Tancheng, Pingtan County


Tancheng is the seat of Pingtan County, in Fuzhou, Fujian, China seating its executive, legislature, judiciary, CPC and PSB branches. It is located on Haitan Island.

History

In 1961, Tancheng Commune was established.
In 1980, Chengguan Town was established, which was renamed Tancheng Town in 1982.
On March 29, 2013, a woman surnamed Wen in Tancheng lost 305,000 RMB to someone pretending to be her brother on QQ.
On April 15, 2013, Chen Shixiong was appointed town-level Communist Party of China secretary of Tancheng at the sixth plenary session of the 12th CPC Pingtan Committee.
On August 8-9, 2015, Typhoon Soudelor brought winds measured at 36.3 meters per second in Tancheng, the highest in downtown Pingtan since 1971.
On September 27-28, 2016, Typhoon Megi brought torrential rains across Pingtan, including Tancheng.

Administrative divisions

The town administers 15 residential communities and 4 village committees:

Residential communities