Cangshan, Fuzhou Explained

Cangshan
Postal Code:	350007
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Area Code:	0591
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	China Fujian
Pushpin Label:	Cangshan
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Fujian
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Fujian
Subdivision Type2:	Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:	Fuzhou
Area Total Km2:	139
Population:	1142,991
Population As Of:	2020
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	GDP (2020)
Blank Info Sec1:	CN¥ 90.22 billion
Coordinates:	26.055°N 119.3161°W
Timezone:	China Standard
Utc Offset:	+8

Cangshan District (Fuzhou dialect: Chŏng-săng) is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, China.

History

• Cangshan District was formerly known as "Guatengshan" (literally, "Melon Vine Mountain"), also known as "Tengshan" (literally, "Vine Mountain"), with a watchtower at the top of the mountain. Therefore, it was also called the Yan Tai Mountain (literally, "Smoke Platform Mountain"), named after the Zhongzhou barbette (Zhongzhou Pao Tai, literally, "Zhongzhou Cannon Platform"). Because a salt warehouse was built there in Ming dynasty, the place was also called Cangqianshan (literally, "the mountain before the warehouse"), abbreviated to Cangshan, which is where the modern name comes from.^{[1] [2]}
• The Treaty of Nanking in 1842 listed Fuzhou (Fuchow) as one of the Five Ports of Treaty, which made Cangshan District become the historic district for consulates. In 1844–1903, there built consulates of the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, Russia, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, etc.^{[3] [4]} At the same time, many Christian churches, schools, hospitals, newspaper offices, western firms were built there. Because of this history, there still exist some Gothic-style buildings and Romanesque-style buildings today, which become the iconic style of Cangshan District.^[5] Since the year 2005, because of the "transformation of the old district" project, some characteristic buildings were torn down and rebuilt, which triggered some social opposition.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Geography

• Cangshan District is located in the south part of downtown Fuzhou, including entire Nantai Island, and a few sand islands on the Min River. Cangshan District is next to Gulou District, Taijiang District, Jin'an District, Mawei District, Changle District and Minhou County. The area of Cangshan District is about 142 square kilometres.^[10]
• Cangshan District is surrounded by the Min River main branch (or north branch) and the Wulong River (the Min River south branch). The Min River (main branch) and Wulong River converge on Mawei District and ultimately flows to the Taiwan Strait.^[11]
• There are plenty of mountains and hills in Cangshan District, e.g. Gaogai Mountain, Chang'an Mountain, Yantai Mountain, etc. In the centre of the former urban area (i.e. Cangshan proper), there were full of plum blossoms and therefore the road is today known as the Meiwu Road (literally, "plum blossom hollow road"). People used to visit there annually to enjoy the plum blossoms, which was an important annual event.^[12]

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:

• Cangqian Subdistrict (Chinese: s=仓前街道|p=Cāngqián Jiēdào)
• Dongsheng Subdistrict (Chinese: s=东升街道|p=Dōngshēng Jiēdào)
• Duihu Subdistrict (Chinese: s=对湖街道|p=Duìhú Jiēdào)
• Jinshan Subdistrict (Chinese: s=金山街道|p=Jīnshān Jiēdào)
• Linjiang Subdistrict (Chinese: s=临江街道|p=Línjiāng Jiēdào)
• Sanchajie Subdistrict (Chinese: s=三叉街街道|p=Sānchājiē Jiēdào)
• Shangdu Subdistrict (Chinese: s=上渡街道|p=Shàngdù Jiēdào)
• Xiadu Subdistrict (Chinese: s=下渡街道|p=Xiàdù Jiēdào)

Towns:

• Cangshan (Chinese: s=仓山镇|p=Cāngshān Zhèn)
• Chengmen (Chinese: s=城门镇|p=Chéngmén Zhèn)
• Gaishan (Chinese: s=盖山镇|p=Gàishān Zhèn)
• Jianxin (Chinese: s=建新镇|p=Jiànxīn Zhèn)
• Luozhou (Chinese: s=螺洲镇|p=Luózhōu Zhèn)

Tourist attractions

• Jinshan Temple
• Saint Dominic's Cathedral
• St. John's Church

See also

• Nantai Island

External links

• Cangshan Government, Fuzhou (in Chinese).

Notes and References

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2. Web site: 渐行渐远老福州. 2010-01-18. 小林的摄影绘画文字. live. https://archive.today/20200607074946/http://www.inkcn.com/v10/ReadNews.asp?NewsID=1400. 2020-06-07.
3. Web site: 各国驻福州领事馆追踪. 福州市档案局（馆）. 2007-07-05. 陈兆奋. 陈建中. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125234/http://www.fzda.gov.cn/tslmshow.asp?id=5196. 2015-04-02.
4. Web site: 二、外国驻闽机构. 福建省情资料库 地方志之窗. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113854/http://www.fjsq.gov.cn/showtext.asp?ToBook=146&index=12&. 2015-04-02.
5. Web site: Yan Tai Mountain – A Forgotten History of Fuzhou. Fuzhou Expat. en. 2018-05-04. 2020-06-11. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611035735/http://fuzhouexpat.com/proin-nisl-leo-commodo-et/. 2020-06-11.
6. Web site: 福州市城市交通项目. 2005-03-07. 2020-06-07. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607080623/http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/868761468769205648/text/RP2960v20CHINE1p0Chinese00311712005.txt. 2020-06-07.
7. Web site: 德园. 福州老建筑百科. 2020-06-07. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607080300/http://www.fzcuo.com/index.php?doc-view-315.html. 2020-06-07.
8. Web site: 加拿大都市报:华侨钉子户向海外求助. 澳奇网. 2007-12-05. 2020-06-07. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607081150/http://www.myactimes.com.au/actimes/plus/view.php?aid=1568. 2020-06-07.
9. Web site: 师大旧学生街这次真的要拆了！福州人，对不起！你的青春将被拆除！. 新浪新闻中心. 2018-12-18. 2020-06-07. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607082149/https://k.sina.com.cn/article_1958181754_74b77b7a01900gjpm.html. 2020-06-07.
10. Web site: 仓山区自然人文. 福州市仓山区人民政府. 2019-05-12. 2020-06-07. live. https://archive.today/20200607083544/http://cs.fuzhou.gov.cn/xjwz/zjcs/zrdl/201609/t20160909_1407913.htm. 2020-06-07.
11. Web site: "老仓山"之外，还有你不知道的宝藏仓山. 腾讯网. 2020-05-08. 2020-06-07. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607084040/https://xw.qq.com/cmsid/20200508A0I7SF00. 2020-06-07.
12. Web site: 为仓山区地区提供专业的翻译服务. 新译通翻译公司. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607083707/http://www.xytfy.com/bbs/fujian/gl/cs.htm. 2020-06-07.