| Nan'an | |
| Native Name: | 南安市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Other Name: | Nanan |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | China Fujian |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Fujian |
| Coordinates: | 24.9612°N 118.3849°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Nan'an municipal government |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Fujian |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quanzhou |
| Leader Title: | CPC Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Zhang Guisen |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2036 |
| Population Total: | 1663542 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 362300 |
| Area Code: | 0595 |
| Image Map1: | ChinaQuanzhouNanan.png |
| Map Caption1: | Location in Quanzhou |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Wang Lianzan |
Nan'an is a county-level city of southern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Quanzhou City and as of 2023, had a total population of 1,663,542.[1] [2] More than 4,000,000 overseas Chinese trace their ancestry to Nan'an.[1]
Inhabited since the Neolithic Era, the first incarnation of Nan'an was established as a commandery in the early 500s by the division of Jin'an County under Emperor Wu of Liang. It was under the jurisdiction of the Qingyuan Circuit during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was incorporated into Quanzhou Prefecture (泉州府) during the Qing dynasty, when it was considered one of the Three Wu Kingdoms alongside Jinjiang and Hui'an.
Following the establishment of the Republic of China, Nan'an was a part of Jinjiang Prefecture until its incorporation into Quanzhou City in 1986; it was the site of military engagements during the Chinese Communist Revolution. Nan'an was established as a county-level city in its own right in 1993.
Nan'an experiences subtropical monsoonal humid climate. It has an average temperature of .
The city covers an area of .
Nan'an is situated below Anxi County, adjacent to Jinjiang City to the east and Tong'an District of Xiamen to the West. Nan'an is from Xiamen. It is from downtown of Quanzhou and from the provincial capital, Fuzhou.
Islands and islets in Nan'an include:[3]
The city is divided into 3 subdistricts, 21 towns, and 2 townships.[5] [6] The city also contains an economic development zone.
Nan'an is fast developing into an economic and industrial hub for Quanzhou prefecture. Its close proximity to regional economic centres such as Xiamen, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen makes it an important investment location for foreign investments and Taiwan businessmen.
Nan'an has very strong rail infrastructure and road links making it a gateway for tourism as well as commerce.
Nan'an is closely connected to the history of overseas Chinese, having been a hub of the Maritime Silk Road and a longtime economic and cultural centre for the Minnan people, with over 4 million overseas Chinese tracing their ancestry to the area[7] [8] Nanguan music has its origins in the area in and surrounding Nan'an. It is known as the location of Anping Bridge, a stone beam bridge dating back to the Song dynasty, as well as the burial place of Ming general Zheng Chenggong (better known internationally as Koxinga.)
The local language of Nan'an is a variety of Hokkien, part of the Quanzhou family of Hokkien dialects. The surname Hong (洪; Ang in Hokkien and Teochew romanizations) has one of its origins in Nan'an.
The Shishan campus of Quanzhou Normal University is located in Nan'an. Schools located in Nan'an include Nan'an Experimental Middle School.