Lianjiang County

Lianjiang is a county on the coast of Fujian , China. Most of the county is controlled by the People's Republic of China , while a number of outlying islands, collectively referred to as the Matsu Islands, are administered as a separate by the Republic of China , based in Taiwan since 1949. As a result, the county has two governments governing separate jurisdictions.

See Matsu Islands for a description of ROC-governed Lienchiang County.

PRC jurisdiction:
* Capital:
* Population: 620,000
* Area: 1168.1
* Geographic coordinates: 26°03'-26°27' N, 119°17'-120°31' E

Townships

The PRC governs 14 townships and 7 rural townships :
* Fengcheng Township "Phoenix City Township"
* Mabi Township "Horse Snout Township"
* Danyang Township
* Dongdai Township
* Donghu Township "East Lake Township"
* Guanban Township
* Tailu Township
* Aojiang Township "Ao River Township"
* Pukou Township "River Mouth Township"
* Toubao Township
* Huangqi Township
* Xiao'ao Township
* Guantou Township : officially Guāntou
* Xiaocheng Township
* Xiagong Rural Township
* Xiaocang Rural Township
* Changlong Rural Township "Long Dragon Township"
* Ankai Rural Township
* Kengyuan Rural Township
* Liaoyan Rural Township
* Pandu Rural Township

These townships are divided into 266 villages.

History

Lianjiang, in 282, during the , was Wenma, named after a shipyard there, Wensha Ship-hamlet . It was incorporated into Min Prefecture in 607, during the Sui Dynasty.

Wenma was changed to the present name and made its own county during in 623, during the Tang Dynasty, when Baisha or Fusha of Aojiang was the capital of Lianjiang County. The capital was changed to Fengcheng as today in 742.

After the Republic of China was established, Lianjiang switched back and forth numerous times between two special regions:
* Minhou Special Region
* Fu'an Special Region

In 1949, the county was split in two due to the Chinese Civil War, as it remains today.

Beginning on July 1, 1983, the PRC side reverted control to .

Culture

Residents of Lianjiang, both mainland and Matsu speak Fuzhou dialect, a branch of . The dialect is also known as Bàng-u? .

Geography

Coastline length: 209

Economy

Food products:
* Farm: loquats, rice, sweet potato, bean, cotton, sugar cane, tea plant, jasmine, watermelon, mushroom, grapes.
* Sea: rhubarb, hairtail, shad, , cuttlefish, garoupa, prawn, crab, clam.
* Other: Yuanhong wine

Transportation

104 national roads in 500,300 metres. 42,600-metre navigable river length.

Guantou and Kemen are the largest seaports in Lianjiang with national access.

Tourism

There are hot springs in Gui'an and Tanghui of Pandu. There is a Dragon King Palace-Temple in the Xiaocang She Nationality Rural Township.