Nanping

This article is about the city in Fujian. For the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state, see Jingnan. For other uses, see Nanping (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Nanjing or Nanning.

Nanping^[a] is a third-tier^[3] prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi to the north and west respectively. Part of the famous Bú-î Mountains range is located in this prefecture.^[4] Its population was 2,680,645 as of the 2020 census, of whom 795,448 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Yanping and Jianyang urban districts.

Nanping 南平市
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from top: Nanping city at night, Heping old town, Minjiang Bridge, Nanping skyline during the day, and a sunset behind a temple in Yuping Park.
Nickname:  Northern Min
Location of Nanping City jurisdiction in Fujian
Coordinates (Nanping Administrative Services Center (南平市行政服务中心)): 26°38′30″N 118°10′39″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Municipal seat	Yanping District(currently), Jianyang District(future)
Government
• CPC Secretary	Yuan Yi
• Mayor	Xu Weize
Area
• Prefecture-level city	26,278 km2 (10,146 sq mi)
• Urban	2,660 km2 (1,030 sq mi)
• Metro	2,660 km2 (1,030 sq mi)
Elevation	89 m (291 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	2,680,645
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
• Urban	795,448
• Urban density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
• Metro	795,448
• Metro density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 201 billion US$ 29.1 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 74,903 US$ 11,763
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	353000, 354000
Area code	0599
ISO 3166 code	CN-FJ-07
License Plate Prefixes	闽H
Local Dialect	Northern Min
Website	np.gov.cn

Nanping

Nanping is a picturesque old city, located on a hill near the fall of the Jianxi Brook into the Min, and surrounded by high stone walls, which were used to prevent artillery fire. They formed a considerable obstacle to anything hostile in past conflicts.^[5] The city flower is lily.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Nanping administers 2 districts, 3 county-level cities and 5 counties.

• Yanping District (延平区)
• Jianyang District (建阳区)
• Shaowu City (邵武市)
• Wuyishan City (武夷山市)
• Jian'ou City (建瓯市)
• Shunchang County (顺昌县)
• Pucheng County (浦城县)
• Guangze County (光泽县)
• Songxi County (松溪县)
• Zhenghe County (政和县)

Map
Yanping Jianyang Shunchang County Pucheng County Guangze County Songxi County Zhenghe County Shaowu (city) Wuyishan (city) Jian'ou (city)

Geography and climate

Nanping (labeled as NAN-P'ING (YENPING) 南平) (1953)

Nanping, similar to the rest of the province, has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short and mild winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 9.7 °C (49.5 °F) in January to 28.7 °C (83.7 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 19.50 °C (67.1 °F). Rainfall averages more than 200 mm (7.9 in) per month from March to June before gradually tapering off until early winter. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in March to 57% in July, the city receives 1,721 hours of bright sunshine annually, with summer being the sunniest time of the year; spring and late winter are especially overcast and damp.

Climate data for Nanping (Jianyang District), elevation 197 m (646 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.7 (81.9)	31.8 (89.2)	33.1 (91.6)	34.5 (94.1)	36.3 (97.3)	36.9 (98.4)	41.1 (106.0)	41.0 (105.8)	38.2 (100.8)	37.2 (99.0)	32.6 (90.7)	26.3 (79.3)	41.1 (106.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13.2 (55.8)	15.7 (60.3)	18.7 (65.7)	24.3 (75.7)	28.1 (82.6)	30.6 (87.1)	34.1 (93.4)	33.9 (93.0)	31.1 (88.0)	26.6 (79.9)	20.9 (69.6)	15.2 (59.4)	24.4 (75.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	8.0 (46.4)	10.3 (50.5)	13.4 (56.1)	18.6 (65.5)	22.6 (72.7)	25.6 (78.1)	28.2 (82.8)	27.8 (82.0)	25.1 (77.2)	20.3 (68.5)	14.8 (58.6)	9.3 (48.7)	18.7 (65.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.8 (40.6)	6.8 (44.2)	10.0 (50.0)	14.8 (58.6)	19.0 (66.2)	22.2 (72.0)	24.0 (75.2)	23.8 (74.8)	21.2 (70.2)	16.1 (61.0)	11.0 (51.8)	5.8 (42.4)	15.0 (58.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−5.7 (21.7)	−4.4 (24.1)	−3.8 (25.2)	3.3 (37.9)	9.2 (48.6)	13.6 (56.5)	19.2 (66.6)	17.8 (64.0)	12.7 (54.9)	3.5 (38.3)	−1.3 (29.7)	−8.0 (17.6)	−8.0 (17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	80.8 (3.18)	105.4 (4.15)	225.1 (8.86)	203.5 (8.01)	257.7 (10.15)	332.2 (13.08)	137.9 (5.43)	122.4 (4.82)	80.6 (3.17)	54.1 (2.13)	74.0 (2.91)	63.2 (2.49)	1,736.9 (68.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	13.0	13.9	18.7	17.4	18.0	18.6	12.5	13.0	9.6	7.2	9.3	10	161.2
Average snowy days	0.8	0.6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	1.9
Average relative humidity (%)	84	83	84	82	82	84	78	79	78	78	83	83	82
Mean monthly sunshine hours	84.1	84.1	85.7	110.5	127.1	126.6	223.2	205.5	177.2	166.0	119.9	111.7	1,621.6
Percentage possible sunshine	26	26	23	29	30	31	53	51	48	47	37	35	36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

Climate data for Nanping (Yanping District), elevation 152 m (499 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	22.3 (72.1)	24.5 (76.1)	30.8 (87.4)	36.0 (96.8)	38.3 (100.9)	39.6 (103.3)	42.1 (107.8)	41.4 (106.5)	39.2 (102.6)	37.6 (99.7)	34.3 (93.7)	26.9 (80.4)	42.1 (107.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	14.8 (58.6)	17.0 (62.6)	20.1 (68.2)	25.2 (77.4)	28.8 (83.8)	31.5 (88.7)	34.8 (94.6)	34.4 (93.9)	31.5 (88.7)	27.1 (80.8)	22.0 (71.6)	16.6 (61.9)	25.3 (77.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.2 (50.4)	12.1 (53.8)	15.0 (59.0)	19.9 (67.8)	23.7 (74.7)	26.5 (79.7)	29.1 (84.4)	28.7 (83.7)	26.4 (79.5)	21.8 (71.2)	16.8 (62.2)	11.6 (52.9)	20.2 (68.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	7.2 (45.0)	8.9 (48.0)	11.8 (53.2)	16.2 (61.2)	20.2 (68.4)	23.2 (73.8)	25.0 (77.0)	24.9 (76.8)	22.8 (73.0)	18.1 (64.6)	13.5 (56.3)	8.4 (47.1)	16.7 (62.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−5.7 (21.7)	−6.3 (20.7)	−2.1 (28.2)	3.8 (38.8)	9.6 (49.3)	14.8 (58.6)	20.3 (68.5)	20.0 (68.0)	17.4 (63.3)	10.5 (50.9)	2.4 (36.3)	−4.2 (24.4)	−6.3 (20.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	65.5 (2.58)	97.8 (3.85)	195.6 (7.70)	195.4 (7.69)	256.4 (10.09)	322.1 (12.68)	141.7 (5.58)	158.8 (6.25)	88.2 (3.47)	62.7 (2.47)	65.6 (2.58)	50.0 (1.97)	1,699.8 (66.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	10.9	13.2	17.5	16.6	18.0	17.6	12.5	14.0	9.9	7.0	7.8	8.7	153.7
Average snowy days	0.4	0.4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1.1
Average relative humidity (%)	77	77	77	76	77	80	73	74	73	72	76	76	76
Mean monthly sunshine hours	97.3	94.8	98.9	122.1	141.0	146.9	242.1	217.2	183.8	171.2	129.0	117.5	1,761.8
Percentage possible sunshine	29	30	27	32	34	36	58	54	50	48	40	36	40
Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9][10]

Industry

The industry of Nanping comprises various export-oriented industries. This includes the Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Company Ltd. It is the biggest alkaline battery manufacturer and supplier in Chinese mainland.

Sister cities

^[11]

• Stamford, Connecticut, United States 2 July 1993
• Albury, New South Wales, Australia 6 September 2003
• Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 12 July 2005 with Wuyishan
• Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia 30 June 2009 with Wuyishan
• Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia 6 November 2014
• Milwaukie, Oregon, United States 23 August 2015
• Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 15 January 2016
• Opfikon, Zurich, Switzerland May 2016

Notable people

• Hou Yuzhu
• Huang Kaixiang^[12]
• Li Qiumei^[13]
• Rev. Nathan Sites
• Wu Jingbiao
• Wu Meijin^[14]
• Zhang Guozheng
• Yingying Zhang (student who disappeared in the United States)^[15]
• Li Ruxin
• Zhang Hao

Image views

• 
  The seal of Nanping: Dragon transformation of two swords
• 
  Shuinan bridge
• 
  Min River
• 
  Nanping from Botanical Garden
• 
  Yanping Night View

See also

• Wuyi New Area

Notes

1. Chinese: 南平; pinyin: Nánpíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-pêng; historically known as Yanping (Chinese: 延平; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iân-pêng