Gutian County
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Template:ErrorTemplate:Category handler (Template:Zh; Foochow Romanized: Kŭ-chèng Gâing) is a county lying in the northeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Ningde City and is located in the southwest part of the municipality. It is also known as "the town of the former worthy", as Zhu Xi, a famous Chinese scholar once lived there. It is also known as Kutien or Kucheng.
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- Population: 323,771 in 2020[1]
History
The county was set up in the Tang dynasty by Liujiang in 741 AD. Since Zhuxi, one of the famous scholars in China, lived there, it is also called "the town of the former worthy."
In 1895 the county was the site of a massacre of Christian missionaries.
Geography
The Min River (Fujian) runs through Gutian, covering a distance of Script error: No such module "convert"..
Climate
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Scenic Areas
There are a number of scenic areas in Gutian.
- The thousand-year-old Auspicious Tower (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
- The Xishan Academy of Classical Learning (Script error: No such module "Lang".), where Zhuxi once taught.
- The Linshui Palace (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
- The Temple of Paradise (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
- The Green Screen Lake (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
Subdivision
Gutian has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 7 villages. It has a total population of 430,000.
- Shanyang Town (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Hetang town (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Daqiao Town (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Pinghu Town (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Xincheng Town (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Huangtian Town (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Fengdu Town (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Shuikou Town (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Dajia Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Zhuoyang Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Jixiang Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Songji Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Hubin Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Panyang Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Fengpu Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Agriculture
Gutian county is known as "The Land of Fungi" (Script error: No such module "Lang".). Fungal exports include snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis) (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and shiitake (Lentinula edodes) (Script error: No such module "Lang".). Other exports include perch (Script error: No such module "Lang".), carp (Script error: No such module "Lang".), honey peaches (Script error: No such module "Lang".), reddish slab stones (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and Younai plums (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
Communications and public works
Gutian's transportation systems include railways, highways and seaways. Waifu (Script error: No such module "Lang".) Railway is Script error: No such module "convert".long. Abundant water resources have led to the building of the first national underground hydropower station, Gutian Xishui Hydroelectric Power Station, which has the largest volume in East China.
Miscellaneous
Gutian is the original home of many countrymen residing abroad. The number of overseas Chinese from this area amounts to more than 200,000, many now resident in Sitiawan, Perak in Malaysia. It is also a "national model county", which is famous for its culture, physical education and broadcasting TV programs.
Notable people
- Wong Sau-ching, visual artist
See also
References
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