Xiapu (; Foochow Romanized: Hà-puō) is a county in the municipal region of Ningde, Fujian, People's Republic of China, located along a stretch of East China Sea coast, with many harbours and islands. It is bordered by Fuding City and Zherong County to the north, Fu'an City and Ningde's urban area to the west, and Luoyuan County, Fuzhou and the Matsu Islands of Lienchiang County, Republic of China (Taiwan) to the south.
Xiapu is famous among landscapes lover photographers.
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Area:
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Population: 475,900 (2020)
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Postal code: 355100
Administration
The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in (松城街道), together with the CPC branch. The county court and PSB branch are in (松港街道), the county hospital and industrial district are in (松山街道).
Xiapu has jurisdiction over 6 towns () and over 6 townships (), of which three are ethnic townships designated for the native She people.
Towns
Townships
Scenic Areas
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(东冲半岛, includes Changchun Town, Xiahu Town and Beibi Township)
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(观音亭寨, means the castle of Guanyin pavilion, located in Shuimen She Ethnic Township)
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(杨家溪风景区, located in Yacheng Town)
Transportation
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Xiapu Railway Station on the Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway
Xiapu Manichaean manuscripts
In 2008, the Xiapu Manichaean manuscripts of Shangwan Village 上万村, in
Baiyang Township, Xiapu County became publicly known to the scientific world. They are manuscripts from a religion known as
Manichaeism, which now only exists as Chinese Manichaeism. They continue to be used by a local priest, Chen Peisheng 陈培生, in his Manichaean rituals.
Xiapu in the News
On August 9, 2009, Xiapu was where
Typhoon Morakot made continental landfall. A million people had just been evacuated from vulnerable areas of this and surrounding counties.
Climate
See also
Notes and references
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