Fengshun (postal: Fungshun or Pungshan; ) is a county in Meizhou City, in the east of Guangdong Province, southern China.
History
Fengshun County was established in the third year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1738).
It was placed under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou Prefecture at that time.
From 1988, it is placed under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City.
Ethno-linguistic make-up
Fengshun is noted for its large
Hakka people population.
Administrative divisions
Fengshun County's executive, legislature and judiciary are based in
Tangkeng (汤坑镇), along with its CPC and PSB branches. The county is responsible for the administration of 16 towns and one Township Enterprise.
- Towns
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Baxiangshan (八乡山镇)
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Beidou (北斗镇)
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Dalonghua (大龙华镇)
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Fengliang (丰良镇)
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Huangjin (黄金镇)
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Jianqiao (建桥镇)
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Liuhuang (留隍镇)
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Longgang (龙岗镇)
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Pantian (潘田镇)
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Puzhai (埔寨镇)
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Shatian (砂田镇)
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Tanjiang (潭江镇)
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Tangkeng (汤坑镇)
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Tangnan (汤南镇)
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Tangxi (汤西镇)
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Xiaosheng (小胜镇)
- Township enterprise
Transport
The area is served by Fengshun railway station on the Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway and Fengshun East railway station on the Meizhou–Chaoshan high-speed railway.
Climate
Notable Figures
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Joseph Ting Sun Pao (丁新豹), Hong Kong historian, also an honourable professor of Hong Kong University.
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