Changtai, Zhangzhou Explained

Changtai District
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:China Fujian
Pushpin Label:Changtai
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat 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:Zhangzhou
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:24.6833°N 164°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Pic:File:Du Halde - Description de la Chine - Villes de Kien ning fou et Tchang tai hien.jpg
Piccap:Maps of "Kien-ning-fou" and "Tchang-tai-hien" from Du Halde's 1735 Description of China, based on Jesuit accounts
P:Chángtài Qū
W:Ch‘ang-t‘ai Ch'ü
Poj:Tiô-thoà-kṳ̆

[1] is a District in Zhangzhou in southern Fujian Province in the People's Republic of China. It is located just outside the Zhangzhou's central urban area.

Local Dialect

The one and only local dialect of Changtai District is Hokkien, which is spoken with a unique Changtai accent that falls under the Zhangzhou Hokkien accent umbrella, but bears significant differences in pronunciation of certain Chinese characters from the well-known Zhangzhou city accent.

Administrative divisions

Towns:[2]

The only township is Banli Township (Chinese: 坂里乡)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 撤县(市)设区 漳州和三明部分行政区划调整. 2021-02-04.
  2. Web site: 漳州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org . XZQH . Chinese . 2012-05-24.