Minqing County Explained

Minqing
Other Name:Mintsing
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Fujian
Pushpin Label:Minqing
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
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:26.2167°N 170°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Minqing County is a county in the eastern Fujian Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the provincial capital.

History

Fire from the soldiers at Meicheng (then romanized "Min-tsing") turned back an expedition by Karl Gützlaff and Edwin Stevens to explore and evangelize in Fujian's tea country in 1835.[1]

Division

Minqing County includes the towns of Meicheng (Chinese: 梅城镇), Bandong (Chinese: 坂东镇), Chiyuan (Chinese: 池园镇), Meixi (Chinese: 梅溪镇), Baizhang (Chinese: 白樟镇), Baizhong (Chinese: 白中镇), Tazhuang (Chinese: 塔庄镇), Dongqiao (Chinese: 东桥镇), Xiongjiang (Chinese: 雄江镇), Jinsha (Chinese: 金沙镇), and Shenghuang (Chinese: 省璜镇) and the townships of Yunlong (Chinese: 云龙乡), Shanglian (Chinese: 上莲乡), Sanxi (Chinese: 三溪乡), Xiazhu (Chinese: 下祝乡), and Kulin (Chinese: 桔林乡).

Transportation

The county is served by Minqing North railway station on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway. The Nanping–Fuzhou railway passes through the county but there is no passenger service. The last passenger station, Minqing railway station, was closed in 2016.

Notes and References

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