Jianyang District
Jianyang (simplified Chinese: 建阳; traditional Chinese: 建陽; pinyin: Jiànyáng) is a district in Nanping prefecture in the northern part of Fujian province, People's Republic of China.
Jianyang has rich natural resources: bamboo, tea and water power.
| Jianyang District 潭城 | |
|---|---|
| Government | |
| • CPC District Committee Secretary | Yang Xinqiang |
| Area code(s) | (86) 0599 |
| Vehicle registration | 闽H |
| Website | www.jyszfw.gov.cn |
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).[1]
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.[1]
Jian ware was produced here during the Song dynasty. Master Xiong Zhonggui's Jiyufang Laolong kiln (吉玉坊老龍窯), located in a village near the town of Shuiji, has been able to restart production of Jian Zhan using original clay.[2][3][4]
Administration
2 Subdistricts
Tancheng （潭城街道）
Tongyou （童游街道）
8 Towns
Jiangkou （将口镇）
Xushi （徐市镇）
Jukou （莒口镇）
Masha （麻沙镇）
Huangkeng （黄坑镇）
Shuiji （水吉镇）
Zhangdun （漳墩镇）
Xiaohu （小湖镇）
3 Townships
Chongluo （崇雒乡）
Shuifang （水坊乡）
Huilong （回龙乡）
Transportation
Expressway
National Highway
County-level Road (县道)
- X809
- X817
- X819
Specialty
- Shuiji Bianrou (水吉扁肉)
Famous people
Jianyang bore a famous teacher Fu Ping Hua, who is one of the most respected teachers of the city.
Zhu Xi was a philosopher of the Song Dynasty who taught in Kaoting College in Jianyang.
You Zuo （游酢） is a scholar in the Chinese idiom “程门立雪”.
Image views
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Guang Bing (房村光饼)
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Old Jianyang
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Bamboo in Tan Mountain Park (潭山公园)
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Shuixi Bridge (水西大桥)
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Tan Mountain Park (潭山公园)
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Chongyang Brook (崇阳溪), Jingshan Monastery (景山禅寺) far back.
References
- 1 2 Brook, Timothy. The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1998. ISBN 0-520-22154-0. Pp. 129-131
- ↑ http://www.jianyangnews.com/2016-07/05/content_18122987.htm
- ↑ http://verdanttea.com/jiyufang-laolongyao-book/
- ↑ http://verdanttea.com/reviving-the-song-dynasty-jian-zhan-tradition/