Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group, usually as a means to counter the effects of a history of discrimination.-Origins:The term...

-like for the city's native She people
She people
The She people are a Chinese ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China....

.

Geography

The city is mountainous and has a good deal of seacoast. FuAn City lies to the west and Xiapu County
Xiapu County
Xiapu , is a county in the municipal region of Ningde, Fujian. It has a stretch of East China Sea coast, with many harbours and islands...

 to the south. North and east lie counties in Wenzhou
Wenzhou
Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....

, Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...

 province. Territorial area is 1,526 km² (or 14 957.7 km², including seawater).

Street committees

  • Shanqian (山前街道)
  • Tongshan (桐山街道)
  • Tongcheng (桐城街道)

Transport

Fuding City is located in the strategic region between north east Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...

 province and southern Zhejiang province. The main road No. 104 pass through Fuding city. Fuding City is also home to the deep sea port Shacheng
Shacheng
Shacheng is a town located in Huailai County, in the northwest of Hebei province in Northern China. It is located southeast of Zhangjiakou and more than from the urban area of Beijing. It is known particularly for its production of Chinese grape wine. The China Great Wall Wine Company, Ltd...

. The port enables large ships to come to Shacheng port which in turn lead to increase economic activity and trade.


On September, 28, 2009, the opening of the full-line of Wenfu High Speed Railway makes the transporting and traveling condition more convenient. 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.

Taimu Mountain

The Taimu mountains are one of the more famous tourist spots. It has many high mountains, rivers and parks. It is known as the "Paradise at Sea" for its steep mountains, spectacular rock formations, secluded caves and foggy climate.

Yushan Island

Yushan Island
Yushan Island
Yushan island is an island located 27 miles from Shipu , near Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, Eastern China. It is known as "The first fishing area in Asia". There are unique reef and crystal clear seawater. It is located in the north and south ocean current intersection belt...

is a small tourist island that has rolling grassland and beautiful views of hills and lakes. It is sometimes refer to as the "Heavenly Mountain in South China".

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