Ningde City is located in the northeastern part of Fujian Province, commonly known as Eastern Fujian, between 26°17'-27°41' north latitude and 118°32'-120°52' east longitude, my country's "Gold Coast" In the middle section of the Taiwan Strait, it is the center of the three economically developed regions of the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and Taiwan Province. Ningde is connected to the provincial capital Fuzhou City to the south, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province to the north, Nanping City to the west, and Taiwan Province across the sea to the east. The newly established prefecture-level Ningde City is an emerging coastal port city. It includes Xiapu County, Gutian County, Shouning County, Pingnan County, Zhouning County, Zherong County, Fu'an City and Fuding City in Jiaocheng District, and 124 townships and towns. , sub-district offices, 2269 village (neighborhood) committees. The land area is 13,500 square kilometers, and the directly adjacent sea area is 44,600 square kilometers. It accounts for 1/2 of the She ethnic minority population in the province and 1/4 of the country. It is the largest She ethnic minority inhabited area in the country. There are nearly 300,000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Area is 13452.4 square kilometers. The population is 3.2357 million, of which nearly 200,000 are She people (accounting for 40% of the national She people). The Dongfang dialect is spoken in many places along the coast, the Puxian dialect is spoken in a few places, the Northern Min dialect is spoken in some northern areas, the Wu dialect is spoken in northern Shouning, and Fuan Lanjian is a Hakka dialect island.
Min The East China Sea is vast and has many excellent harbors. The ocean is the advantage of East Fujian. The coastline of East Fujian has a length of 878 km, a sea area of ??44,600 square kilometers, and a shallow beach area of ??93,400 hectares, both accounting for about 1/3 of the province. The operating sea area is 3.3 times the land area within the territory. There are 29 large and small harbors on the long coastline of Eastern Fujian. The harbors with water depths between 10 and 50 meters account for 17.6% of the province. Among them, there are 6 natural deep-water harbors in the province, and there are 2 Sanduao and Shacheng Bay in Eastern Fujian.
The territory has beautiful mountains and rivers, and there are many famous scenic spots at home and abroad. Fuding Taimu Mountain, a national key scenic spot, is known as the "Fairy City on the Sea" due to its strange rocks, strange caves, dangerous peaks and phantom fog; the Yuanyang Creek in Pingnan, a national nature reserve, has a white water ocean "on the water" Square" is known as "the most beautiful scenery in the world"; Xiapu Yangjia River has long and beautiful streams and clear mountains and winds, and is known as the "Peachland of the Sea"; Guanning Dezhitishan Zhiti Temple, a key Buddhist temple in the country, has a long history and is known as " "The first Zen forest in the country"; Zhouning's Jiulongji Waterfalls are majestic and praised as "rare in East China and the best in Fujian".
The ecological environment within the territory is well protected, with a forest coverage rate of 68%. The vast mountain farm is rich in forest, tea, fruit, bamboo and other economic crops, such as Younai, four-season pomelo, areca taro, hibiscus plum, seedless persimmon, Green bamboo shoots, late-ripening longan and late-ripening lychee are all fruit and vegetable treasures. In recent years, with the in-depth development of mountainous resources, edible fungi have become a major industry in eastern Fujian, forming large-scale, intensive, and factory-based production. It has become the edible fungi with the largest output, the most complete varieties, and the largest number of employees in the country. The three producing areas, Gutian, Pingnan and Shouning counties, are known as the "Hometown of Edible Fungi in China", "Hometown of Summer Mushrooms in China" and "Hometown of Flowers in China" respectively.
Eastern Fujian has a long history, rich cultural heritage, and unique regional cultural characteristics. According to Lupinggang archaeological discoveries, there were human activities in eastern Fujian 10,000 years ago. The excavation of the Xiapu Huangguashan shell mound cultural site shows that there were a certain number of Minyue ancestors living and working in the territory around 3,500--4,000 years ago. Eastern Fujian belonged to ancient Yangzhou in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, seven Fujian lands in the Zhou Dynasty, Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period, Chu in the Warring States Period, Minzhong County in the Qin Dynasty, and the Minyue Kingdom in the Han Dynasty. Eastern Fujian is in the same line as the ancient Yue culture and belongs to the printed pottery cultural system along the southeast coast. As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were legends about Rong Chengzi, Taimu and Huo Tongzhen cultivating Taoism and becoming immortals in Taimu Mountain and Huotong Mountain in the territory. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Eastern Fujian was an important training place for the Jindan sect of Taoism; during the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism developed rapidly in the territory and appeared. Lingyou, the founder of the Weiyang Sect of Buddhism, and other eminent monks; Catholicism spread rapidly in eastern Fujian in the Qing Dynasty, and churches, monasteries, etc. were established in some places. There are four major religions in eastern Fujian: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism and Christianity, with 1,479 religious activity sites and more than 200,000 religious believers. It constitutes the unique connotation and characteristics of Eastern Fujian culture. Zhu Xi, Lu You, Wen Tianxiang, Feng Menglong, Qi Jiguang, etc. all left traces and poems here. There have been Xue Lingzhi, the first Jinshi in Fujian, Gan Guobao, the Taiwanese general who guarded the sea area, Xie Ao, the patriotic poet who wrote "Xi Fa Ji", Luo Wenzao, the first Chinese bishop in the history of Chinese Catholic missionary work, and Yuan Ying, the first president of the Chinese Buddhist Association. wait.
Ningde Mountain has beautiful green waters, and the vast mountainous area is rich in forests, tea, fruits, bamboo and other economic crops, tea, edible fungi, four-season pomelo, betel nut taro, late-ripening lychee, late-ripening longan, Youyao, seedless persimmon , chestnuts and other products are sold well at home and abroad. It is a good base for the development of famous, high-quality, special and rare agricultural and sideline products. Ningde is also rich in marine treasures such as large yellow croaker, grouper, prawns, Erdu clams, and sword clams.
Ningde’s landforms are complex and diverse, with criss-crossing streams forming many beautiful landscapes. The main ones include Fuding Taimu Mountain, the national scenic spot "Sea Capital", Pingnan Yuanyang Creek, Zhouning Jiulong Festival Waterfall Group, the "First Waterfall in East China", Baishuiyang, Pingnan, Gutian Cuiping Lake, "Ten Mile Water Street", and Zhejiang Waterfall. Famous mountains and beautiful waters such as Shishan Mountain in Rongdong, Zhiti Mountain in Jiaocheng, and Nanji Mountain, as well as coastal scenery such as Sanduao in Jiaocheng, Xiapu Xiahu Beach, Yushan Island in Fuding, and Baimamen in Fuan. In terms of cultural landscape, there are Jiaocheng Zhiti Temple (one of the key Buddhist temples in the country), Naluo Temple, Gutian Linshui Palace, Xiapu Mazu Palace, Jiaocheng Tianhou Temple, Shanyang Linggong Temple and other sacrificial temples.
Moreover, the ecological environment in the area is well protected, and there are many kinds of exotic flowers and plants, famous trees and fruits, and rare animals. It is the only large yellow croaker and mandarin duck nature reserve in my country and the country's famous hometown of edible fungi and tea fruits. It is a rare summer escape. It is an excellent place for leisure, sightseeing vacation, adventure hunting, water sports, and organizing agricultural and ecological tours. Ningde City is a well-known She ethnic minority inhabited area in the country. The She ethnic customs are rich and colorful. From the She ethnic group's antiphonal songs, wedding ceremonies, traditional sports to the She ethnic group's clothing, food, dwellings and other folk culture, it is very unique. It has tourist attractions such as the Chinese She ethnic cultural palace. Attractions.
Ningde has a long history, outstanding people, long culture and profound accumulation. There are Xiapu Huangguashan ruins (3,500 years ago), Fuding Nanguang ancient kiln ruins, Malanshan ruins, Xiapu Dajing, Fuding Lengcheng, Yutang, Pingnan Gantang and other ancient castles, and Jiaocheng Zhongxing Ancient pagodas such as Ziguoshi Pagoda, Fu'an Nixia Stone Pagoda, Xingyun Temple Shede Pagoda, Gutian Jixiang Temple Pagoda and other ancient pagodas, as well as Xue Lingzhi, the first official in Fujian, and anti-Japanese heroes Qi Jiguang, Chen Pu, Lin Zhenhan, Lin Cong, Xie There are ancestral tombs of historical celebrities such as Ao and Yuan Tianlu, Gutian Zhuxi Kuilong Academy, Shouning Feng Menglong official ruins, Xiapu Chigan Japanese Master Kukai's place where he drifted into the Tang Dynasty and other cultural relics of celebrities from past dynasties. Ningde is also a famous revolutionary old Soviet area, home to important revolutionary historical sites such as the Blessed Anbo Zhuyang Mindong Soviet Government Residency and the Mindong Revolution Memorial Hall.