Fuding was promoted to county-level city status in 1995. With a population of 290,850. The city oversees 3 street committees, 1 development zone, 10 towns and 3 townships, of which one is zoned Affirmative action-like for the city's native She people.[1]
Geography
The city is mountainous and has a good deal of seacoast. Fu'an City lies to the west and Xiapu County to the south. North and east lie counties in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. Territorial area is 1,526 square kilometres (589 sq mi), or 14,957.7 square kilometres (5,775.2 sq mi) when including sea area.[1]
The region mostly speaks Eastern Min natively. There is a Puxian Min (Hinghwa) speaking community in Fuding.[6]
Transport
Fuding City is located in the strategic region between northeast Fujian and southern Zhejiang provinces. The main road No. 104 pass through Fuding City. Fuding City is also home to the deep sea port Shacheng. The port enables large ships to come to Shacheng port which in turn leads to increase economic activity and trade.
The opening of the full-line of Wenfu High Speed Railway on September 28, 2009, improved the transportation conditions. Wenfu and Yongtaiwen High Speed Railway cut the travel time of Fuding–Fuzhou to 1.5h, Fuding–Wenzhou to 0.5h and Fuding–Shanghai to 5h.
A ferry service operates across Shacheng Bay, connecting the somewhat isolated town of Shacheng to the Long'an Development Area (the port for Dianxia Town).
With the construction of taimu international airport in future, fuding will be more and more open to the outside world.
Attractions
Taimu Mountain
The Taimu Mountain are one of the more famous tourist spots. Known as the "wonderland on the sea", it sports many high and steep mountains, spectacular rock formations, secluded caves, a foggy climate, and additional rivers and parks.
Dayushan Island
Dayushan Island [zh] is a small tourist island that has rolling grassland and beautiful views of hills and lakes. It is sometimes referred to as the "Heavenly Mountain in South China".
^林金炎 (24 June 2011). 馬祖紀事-1950 /林金炎 [Chronicle of Matsu-1950/Lin Chin-yen] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 21 February 2020. 12月15日、福建省政府成立「馬祖行政公署」,行政區以島為單位,改設馬祖為八區,即「南竿」、「北竿」、「白肯」、「東湧」、「四礵」、「岱山(台山)」、「西洋」、「浮鷹」區,
^請問:連江縣政府的沿革 [Question: The Evolution of Lienchiang County Government]. 馬祖資訊網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 25 June 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2020. 鄉政沿革 39年12月15日,「馬祖行政公署」成立於南竿,將原設之區署及鄉公所撤銷,行政區域改以島為單位,改設南竿、北竿、白肯、東湧、四霜、西洋、浮鷹、岱山等8區,各區設區公所,區下設村、伍,為地方基層行政組織。