# Nanping

Nanping is a third-tier prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi to the north and west respectively. Part of the famous Bú-î Mountains range is located in this prefecture. Its population was 2,680,645 as of the 2020 census, of whom 795,448 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Yanping and Jianyang urban districts.
Nanping is a picturesque old city, located on a hill near the fall of the Jianxi Brook into the Min, and surrounded by high stone walls, which were used to prevent artillery fire. They formed a considerable obstacle to anything hostile in past conflicts. The city flower is lily.

## Administration

The prefecture-level city of Nanping administers 2 districts, 3 county-level cities and 5 counties.
* Yanping District (延平区)
* Jianyang District (建阳区)
* Shaowu City (邵武市)
* Wuyishan City (武夷山市)
* Jian'ou City (建瓯市)
* Shunchang County (顺昌县)
* Pucheng County (浦城县)
* Guangze County (光泽县)
* Songxi County (松溪县)
* Zhenghe County (政和县)
* Map
* Yanping
* Jianyang
* Shunchang County
* Pucheng County
* Guangze County
* Songxi County
* Zhenghe County
* Shaowu (city)
* Wuyishan (city)
* Jian'ou (city)

## Geography and climate

Nanping, similar to the rest of the province, has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short and mild winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 9.7 °C (49.5 °F) in January to 28.7 °C (83.7 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 19.50 °C (67.1 °F). Rainfall averages more than 200 mm (7.9 in) per month from March to June before gradually tapering off until early winter. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in March to 57% in July, the city receives 1,721 hours of bright sunshine annually, with summer being the sunniest time of the year; spring and late winter are especially overcast and damp.
Climate data for Nanping (Jianyang District), elevation 197 m (646 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) | 27.7 (81.9) | 31.8 (89.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 34.5 (94.1) | 36.3 (97.3) | 36.9 (98.4) | 41.1 (106.0) | 41.0 (105.8) | 38.2 (100.8) | 37.2 (99.0) | 32.6 (90.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 24.3 (75.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 34.1 (93.4) | 33.9 (93.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 26.6 (79.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 15.2 (59.4) | 24.4 (75.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 18.7 (65.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 14.8 (58.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 5.8 (42.4) | 15.0 (58.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) | −4.4 (24.1) | −3.8 (25.2) | 3.3 (37.9) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 19.2 (66.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | −1.3 (29.7) | −8.0 (17.6) | −8.0 (17.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 80.8 (3.18) | 105.4 (4.15) | 225.1 (8.86) | 203.5 (8.01) | 257.7 (10.15) | 332.2 (13.08) | 137.9 (5.43) | 122.4 (4.82) | 80.6 (3.17) | 54.1 (2.13) | 74.0 (2.91) | 63.2 (2.49) | 1,736.9 (68.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 13.9 | 18.7 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 10 | 161.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 84.1 | 84.1 | 85.7 | 110.5 | 127.1 | 126.6 | 223.2 | 205.5 | 177.2 | 166.0 | 119.9 | 111.7 | 1,621.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 26 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 37 | 35 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Nanping (Yanping District), elevation 152 m (499 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 36.0 (96.8) | 38.3 (100.9) | 39.6 (103.3) | 42.1 (107.8) | 41.4 (106.5) | 39.2 (102.6) | 37.6 (99.7) | 34.3 (93.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 25.2 (77.4) | 28.8 (83.8) | 31.5 (88.7) | 34.8 (94.6) | 34.4 (93.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 25.3 (77.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.9 (67.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.7 (83.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.6 (52.9) | 20.2 (68.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 8.9 (48.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.2 (61.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 22.8 (73.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 16.7 (62.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) | −6.3 (20.7) | −2.1 (28.2) | 3.8 (38.8) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 10.5 (50.9) | 2.4 (36.3) | −4.2 (24.4) | −6.3 (20.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65.5 (2.58) | 97.8 (3.85) | 195.6 (7.70) | 195.4 (7.69) | 256.4 (10.09) | 322.1 (12.68) | 141.7 (5.58) | 158.8 (6.25) | 88.2 (3.47) | 62.7 (2.47) | 65.6 (2.58) | 50.0 (1.97) | 1,699.8 (66.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 13.2 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 153.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 97.3 | 94.8 | 98.9 | 122.1 | 141.0 | 146.9 | 242.1 | 217.2 | 183.8 | 171.2 | 129.0 | 117.5 | 1,761.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 29 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 40 | 36 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Industry

The industry of Nanping comprises various export-oriented industries. This includes the Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Company Ltd. It is the biggest alkaline battery manufacturer and supplier in Chinese mainland.

## Sister cities

* Stamford, Connecticut, United States 2 July 1993
* Albury, New South Wales, Australia 6 September 2003
* Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 12 July 2005 with Wuyishan
* Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia 30 June 2009 with Wuyishan
* Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia 6 November 2014
* Milwaukie, Oregon, United States 23 August 2015
* Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 15 January 2016
* Opfikon, Zurich, Switzerland May 2016

## Notable people

* Hou Yuzhu
* Huang Kaixiang
* Li Qiumei
* Rev. Nathan Sites
* Wu Jingbiao
* Wu Meijin
* Zhang Guozheng
* Yingying Zhang (student who disappeared in the United States)
* Li Ruxin
* Zhang Hao

## Image views

* The seal of Nanping: Dragon transformation of two swords
* Shuinan bridge
* Min River
* Nanping from Botanical Garden
* Yanping Night View