Zhao'an County Explained

Zhao'an County
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Fujian
Pushpin Label:Zhao'an
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates:23.7116°N 117.1752°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

Zhao'an is a county in the municipal region of Zhangzhou, southernmost Fujian province, People's Republic of China.

History

Qing dynasty to the Republic of China

In May 1907, county officials arrested, on suspicion of piracy, the local leaders of a movement called the "White Fan". They escaped, rallied their followers, captured the top mandarin, and killed the sheriff. 30,000 strong, they menaced Chaozhou. The anti-dynastic rebels had been gaining in popular support in the Minnan-speaking south of Fujian since 1906; local government soldiers would not fight them.

Qing troops were dispatched from Fuzhou and Guangzhou, capitals of the two affected provinces. Engaging the rebels at the end of the month, they killed 600. Some of the citizens of Zhangzhou fu felt themselves to be in danger, and came down to Xiamen, where the United States Navy gunboat Helena floated in Xiamen Bay.[1]

Population

The population in Zhao'an are Minnan and Hakka.

Administration

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Towns (镇, zhen)

Townships (乡, xiang)

Notes and References

  1. News: 1907-06-02 . 600 REBELS KILLED.; But the Insurgents Are Rapidly Recruiting -- Chang-Chow in Peril. . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-02-24 . 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: 各乡镇(区)信息公开 . September 21, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090706034424/http://www.zhaoan.gov.cn/zfxxgk/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=12 . July 6, 2009 .