Nan'an, Fujian

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Inhabited since the Neolithic Era, the first incarnation of Nan'an was established as a commandery in the early 500s by the division of Jin'an County under Emperor Wu of Liang. It was under the jurisdiction of the Qingyuan Circuit during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was incorporated into Quanzhou Prefecture (泉州府) during the Qing dynasty, when it was considered one of the Three Wu Kingdoms alongside Jinjiang and Hui'an.

Following the establishment of the Republic of China, Nan'an was a part of Jinjiang Prefecture until its incorporation into Quanzhou City in 1986; it was the site of military engagements during the Chinese Communist Revolution. Nan'an was established as a county-level city in its own right in 1993.

Nan'an experiences subtropical monsoonal humid climate. It has an average temperature of {{convert|20.9|°C}}.

The city covers an area of {{convert|2036|km2}}.

Nan'an is situated below Anxi County, adjacent to Jinjiang City to the east and Tong'an District of Xiamen to the West. Nan'an is {{convert|97|km}} from Xiamen. It is {{convert|30|km}} from downtown of Quanzhou and {{convert|220|km}} from the provincial capital, Fuzhou.

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• Kui Yu ({{lang|zh-hans|奎屿}}) {{coord|24|35|N|118|25|E}}
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• Xiaobai Yu ({{lang|zh-hans|小佰屿}} or {{lang|zh-hans|小百屿}}) {{coord|24|34|N|118|26|E}}

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|location = Nan'an, elevation {{convert|45|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

|Jan high C = 18.0

|Feb high C = 18.7

|Mar high C = 20.9

|Apr high C = 25.3

|May high C = 28.6

|Jun high C = 31.4

|Jul high C = 34.1

|Aug high C = 33.7

|Sep high C = 32.0

|Oct high C = 28.5

|Nov high C = 24.7

|Dec high C = 20.2

|Jan mean C = 13.2

|Feb mean C = 13.9

|Mar mean C = 16.2

|Apr mean C = 20.6

|May mean C = 24.2

|Jun mean C = 27.3

|Jul mean C = 29.4

|Aug mean C = 28.9

|Sep mean C = 27.4

|Oct mean C = 23.8

|Nov mean C = 20.0

|Dec mean C = 15.3

|Jan low C = 10.1

|Feb low C = 10.8

|Mar low C = 13.0

|Apr low C = 17.3

|May low C = 21.0

|Jun low C = 24.3

|Jul low C = 25.8

|Aug low C = 25.7

|Sep low C = 24.1

|Oct low C = 20.4

|Nov low C = 16.6

|Dec low C = 12.0

|Jan record high C = 28.6 |Jan record low C = 1.3

|Feb record high C = 30.8 |Feb record low C = 3.3

|Mar record high C = 32.8 |Mar record low C = 2.6

|Apr record high C = 34.3 |Apr record low C = 10.1

|May record high C = 35.9 |May record low C = 14.8

|Jun record high C = 36.9 |Jun record low C = 16.2

|Jul record high C = 39.6 |Jul record low C = 22.9

|Aug record high C = 39.0 |Aug record low C = 22.4

|Sep record high C = 37.5 |Sep record low C = 16.3

|Oct record high C = 35.0 |Oct record low C = 13.1

|Nov record high C = 32.5 |Nov record low C = 6.3

|Dec record high C = 29.2 |Dec record low C = -1.0

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|Jan precipitation mm = 45.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 79.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 108.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 121.8

|May precipitation mm = 205.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 286.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 182.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 246.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 156.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 64.0

|Nov precipitation mm = 45.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 47.0

|Jan humidity = 71

|Feb humidity = 74

|Mar humidity = 75

|Apr humidity = 75

|May humidity = 77

|Jun humidity = 79

|Jul humidity = 74

|Aug humidity = 75

|Sep humidity = 72

|Oct humidity = 66

|Nov humidity = 68

|Dec humidity = 68

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 8.0

|Feb precipitation days = 11.0

|Mar precipitation days = 14.0

|Apr precipitation days = 13.9

|May precipitation days = 15.9

|Jun precipitation days = 17.2

|Jul precipitation days = 11.0

|Aug precipitation days = 14.2

|Sep precipitation days = 9.7

|Oct precipitation days = 4.8

|Nov precipitation days = 5.4

|Dec precipitation days = 6.7

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|Jan sun = 124.7

|Feb sun = 103.2

|Mar sun = 107.9

|Apr sun = 125.1

|May sun = 136.0

|Jun sun = 158.1

|Jul sun = 243.2

|Aug sun = 207.8

|Sep sun = 180.6

|Oct sun = 181.8

|Nov sun = 145.6

|Dec sun = 142.9

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| Jan percentsun = 37

| Feb percentsun = 32

| Mar percentsun = 29

| Apr percentsun = 33

| May percentsun = 33

| Jun percentsun = 39

| Jul percentsun = 58

| Aug percentsun = 52

| Sep percentsun = 49

| Oct percentsun = 51

| Nov percentsun = 45

| Dec percentsun = 44

| year percentsun =

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The city is divided into 3 subdistricts, 21 towns, and 2 townships.{{Cite web|date=2019 |script-title=zh:2019年统计用区划代码|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/35/05/350583.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622173309/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/35/05/350583.html|archive-date=2020-06-22|access-date=2020-06-22|website=stats.gov.cn|language=zh}}{{cite web |script-title=zh:泉州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org|url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/152.html|access-date=2012-05-24|publisher=XZQH|language=zh}} The city also contains an economic development zone.

• {{Interlanguage link|Ximei Subdistrict|lt=|zh|溪美街道|WD=}}, {{Interlanguage link|Liucheng Subdistrict|lt=|zh|柳城街道 (南安市)|WD=}}, and {{Interlanguage link|Meilin Subdistrict, Fujian|lt=Meilin Subdistrict|zh|美林街道|WD=}}.

• Guanqiao ({{lang|zh|官桥镇}}), Shengxin ({{lang|zh|省新镇}}), Luncang ({{lang|zh|仑苍镇}}), Dongtian ({{lang|zh|东田镇}}), Yingdu ({{lang|zh|英都镇}}), Xiangyun, Jintao ({{lang|zh|金淘镇}}), Shishan ({{lang|zh|诗山镇}}), Penghua ({{lang|zh|蓬华镇}}), Matou ({{lang|zh|码头镇}}), Jiudu ({{lang|zh|九都镇}}), Lefeng ({{lang|zh|乐峰镇}}), Luodong ({{lang|zh|罗东镇}}), Meishan ({{lang|zh|梅山镇}}), Honglai ({{lang|zh|洪濑镇}}), Hongmei ({{lang|zh|洪梅镇}}), Kangmei ({{lang|zh|康美镇}}), Fengzhou ({{lang|zh|丰州镇}}), Xiamei ({{lang|zh|霞美镇}}), Shuitou, and Shijing.

• {{Interlanguage link|Meishan Township|lt=|zh|眉山乡|WD=}} and Xiangyang Township.

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Nan'an is fast developing into an economic and industrial hub for Quanzhou prefecture. Its close proximity to regional economic centres such as Xiamen, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen makes it an important investment location for foreign investments and Taiwan businessmen.

Nan'an has very strong rail infrastructure and road links making it a gateway for tourism as well as commerce.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

Nan'an is closely connected to the history of overseas Chinese, having been a hub of the Maritime Silk Road and a longtime economic and cultural centre for the Minnan people, with over 4 million overseas Chinese tracing their ancestry to the area{{Cite web |title=南安概况 |trans-title=Overview of Nan'an |url=http://www.nanan.gov.cn/zjna/ |access-date=7 February 2024 |website=南安市人民政府}}{{cite web |title=Nan'an City Government Official Website History |url=http://www.nanan.gov.cn/view.aspx?id=324}} Nanguan music has its origins in the area in and surrounding Nan'an. It is known as the location of Anping Bridge, a stone beam bridge dating back to the Song dynasty, as well as the burial place of Ming general Zheng Chenggong (better known internationally as Koxinga.)

The local language of Nan'an is a variety of Hokkien, part of the Quanzhou family of Hokkien dialects. The surname Hong (洪; Ang in Hokkien and Teochew romanizations) has one of its origins in Nan'an.

The Shishan campus of Quanzhou Normal University is located in Nan'an. Schools located in Nan'an include Nan'an Experimental Middle School.

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