Nanjing County

Nanjing County (simplified Chinese: 南靖县; traditional Chinese: 南靖縣; pinyin: Nánjìng Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-chiūⁿ-koān) is a county under the administration of Zhangzhou City, in the south of Fujian province, People's Republic of China.

Nanjing County 南靖县
County
Hekeng Village, Shuyang Town, Nanjing County
Nanjing Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 24°30′53″N 117°21′26″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Zhangzhou
Area
• Total	227.7 km2 (87.9 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	305,259
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative division

Nanjing County is administratively divided into several towns:

• Shancheng (山城镇) - the county seat
• Jingcheng (靖城镇),
• Longshan (龙山镇),
• Chuanchang (船场镇),
• Jinshan (金山镇),
• Hexi (和溪镇),
• Kuiyang (奎洋镇),
• Nankeng (南坑镇),
• Fengtian (丰田镇),
• Meilin (梅林镇),
• Shuyang (书洋镇)

Climate

Climate data for Nanjing, elevation 54 m (177 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	30.7 (87.3)	32.6 (90.7)	34.6 (94.3)	36.5 (97.7)	37.2 (99.0)	38.3 (100.9)	40.1 (104.2)	40.3 (104.5)	37.8 (100.0)	36.0 (96.8)	35.3 (95.5)	31.2 (88.2)	40.3 (104.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.3 (66.7)	20.1 (68.2)	22.3 (72.1)	26.4 (79.5)	29.5 (85.1)	32.1 (89.8)	34.5 (94.1)	33.9 (93.0)	32.3 (90.1)	29.2 (84.6)	25.6 (78.1)	21.2 (70.2)	27.2 (81.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	13.6 (56.5)	14.6 (58.3)	17.0 (62.6)	21.1 (70.0)	24.4 (75.9)	27.1 (80.8)	28.6 (83.5)	28.1 (82.6)	26.7 (80.1)	23.3 (73.9)	19.5 (67.1)	15.1 (59.2)	21.6 (70.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	9.9 (49.8)	11.1 (52.0)	13.4 (56.1)	17.3 (63.1)	21.0 (69.8)	23.8 (74.8)	24.6 (76.3)	24.5 (76.1)	23.1 (73.6)	19.1 (66.4)	15.4 (59.7)	11.1 (52.0)	17.9 (64.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−1.1 (30.0)	−0.4 (31.3)	0.7 (33.3)	7.1 (44.8)	11.6 (52.9)	15.0 (59.0)	20.8 (69.4)	21.2 (70.2)	16.2 (61.2)	8.0 (46.4)	2.6 (36.7)	−2.9 (26.8)	−2.9 (26.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	50.5 (1.99)	78.2 (3.08)	120.8 (4.76)	147.2 (5.80)	207.4 (8.17)	284.9 (11.22)	204.5 (8.05)	306.1 (12.05)	193.3 (7.61)	59.6 (2.35)	42.7 (1.68)	44.1 (1.74)	1,739.3 (68.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	8.6	11.7	14.8	15.0	17.8	18.6	14.4	17.3	12.4	5.0	5.9	7.1	148.6
Average relative humidity (%)	78	79	80	79	81	83	79	81	79	76	77	77	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	127.1	97.4	96.4	113.7	126.1	144.0	218.7	197.9	180.8	182.1	157.3	146.6	1,788.1
Percentage possible sunshine	38	30	26	30	31	35	53	50	49	51	48	45	41
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

Sights

Nanjing County, and in particular its western part (Shuyang and Meilin Towns), is the location of many famous Fujian Tulou. Out of the 10 tulou sites listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, four are in Nanjing County:

• Tianluokeng Tulou cluster
• Hekeng Tulou cluster (Hekeng Village), near Qujiang administrative village, Shuyang Town
• Hegui Lou
• Huaiyuan Lou

Transportation

Until 2012, Nanjing County had no railways. The Longyan–Xiamen Railway, opened on June 30, 2012, became the first railway to cross the county. The two stations within the county are Nanjing Station (located near Fengtian Town, about 15 km (9.3 mi) (by road) to the northeast of the county seat, Shancheng^[3]) and Longshan;^[4] they serve the county's eastern and northern parts.