Zhangzhou

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Zhangzhou

漳州

Lung-ch'i
漳州市
Location o Zhangzhou Ceety jurisdiction in Fujian
Location o Zhangzhou Ceety jurisdiction in Fujian
Zhangzhou is located in Cheenae
Zhangzhou
Zhangzhou
Location in Cheenae
Coordinates: 24°31′N 117°39′E / 24.517°N 117.650°E / 24.517; 117.650
KintraFowkrepublic o Cheenae
ProvinceFujian
Area
 • Prefectur-level ceety12888 km2 (4,976 sq mi)
 • Urban
366 km2 (141 sq mi)
 • Metro
3257 km2 (1,258 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Prefectur-level ceety4,809,983
 • Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
 • Urban
596,165
 • Urban density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
 • Metro
4,984,482
 • Metro density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart)
Postal code
Area code(s)596
GDP2009[1]
 - TotCNY 111.317 billion (USD 16.31 billion)
 - Per capitaCNY 23,264 (USD 3,409)
 - GrowthIncrease 13.3%
License Plate闽E
Local dialectMin Nan: Zhangzhou dialect
Ceety treesCinnamomum camphora
Ceety flouersNarcissus tazetta
Websitewww.zhangzhou.gov.cn

Zhangzhou (Cheenese: 漳州; pinyin: Zhāngzhōu; Wade–Giles: Chang1-chou1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiang-chiu; formerly Lung-ch'i) is a prefectur-level ceety in soothren Fujian province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. Locatit on the banks o the Jiulong River (Beixi), Zhangzhou borders the ceeties o Xiamen an Quanzhou tae the northeast, Longyan tae the northwast an the province o Guangdong (Shantou Ceety) tae the soothwest.

Zhangzhou is home tae 4,809,983 indwallers at the 2010 census whom those o Longwen an Xiacheng destricts are considered as urban. Thir twa destricts, thegither wi Longhai an Xiamen, fairm a metropolitan aurie that, as o 2010, is home tae aboot 5 million indwallers.

In aulder Inglis wirks, its name mey appear as Chang-chow or Changchow an in Sootheast Asian contexts it appears as Chiang-chew or Chiang Chew frae the Hokkien name.

Dialect[eedit | eedit soorce]

The main dialect spoken in Zhangzhou is Hokkien, ane o the major Min Nan leids/topolects. But offeecially, fowk uise Mandarin in govrenment, commerce an offeecial business.

History[eedit | eedit soorce]

In the early 20t century, Zhangzhou-fu wis surroondit bi 42 mile (68 km) o waw (in circumference). [2] Its streets wur paved wi granite, but struck some Wastren visitors as dirty, as reportit in the Encyclopædia Britannica. The Jiulong River wis crossed bi an 800-fit brig o widen planks supportit on twenty-five stane piers.[2] At this time, hivy silk tradin activity occurred in the ceety, while brick kilns an succar-manufactures wur amang its primary industrial activities.[2] In 1911, its population wis estimatit aroond 1,000,000.[2]

Zhangzhou's central urban aurie (nou Xiangcheng Destrict) wis occupied in Aprile an Mey 1932 bi a column o Communist guerrillas unner Mao Zedong. Due tae the presence o Wastren gunboats in Xiamen Bay, airms shipments frae the Soviet Union wur unable tae get up the Jiulong River tae Mao's forces an on tae the main Communist base aurie. Accordin tae some reports, Mao's forces teuk wi them a substantial amoont o loot frae bourgeois residents whan his column retreatit frae the ceety.[3]

Climate[eedit | eedit soorce]

Zhangzhou haes a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), wi mild tae wairm winters an lang, very het an humid simmers. The monthly 24-oor average temperatur ranges frae 13.2 °C (55.8 °F) in Januar tae 28.8 °C (83.8 °F) in Julie, an the annual mean is 21.3 °C (70.3 °F). The frost-free period lasts 330 days.

Climate data for Zhangzhou (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average heich °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)
18.0
(64.4)
20.3
(68.5)
24.6
(76.3)
27.8
(82.0)
31.0
(87.8)
33.6
(92.5)
33.1
(91.6)
31.2
(88.2)
28.2
(82.8)
24.4
(75.9)
20.3
(68.5)
25.9
(78.6)
Average law °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
10.7
(51.3)
13.0
(55.4)
17.1
(62.8)
20.9
(69.6)
23.8
(74.8)
25.3
(77.5)
25.1
(77.2)
23.5
(74.3)
20.1
(68.2)
15.6
(60.1)
11.4
(52.5)
18.0
(64.4)
Average rainfaw mm (inches) 41.0
(1.61)
84.8
(3.34)
114.0
(4.49)
168.4
(6.63)
207.2
(8.16)
278.6
(10.97)
171.9
(6.77)
232.8
(9.17)
170.0
(6.69)
63.0
(2.48)
38.2
(1.50)
34.5
(1.36)
1,604.4
(63.17)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.5 12.2 14.9 15.2 16.9 17.7 12.5 14.3 11.2 5.5 5.1 5.6 139.6
Source: Wather Cheenae

Admeenistrative diveesions[eedit | eedit soorce]

The prefectur-level ceety o Zhangzhou admeenisters 2 destricts, 1 coonty-level ceety an 8 coonties.

  1. Xiangcheng Destrict (芗城区)
  2. Longwen Destrict (龙文区)
  3. Longhai Ceety (龙海市)
  4. Changtai Coonty (长泰县)
  5. Dongshan Coonty (东山县)
  6. Hua'an Coonty (华安县)
  7. Nanjing Coonty (南靖县)
  8. Pinghe Coonty (平和县)
  9. Yunxiao Coonty (云霄县)
  10. Zhangpu Coonty (漳浦县)
  11. Zhao'an Coonty (诏安县)

Transportation[eedit | eedit soorce]

Twa passenger stations serve Zhangzhou:

Eddication[eedit | eedit soorce]

Notable fowk[eedit | eedit soorce]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. a b "漳州市2009年国民经济和社会发展统计公报" (in Simplified Cheenese). Zhangzhou Municipal Statistic Bureau. 12 Mairch 2010. Archived frae the original on 28 Julie 2011. Retrieved 3 Mey 2010.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)}
  2. a b c d Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911 http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Chang-Chow
  3. Zhang Rong/Jung Chang, Mao: the Unknown Story, 2005, p.117

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