Zhenghe County Explained

Zhenghe County
Other Name:Chengho
Settlement Type:County
Coordinates:27.366°N 118.858°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name1:Fujian
Subdivision Name2:Nanping
Leader Title:CPC County Committee Secretary
Leader Name:Huang Aihua
Area Total Km2:1735
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:353600
Blank Name:Licence plates
Blank Info:Chinese: 闽H
Website:www.zhenghe.gov.cn
Pushpin Label:Zhenghe
Population:221537(2009)
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Zhenghe County is a county of northern Fujian province, People's Republic of China, bordering Zhejiang to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanping. The Min-Bei dialect, or Northern Min (Guing'ei Di) prevails in Zhenghe County.

History

Zhenghe became a county in 1000AD, but its previous name is Guanli . In 1115AD, the emperor appreciated the Gongfu tea from Guanli County. He delightfully named the county after his reign title "Zhenghe", which lasts till now.

Administration

4 Towns

5 Townships

Transportation

Expressways

Provincial-level roads

Specialty

Zhenghe is the second largest producer of chestnuts in China.

See also