Jianyang is a district in the prefecture-level city of Nanping, in the northern part of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 340,843 in 2020.
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 (960–1279) and Yuan (1271–1368) dynasties. The area continued to be an important printing center into the Ming epoch (1368–1644).Brook, Timothy. The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1998. . Pp. 129-131
Starting in the Southern Song (1127–1279), the county was served by the Chong'an trade route, which connected Quanzhou on the Fujian coast (the nation's major port for trade with Southeast Asia in those days) 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 Tancheng ()
Tongyou ()
8 Towns Jiangkou ()
Xushi ()
Jukou ()
Masha ()
Huangkeng ()
Shuiji ()
Zhangdun ()
Xiaohu ()
3 Townships Chongluo ()
Shuifang ()
Huilong ()
Climate
Transportation
Expressway G1514 Ningde-Shangrao Expressway G3 Beijing-Taipei Expressway
National Highway G205
County-level Road ()
X809 X817 X819
Railway Station Nanpingshi railway station (Literally: Nanping City railway station)
Education
Fujian Nanping First Secondary School of Jianyang District
Specialty Shuiji Bianrou ()
Famous people Chu Hsi was a philosopher of the Song Dynasty who taught in Kaoting College in Jianyang.
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See also List of administrative divisions of Fujian Wuyi New Area
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