Overview: Longyan City is located at 24°23'-26°02' north latitude and 115°51'-117°45' east longitude. It is located on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait and the west of Fujian Province, commonly known as Western Fujian. It borders Quanzhou and Zhangzhou cities in Fujian Province to the east, Ganzhou City of Jiangxi Province to the west, Meizhou City of Guangdong Province to the south, and Sanming City of Fujian Province to the north. It is 142 kilometers away from Xiamen (highway mileage, the same below), Quanzhou 216 kilometers, Fuzhou 376 kilometers. Longyan is the closest inland city to Xiamen and adjacent to the sea. It is also a transportation hub and important channel for the economic zone on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait to extend its two wings, connect the two continents, and expand its hinterland. It has a subtropical maritime monsoon climate. In 2005, the average temperature was 18.7℃~21.0℃, the average precipitation was 1031mm~1369mm, and the sunshine hours were 1804~2060 hours. The climate is mild throughout the year, with a long frost-free period and abundant rainfall, which is suitable for the growth of subtropical crops and trees. Longyan City is about 192 kilometers long from east to west and 182 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ??19,050 square kilometers, accounting for 15.7% of the province's land area. Among them, 14,964 square kilometers are mountainous, 3,101 square kilometers are hilly, and 985 square kilometers are plain. It currently governs Xinluo District and five counties: Changting, Liancheng, Shanghang, Wuping, and Yongding, and manages Zhangping City. Each county (city, district) has 133 townships (townships and sub-district offices), including 6 streets, 63 towns, and 64 townships (including 2 ethnic townships); there are many streams and rivers in the territory, belonging to Tingjiang, Jiulongjiang Beixi, Minjiang Shaxi and Meijiang water systems. There are 110 streams and rivers with a catchment area of ??50 square kilometers or more. The annual river flow is 19 billion cubic meters, the theoretical hydropower resource reserves are 2.145 million kilowatts, and the water energy reserves available for development are 1.827 million kilowatts. The average precipitation in 2005 ranged from 1031 mm to 1369 mm. Mineral Resources Longyan is an important mining area in Fujian Province. There are 64 proven mineral types, of which 16 mineral reserves, including gold, copper, iron, coal, and kaolin, rank first in the province. Makeng Iron Mine is the largest iron mine in East China; Zijinshan Copper Mine is the second largest copper mine in the country; Donggongxia Kaolin Mine is one of the four largest high-quality kaolin mines in the country. At the same time, it is rich in hydropower resources, with a theoretical hydropower reserve of 2.145 million kilowatts and a developable capacity of 1.881 million kilowatts. Longyan is one of the three major forest areas in Fujian, with a forest coverage rate of 77.9%, ranking first in the province. Economic Development In 2007, Longyan City's economy continued to inherit the good momentum of accelerated development last year, achieving a GDP of 55.603 billion yuan, an increase of 16.0%, and the growth rate reached the highest point since 1995. The total economic output ranks fifth among the nine districts and cities in the province, moving up one place from the previous year. The added value of the primary industry was 10.759 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9%; the added value of the secondary industry was 27.162 billion yuan, an increase of 21.6%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 17.681 billion yuan, an increase of 14.0%. The per capita GDP reached 20,182 yuan, an increase of 15.6% over the previous year. In 2007, the city’s total fiscal revenue grew rapidly. The city's total fiscal revenue (excluding fund revenue) was 9.647 billion yuan, an increase of 26.1% over the previous year, of which local-level fiscal revenue was 3.666 billion yuan, an increase of 28.7%; fiscal expenditure was 5.520 billion yuan, an increase of 38.0%. The city's national tax revenue was 7.000 billion yuan, an increase of 28.0% over the previous year; the local tax system's various revenue was 3.749 billion yuan, an increase of 28.2%, of which tax revenue was 3.080 billion yuan, an increase of 26.7%. Hometown of Overseas Chinese and Old Revolutionary Area Longyan is well-known at home and abroad as the ancestral home of the Hakkas and a famous overseas Chinese area. Western Fujian is one of the main ancestral lands and settlements of the Hakka people. Five of the seven counties (cities and districts) in the city are Hakka counties. The Hakka population accounts for 75% of the city's total population. The Hakka culture, architecture, folk customs and customs of western Fujian are profound, colorful and unique. Longyan is a famous old revolutionary area in the country and an important part of the former Central Soviet Area. Western Fujian is a red land and one of only two places in the country that has won the glorious praise of "the red flag never falls". This is one of the starting points of the Red Army's Long March. One hundred thousand people from western Fujian actively participated in the Red Army. There were more than 26,000 people from western Fujian among the 86,000-strong Long March team of the Central Red Army's main force. From 1955 to 1965, 68 people in western Fujian were awarded the military rank of major general or above, accounting for 82% of the total number of generals in Fujian Province, making it the famous "Hometown of the Red Army" and "Hometown of Generals" in the country. The scenic Longyan City is very rich in tourism resources. There are three national 4A-level tourist areas in the area (Yongding Tulou, Guanzhishan, Longshikong), one national key scenic spot (Guanzhishan), and one national historical and cultural city ( Changting), 3 national forest parks (Longyan National Forest Park, Shanghang Xiputuo National Forest Park, Zhangping Tiantaishan National Forest Park), 2 national nature reserves (Meihua Mountain, Liangye Mountain), and 13 more National key cultural relics protection unit. Among the eight major tourism brands in Fujian, Longyan accounts for two (Hakka culture represented by Hakka Tulou and red tourism represented by Gutian Conference Site). Longyan is the ancestral home of the Hakkas well-known at home and abroad. Changting, a national historical and cultural city, is known as the "Hakka capital", and the Tingjiang River is known as the "Hakka mother river". These tourism resources are not only of various types, but also of high quality, large scale and well preserved. They can be briefly summarized in three words: "magical, mysterious and sacred".
The main tourist attractions in Longyan include Yongding Tulou, Liancheng Guanzhi Mountain, Tiangong Mountain, Peitian Houses, Gutian Conference Site, Longqian Cave, Yongfu Flower Township, Tiancheng Jiajing Guanzhi Mountain, Tulou, Changting, Meihua Mountain, and Gutian Conference Site , Qifeng Mountain, Li Family Ancestral Hall, Shishan Garden, Hubao Villa, Gutian Town, Xianfu Dragon Palace Longqian Cave, Yunding Mountain Tea Garden, Red "Mindu", Hongkeng Village Zhongtu Building, etc. Gourmet specialties Longyan’s famous dishes are mainly based on Hakka flavor. Dishes such as the white-cut river frog are uniquely prepared and taste good. White-cut river chicken is the most famous Hakka dish and is known as "the first Hakka dish". The "Chinese famous chicken" Hetian chicken produced in Hetian Town, Changting is cooked with Hakka rice wine. The skin is yellow and crispy, the meat is white and tender, and the flavor is fragrant. This is a must-have dish in the Changting New Year’s Eve banquet, and it is also a must-try dish for people from home and abroad who come to Changting. As the saying goes, “A visit to Changting is not complete if you don’t eat Hetian chicken.” Xinquan Braised Dog Meat Braised dog meat is made from domestic dogs, slaughtered and cut into evenly sized pieces of meat (dog intestines are usually knotted first and then cut), then put into a pot and simmered with an appropriate amount of water. There are three main techniques for braised dog meat in Xinquan: First, pay attention to the ingredients, usually with tangerine peel, kaempferol, and ginger. If it is the fifth to ninth month of the lunar calendar, an appropriate amount of gypsum or Houttuynia cordata will be added. The second is to pay attention to adding water and using fire. The amount of water in the pot depends on the size of the dog. When burning the fire, use strong fire first, and then gradually reduce the firepower after the water in the pot boils. The trick is to control the dog meat until it is just cooked and begins to turn. The water in the pot has just boiled dry. The third is to pay attention to seasoning, mainly adding salt at the right time, adding ingredients at the right time, and adding a small amount of rice wine at the right time. The dog meat stewed by Xinquan people is full of aroma, which makes people want to eat it. After eating it, you will feel the aroma refreshing your lungs and your intestines, and a warm current will appear all over your body. Sibaoyang Tofu According to legend, Sibaoyang Tofu has a history of more than 300 years. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the woodblock printing industry in Sibao was very prosperous. Fried and fried food can easily cause irritation in the body, and printing workers who work day and night pay attention to clearing the heart and moisturizing the stomach, nourishing yin and nourishing the body. Tofu culture has its historical origins in Sibao. It uses the unique May yellow beans as the main raw material, and uses plaster of paris to cook the soy milk to make white tofu. The condiments should be fresh lean pork and tender beef without fascia, add a little red mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, scallions, etc. and mince them into fresh meat sauce as the filling. Take the ball-shaped meat filling and stuff it into square-inch pieces of fresh tofu that you peck into holes with your little finger. After frying the lard in the pot, gently put the tofu with the meat filling upwards into the pot, add fresh chicken soup, sprinkle a little black bean drumsticks, simmer over low heat until cooked, uncover the pot, and you will see that the tofu in the pot is slightly yellow. White, it seems to be shaking in a slow fire. At this time, sprinkle a little pepper and chopped green onion. When the soup is completely absorbed by the tofu, take it out of the pot and taste it while it is still hot. The tofu on the plate, which is white and light yellow and seems to be shaking, is called (yang tofu). The local specialties are the eight dried bean curds in western Fujian, namely dried tofu in Changting, dried sweet potatoes in Liancheng, dried vegetables in Yongding, dried radish in Shanghang, dried pig gallbladder in Wuping, dried rat in Ninghua, dried bamboo shoots in Zhangping, and dried rice noodles in Xinluo. There are taro buns/taro dumplings, snowflake fish cakes, Yongding beef balls, butter meal noodles, bitter soup, wind duck paste, Hakka pounded balls, Tingzhou lamp cakes, yellow rice cakes, ramie leaf rice cakes and other flavor snacks Transportation and Aviation Shanghai Juneyao Airlines operates flight HO1110 from Shanghai to Liancheng at 18:50-20:10 every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday night, and flight HO1109 from Liancheng to Shanghai at 20:50-22:10 that night. Railway: As the origin and terminal station, Longyan can directly reach Beijing West and Xiamen. In addition, six trains including Xiamen-Guangzhou East, Fuzhou-Shenzhen, Ganzhou-Fuzhou, Xiamen-Kunming, Hankou-Quanzhou and Ganzhou-Quanzhou all pass through Longyan Railway Station. Longyan Railway Station has relatively convenient transportation, and two buses, No. 4 and No. 21, can reach it directly. Railway station consultation hotline: 0597-2887885 Highway Longyan Bus Station is located on Renmin East Road, Xinluo District. There are multiple long-distance buses running to cities and counties inside and outside the province every day. The surrounding highways are developed and long-distance passenger transportation is convenient. The bus station located in the city center can be reached by multiple buses, including buses 1, K2, K3, 9, 10, 16, 19, and 21. Passengers can purchase tickets at the Tianma Villa Ticket Office (formerly the Minxi Hotel Ticket Office). The consultation telephone number is 0597-2336877 or 0597-2304592. Bus No. 1***21 in Longyan city, the line prefixed with K is an air-conditioned bus. The departure interval of each bus ranges from 5 minutes to 20 minutes. The first bus is at 6:30 in the morning and the last bus is at 19:00 (in winter 18:30).