Jianyang District


Jianyang is a district in Nanping prefecture in the northern part of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 2,910,000 at the 2013.
Jianyang has rich natural resources: bamboo, tea and water power.

History

From the 11th to the 17th century, commercial publishers established in the area used local bamboo for paper manufacturing and made the area one of the three largest book-producing areas in China in the Song and Yuan dynasties. The area continued to be an important printing center into the Ming epoch.
Starting in the Southern Song, the county was served by the Chong'an trade route, which connected Quanzhou on the Fujian coast with northeastern Jiangxi province. This route allowed shipping of local products, notably books, to the major markets of the lower Yangtze region using mostly water transport, with just a few portages.
Jian ware was produced here during the Song dynasty. Master Xiong Zhonggui's Jiyufang Laolong kiln, located in a village near the town of Shuiji, has been able to restart production of Jian Zhan using original clay.

Administration

2 [Subdistricts of the [People's Republic of China|Subdistricts]]

Tancheng
Tongyou

8 Towns

Jiangkou
Xushi
Jukou
Masha
Huangkeng
Shuiji
Zhangdun
Xiaohu

3 Townships

Chongluo
Shuifang
Huilong

Transportation

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Jianyang bore a famous teacher Fu Ping Hua, who is one of the most respected teachers of the city.
Chu Hsi was a philosopher of the Song Dynasty who taught in Kaoting College in Jianyang.
You Zuo is a scholar in the Chinese idiom "程门立雪".
Song Ci is author of Collection of Grievance Relief Stories.

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