Wuyishan (city)
Encyclopedia
Wuyishan is a county-level city
in the municipal region
of Nanping
, Fujian
province, China
.
, is a front-rank national park called simply Wuyi (武夷) Mountains
. Since 1999 the park zone has been recognised by UNESCO
as part of the world's natural and cultural heritage.
Cultural sites within the zone include the original cultivation ground of the Dahongpao (大红袍)
tea variety, and a villa retreat used by Zhu Xi
, a Confucian revivalist
scholar-official of the rump or Southern Song Empire.
South of the zone, just short of the City's border with Jianyang City, is a major archaeological exacavation of the vanished Yue (越) nation.
are in CongAn Street Office (崇安街道), together with the CPC
and PSB
branches.
There are two other Street offices :
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
in the municipal region
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
of Nanping
Nanping
Nanping is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde City to the east, Sanming City to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi to the north and west respectively...
, 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, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
Natural and Cultural Heritage
A local subsection of the Wuyishan Mountain range, which forms the entirety of the geological and political divide between the provinces of Fujian and JiangxiJiangxi
' 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...
, is a front-rank national park called simply Wuyi (武夷) 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...
. Since 1999 the park zone has been recognised by UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
as part of the world's natural and cultural heritage.
Cultural sites within the zone include the original cultivation ground of the Dahongpao (大红袍)
Da Hong Pao tea
Dà Hóng Páo is an important Wuyi Oolong tea. According to legend, the mother of a Ming Dynasty emperor was cured of an illness by a certain tea, and that emperor sent great red robes to clothe the four bushes from which that tea originated...
tea variety, and a villa retreat used by Zhu Xi
Zhu Xi
Zhū Xī or Chu Hsi was a Song Dynasty Confucian scholar who became the leading figure of the School of Principle and the most influential rationalist Neo-Confucian in China...
, a Confucian revivalist
Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism is an ethical and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, that was primarily developed during the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, but which can be traced back to Han Yu and Li Ao in the Tang Dynasty....
scholar-official of the rump or Southern Song Empire.
South of the zone, just short of the City's border with Jianyang City, is a major archaeological exacavation of the vanished Yue (越) nation.
Administration
The city 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 CongAn Street Office (崇安街道), 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.
There are two other Street offices :
- Xinfeng (新丰街道) - formerly Chengdong Township (城东乡)
- Wuyi (武夷街道) - formerly Wuyi Town (武夷镇)
Towns (镇, zhen)
- Xingcun (星村镇) - embarkation for raft-tours down the Jiuquxi River (九曲溪)
- Xingtian (兴田镇)
- Wufu (五夫镇)