Rentian, Fujian

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Rentian ({{zh|s=稔田|p=Rěntián|w=R’en-tian}}), formerly known as Taiping ({{zh|s=太平|p=Tàipíng|w=T’ai-p’ing|links=no}}), is a town in Shanghang County, Longyan, in southwestern Fujian province, China. The town spans an area of {{Convert|147.61|km|mi|abbr=}},{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019 |title= |script-title=zh:乡镇介绍 |url=http://www.shanghang.gov.cn/xz/rtz/xzjs/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908170404/http://www.shanghang.gov.cn/xz/rtz/xzjs/ |archive-date=2020-09-08 |access-date=2020-09-08 |website= |publisher=Shanghang County People's Government |language=zh}} and has a hukou population of 24,985 as of 2018.{{Cite book |title= |date=May 2020 |publisher=中国统计出版社, 国家统计局农村社会经济调查司 |isbn=9787503791390 |editor-last= |location=Beijing |page=240 |language=zh |script-title=zh:中国县域统计年鉴·2019(乡镇卷)}}

Geography

The town is bordered by {{Interlanguage link|Lanxi, Fujian|lt=Lanxi|zh|蓝溪镇|WD=}} to the north and {{Interlanguage link|Xiadu, Shanghang County|lt=Xiadu|zh|下都乡|WD=}} to the south. The {{Interlanguage link|Huangtan River|lt=|zh|黄潭河|WD=}} runs through the town. 76.9% of the town is forested.

Administration

The town administers 18 administrative villages:{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019|title=|script-title=zh:2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/35/08/23/350823104.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908162240/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/35/08/23/350823104.html|archive-date=2020-09-08|access-date=2020-09-08|website=|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of China|language=zh}}

  • Taihu ({{Lang-zh|c=太湖村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Huahou ({{Lang-zh|c=化厚村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Zhutian ({{Lang-zh|c=祝田村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Shipai ({{Lang-zh|c=石牌村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Dayan ({{Lang-zh|c=大燕村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Nankeng ({{Lang-zh|c=南坑村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Yekeng ({{Lang-zh|c=叶坑村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Caikeng ({{Lang-zh|c=蔡坑村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Guantian ({{Lang-zh|c=官田村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Meizhen ({{Lang-zh|c=梅镇村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Changtan ({{Lang-zh|c=长滩村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Butou ({{Lang-zh|c=埔头村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Liansi ({{Lang-zh|c=连四村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Fenglang ({{Lang-zh|c=丰朗村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Lougang ({{Lang-zh|c=楼岗村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Fengshan ({{Lang-zh|c=枫山村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Zhenqi ({{Lang-zh|c=镇歧村|s=|t=|p=}})
  • Qikeng ({{Lang-zh|c=歧坑村|s=|t=|p=}})

Economy

As of 2018, the town's primary sector totaled ¥425 million, the secondary sector totaled ¥253 million, and the tertiary sector totaled ¥1.019 billion.

Mineral resources in the town include molybdenum, iron, rare earth elements, manganese, and kaolinite.

Rentian's major crops include pomelo, lemon, and camellia.

Culture

Many of the town's inhabitants are Hakka, with the six prominent Hakka clans in the town being the Liu ({{Lang-zh|c=李|s=|t=|p=}}), the You ({{Lang-zh|c=游|s=|t=|p=}}), the Huang ({{Lang-zh|c=黄|s=|t=|p=}}), the Liu ({{Lang-zh|c=刘|s=|t=|p=}}), the Qiu ({{Lang-zh|c=邱|s=|t=|p=}}), and the Chen ({{Lang-zh|c=陈|s=|t=|p=}}).

Transportation

Fujian Provincial Highway 309 runs north to south thru the town.

Notable people

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