Pingnan County (simplified Chinese: 屏南县; traditional Chinese: 屏南縣; pinyin: Píngnán Xiàn) is an inland county in northeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the cultural region of Mindong (闽东), and lies in the west of Ningde City.
Administration
The population of Pingnan stands at 139,815 residents, of whom 68,975 are urban resident. (2020)[1]
The county covers an area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi), divided into four towns (镇; zhèn) and seven townships (乡; xiāng).
The county executive, legislature and judiciary are seated at Gufeng Town (古峰镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
Pingnan was established as a county by court of the Qing Dynasty in 1735.[4]
Local historical monuments include the Wan'an Bridge, located in the appropriately named Changqiao ("long bridge") Township. The bridge, described as the "longest woven timber bridge in China", was originally built in 1648, and rebuilt a number of times since.[5]
Agriculture
Pingnan is "the capital of summer mushrooms", and the annual produce of Xiangu mushrooms is more than 6,000 tons. It is the largest export base of summer mushrooms in China. Pingnan is also famous for fruits such as Younai plums, seedless persimmons, chinquapis, yangtaos, and Wuyan peas.[6]
