Changting County
Encyclopedia
Changting also known as Tingzhou or Tingchow(汀州), is a county in western Fujian
province, the People's Republic of China. With a population of 480,000 and an area of 3,099 square kilometers, Changting is the fifth largest county in Fujian
province http://www.changting.gov.cn/ViewInfo.asp?id=66. The majority of the population belongs to the Hakka people
(客家人) and speaks Hakka (客家话) dialect.
The county town is Tingzhou
.
Changting was originally the name of a prefecture (called Tingzhou under the empires), established in the Year 2 of the Republic of China
- 1913. During the Chinese Civil War
, this prefecture was the economic and financial centre of the Chinese Soviet Republic. Tens of thousands of people from Changting joined the Chinese Red Army but not many survived the Long March
.
With the founding of the People's Republic of China, the prefecture was redesignated "Longyan" (龙岩地区) and its government was moved down to Xinluo (新罗)
. Changting has since been the name of a county only, within the municipal region of Longyan
.
With the prosperity of road and railway transportation and more and more dams built along the river, Tingjiang river
gradually lost its advantage as a vital transportation means. Changting, once an important concentration place for travellers and goods, became isolated by big mountains. Changting lost its place as the center of western Fujian
and became one of the poorest counties in Fujian
province.
Today, the situation has improved a lot with first railroad in service in 2005 and first highway in service at the end of 2007.
County to the east, Wuping
and Shanghang
counties to the south (all in Longyan
municipality
), Sanming
municipality's Ninghua County
to the north, Ganzhou
municipality's Ruijin City in Jiangxi
province
to the west.
Located in the southern end of the Wuyi Mountains
(武夷山脉), Changting belongs to subtropical zone. The region enjoys abundant precipitation as the warm maritime air meets the cool air in the mountains, generating a large amount of rainfall.
are in Tingzhou Town, together with the CPC
and PSB
branches.
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
province, the People's Republic of China. With a population of 480,000 and an area of 3,099 square kilometers, Changting is the fifth largest county in Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
province http://www.changting.gov.cn/ViewInfo.asp?id=66. The majority of the population belongs to the Hakka people
Hakka people
The Hakka , sometimes Hakka Han, are Han Chinese who speak the Hakka language and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and Fujian in China....
(客家人) and speaks Hakka (客家话) dialect.
The county town is Tingzhou
Tingzhou (town)
The town of Tingzhou is the seat of the Changting County government, Party and police.-History:For information on Tingzhou Town's colorful past, see the wiki pages on the county it seats and on the former prefecture it seated.-Reference of Place-name:...
.
History
- Main article : Tingzhou PrefectureTingzhou fuTingzhou fu was a prefecture in Fujian province from the Tang Dynasty down to the early 20th century.-History:As early as 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, there were ancient Minyue people thrived along the Tingjiang river, which originates in the north and runs through the county toward the south and...
Changting was originally the name of a prefecture (called Tingzhou under the empires), established in the Year 2 of the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
- 1913. During the Chinese Civil War
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
, this prefecture was the economic and financial centre of the Chinese Soviet Republic. Tens of thousands of people from Changting joined the Chinese Red Army but not many survived the Long March
Long March
The Long March was a massive military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang army. There was not one Long March, but a series of marches, as various Communist armies in the south...
.
With the founding of the People's Republic of China, the prefecture was redesignated "Longyan" (龙岩地区) and its government was moved down to Xinluo (新罗)
Xinluo District
Xinluo District is a county-level territory under the jurisdiction of Longyan, in Fujian Province, China.Xinluo District has a population of approximately 50,000....
. Changting has since been the name of a county only, within the municipal region of Longyan
Longyan
Longyan is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Fujian province, China.-Geography:It is situated in the upper reaches of the Jiulong and Tingjiang rivers...
.
With the prosperity of road and railway transportation and more and more dams built along the river, Tingjiang river
Tingjiang river
The Ting River flows 300 km from Changting County in western Fujian south to the port and Special Economic Zone of Shantou, Guangdong.The former prefecture of Tingzhou fu or T'ingchow-fu was administered from a centre on the upper river, now the town of Tingzhou in Changting County; all these...
gradually lost its advantage as a vital transportation means. Changting, once an important concentration place for travellers and goods, became isolated by big mountains. Changting lost its place as the center of western Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
and became one of the poorest counties in Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
province.
Today, the situation has improved a lot with first railroad in service in 2005 and first highway in service at the end of 2007.
Education
Geography
Changting borders LianchengLiancheng County
Liancheng County is a county in the municipal region of Longyan, Fujian, southeastern China.-Geography:Liancheng borders Changting and Shanghang counties to the west and south, and Xinluo, the municipal seat, to the southeast...
County to the east, Wuping
Wuping County
Wuping is a county in the municipal region of Longyan, FJ.-Administration:The county executive, legislature and judicary are in the town of Pingchuan , together with the CPC and PSB branches.-Other Towns :*Taoxi *Zhongbao...
and Shanghang
Shanghang County
Shanghang is a populous county of Longyan Municipality in Fujian Province.-Transportation:Part of Shanghang County is accessed by National Route 319, coming west from Xinluo , the municipal seat...
counties to the south (all in Longyan
Longyan
Longyan is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Fujian province, China.-Geography:It is situated in the upper reaches of the Jiulong and Tingjiang rivers...
municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
), Sanming
Sanming
Sanming ) is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders Nanping City to the north, Fuzhou City to the east, Quanzhou City to the southeast, Longyan City to the south, and the province of Jiangxi to the west...
municipality's Ninghua County
Ninghua County
Ninghua is a county in Sanming municipality in Fujian province, China.Ninghua is located at the west of Sanming, next to Jiangxi Province. Shibi of Ninghua is well known as the Cradle of the Hakka...
to the north, Ganzhou
Ganzhou
Ganzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. Its administrative seat is at Zhanggong .-History:...
municipality's Ruijin City in Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
to the west.
Located in the southern end of the Wuyi Mountains
Wuyi Mountains
The Wuyi Mountains are a mountain range located in the prefecture of Nanping, in the northern border of Fujian province with Jiangxi province, China. The mountains cover an area of 60 km². In 1999, Mount Wuyi entered UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, both natural and cultural...
(武夷山脉), Changting belongs to subtropical zone. The region enjoys abundant precipitation as the warm maritime air meets the cool air in the mountains, generating a large amount of rainfall.
Administration
The county executive, legislature and judiciaryBasic people's court
A basic people's court is a lowest level court in the Courts of General Jurisdiction in the People's Republic of China. According to the Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China, the basic people's courts handle the first instance cases at the local level.Basic people's...
are in Tingzhou Town, together with the CPC
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
and PSB
Public Security Bureau
In the People's Republic of China, a public security bureau refers to the government offices while the smaller offices are called Police posts which are similar in concept to the Japanese Kōban system) present in each province and municipality that handles policing , public security, and...
branches.
Towns (镇, zhen)
- Tingzhou (汀州)Tingzhou (town)The town of Tingzhou is the seat of the Changting County government, Party and police.-History:For information on Tingzhou Town's colorful past, see the wiki pages on the county it seats and on the former prefecture it seated.-Reference of Place-name:...
- the county seat - Guanqian (馆前)
- Hetian (河田)
- Gucheng (古城)
- Tongfang (童坊)
- Xinqiao (新桥)
- Nanshan (南山)
- Zhuotian (濯田)
- Sidu (四都)
- Datong (大同)
- Tufang (涂坊)
Township (乡, xiang)
- Anjie (庵杰)
- Cewu (策武)
- Sanzhou (三洲)
- Tiechang (铁长)
- Yanggu (羊牯)
- Xuancheng (宣成)
- Hongshan (红山)
Famous Natives
(i.e., of Tingzhou/Changting Prefecture and of PRC's Changting County):- Yang Chengwu (杨成武), 1914-2004 Revolutionarian and General of People's Liberation ArmyPeople's Liberation ArmyThe People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
- Chen PixianChen Pixian-Biography:Chen Pixian was born in Shanghang County, Fujian in 1916. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1931.After the People's Republic of China was founded, Chen was the Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Committee from 1956 to 1960....
(陈丕显), 1916-1995 Revolutionarian and CPC official - Fu Lianzhang (傅连璋), 1894-1968 ChristianChristianA Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
, practitioner of western medicinePhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, Long MarchLong MarchThe Long March was a massive military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang army. There was not one Long March, but a series of marches, as various Communist armies in the south...
veteran, PRC Health Ministry official and Cultural RevolutionCultural RevolutionThe Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
victim. - Chen Hong (陈宏) (1979-), number 1 badmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player on the world ranking list from 2002 to 2003.
External links
- Government website of Changting (in Simplified Chinese)
- 客家先贤孙中山与美国 (in Simplified Chinese)