Nanjing County Explained

Nanjing County
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Fujian
Pushpin Label:Nanjing
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates:24.5147°N 117.3573°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Fujian
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Zhangzhou
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+8

Nanjing County is a county under the administration of Zhangzhou City, in the south of Fujian province, People's Republic of China.

Administrative division

Nanjing County is administratively divided into several towns:

Sights

Nanjing County, and in particular its western part (Shuyang and Meilin Towns), is the location of many famous Fujian Tulou. Out of the 10 tulou sites listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, four are in Nanjing County:

Transportation

Until 2012, Nanjing County had no railways. The Longyan–Xiamen Railway, opened on June 30, 2012, became the first railway to cross the county. The two stations within the county are Nanjing Station (located near Fengtian Town, about 15km (09miles) (by road) to the northeast of the county seat, Shancheng[1]) and Longshan;[2] they serve the county's eastern and northern parts.

Notes and References

  1. http://qq.ip138.com/train/fujian/nanjing.htm Nanjing train schedule
  2. http://qq.ip138.com/train/guizhou/longshanzhen.htm Longshan train schedule