Sanming

Coordinates: 26°15′48″N 117°38′20″E / 26.2634°N 117.6389°E / 26.2634; 117.6389
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Sanming
三明市
License Plate
闽G
Local varietyCentral Min (Sanming dialect)
Websitewww.sm.gov.cn

Sanming (

Foochow Romanized: Săng-mìng), also known as Minzhong (simplified Chinese: 闽中; traditional Chinese: 閩中), is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, China. It borders Nanping City to the north, Fuzhou City to the east, Quanzhou City to the southeast, Longyan City to the south and the province of Jiangxi to the west. Sanming lies between Wuyi and Daiyun
mountains.

Geography and climate

The prefecture level city of Sanming has a total area of 22,965 km2 (8,867 sq mi),[2] of which 82 percent of this extension is composed of mountainous areas, 8.3 percent of arable land and 9.7 percent of water or other type of terrain.

Sanming is well known by its beautiful nature landscape with different landforms, including unique

Karst topography. The most famous spots include global geopark Taining Golden Lake in Taining County, Yuhua Cave in Jiangle County and Goose Cave in Ninghua County
.

Climate data for Sanming, elevation 208 m (682 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.5
(83.3) 		34.4
(93.9) 		35.1
(95.2) 		35.5
(95.9) 		37.0
(98.6) 		37.9
(100.2) 		41.4
(106.5) 		41.0
(105.8) 		38.6
(101.5) 		35.8
(96.4) 		34.1
(93.4) 		29.1
(84.4) 		41.4
(106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4) 		17.5
(63.5) 		20.5
(68.9) 		25.6
(78.1) 		28.9
(84.0) 		31.5
(88.7) 		34.6
(94.3) 		34.0
(93.2) 		31.2
(88.2) 		26.9
(80.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		16.7
(62.1) 		25.4
(77.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5) 		12.3
(54.1) 		15.2
(59.4) 		20.0
(68.0) 		23.5
(74.3) 		26.3
(79.3) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.0
(82.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		21.4
(70.5) 		16.6
(61.9) 		11.5
(52.7) 		19.9
(67.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8) 		8.8
(47.8) 		11.7
(53.1) 		16.1
(61.0) 		19.9
(67.8) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.1
(75.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		17.5
(63.5) 		13.0
(55.4) 		8.1
(46.6) 		16.3
(61.3)
Record low °C (°F) −3.8
(25.2) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		4.2
(39.6) 		9.6
(49.3) 		14.0
(57.2) 		20.0
(68.0) 		18.6
(65.5) 		13.1
(55.6) 		6.0
(42.8) 		0.4
(32.7) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−5.8
(21.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 69.4
(2.73) 		106.6
(4.20) 		185.9
(7.32) 		192.0
(7.56) 		264.6
(10.42) 		272.2
(10.72) 		147.9
(5.82) 		181.7
(7.15) 		98.2
(3.87) 		50.4
(1.98) 		63.9
(2.52) 		53.0
(2.09) 		1,685.8
(66.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.5 13.5 17.6 16.9 18.6 17.5 13.3 15.5 10.8 7.6 7.8 8.9 159.5
Average snowy days 0.3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.7
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		77 77 79 78 79 80 74 76 76 73 76 76 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 91.8 87.1 86.7 107.4 120.5 130.5 212.6 190.7 161.0 157.5 121.9 112.6 1,580.3
Percentage possible sunshine 28 27 23 28 29 32 51 48 44 44 38 35 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Demographics

According to the

2010 Census, Sanming has a population of 2,503,338, 70,687 inhabitants less than in 2000 Census (the average annual population growth for the period 2000-2010 was of -0.28%).[5]
The emigration of population from Sanming to other areas of Fujian is a constant process, even encouraged by government politics since the 1960s.

Administration

The

counties
. The information here presented is in km2 and using data from 2010 Census.

Map
Name Chinese Pinyin Foochow Area Population Density
Sanyuan District
 三元区 Sānyuán Qū Săng-nguòng-kṳ̆ 1156 375,497 324
Shaxian District
 沙县区 Shāxiàn Qū Să-gâing-kṳ̆ 1,815 226,669 125
Yong'an City 永安市 Yǒng'ān Shì Īng-ăng-chê 2,941 347,042 118
Mingxi County 明溪县 Míngxī Xiàn Mìng-kă̤-gâing 1,704 102,667 60
Qingliu County 清流县 Qīngliú Xiàn Chĭng-liù-gâing 1,825 136,248 75
Ninghua County 宁化县 Nínghuà Xiàn Nìng-huá-gâing 2,381 272,443 114
Datian County 大田县 Dàtián Xiàn Duâi-dièng-gâing 2,294 311,631 136
Youxi County 尤溪县 Yóuxī Xiàn Iù-kă̤-gâing 3,425 352,067 103
Jiangle County 将乐县 Jiānglè Xiàn Ciŏng-lŏk-gâing 2,247 148,867 66
Taining County 泰宁县 Tàiníng Xiàn Tái-nìng-gâing 1,534 110,278 72
Jianning County 建宁县 Jiànníng Xiàn Gióng-nìng-gâing 1,742 119,979 69

History

In 1940 Sanyuan County was established. In 1956, Mingxi and Sanyuan Counties were combined to Sanming County, then in 1960 it was replaced with Sanming city.[6]

Environment and tourism

Sanming has four well preserved and protected National Parks. The city was labeled as the most "green" city of the most "green" province in China.

Danxia Landform
. The lake situated inside Taining County at the south end of Wuyi Mountain is the major State-level place of scenic beauty with the length of 60-plus kilometres and water area of more than 50 thousand mu. The best tour season of Taining Jinhu Lake is from April to October each year.

Besides, there are quite a number of places of historic interest and scenic beauty which include the State-level Taining Jinhu Lake, Yong-an Taoyuan Cave--------Linying Stone Forest, and the provincial level Jiangle Yuhua Cave, Sha Xian Qixian Cave, Ninghua Tian-er Cave and Meilie Ruiyun Mountain in Sanming. The natural reserves in Jiangle Longxi mountain, Xingkou Geshikao, Shaxian Nanmu Forest and Yong-an Tianbao Rock have been well known for the rare animals. The ancient architectural structure in Taining, Shibi Village, the originating place of the Hakkas in Ninghua and the birthplace of Zhu Xi in Youxi have all been noticeable both in China and overseas.

Yong-an Taoyuan Cave, situated by Yan River on the north of Yong-an City, is a major State-level place of scenic beauty with an area of 10 kilometres.

Linying Stone Forest, a marvellous spectacle located in Dahu Village 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest of Yong-an City, is a State-level major place of scenic beauty with a total area of 1.21 square kilometres (0.47 sq mi).

The architectural structure group built in the ancient Ming Dynasty situated at the center of the urban district of Taining County is a State-level cultural relics under protection, having a high value in studying the ancient Chinese architecture, especially that in the Ming Dynasty.

The city is served by Sanming Shaxian Airport.

Sanming University is the sole university in Sanming.

Cuisine

Further information: Shaxian delicacies

Local food style in Sanming City normally includes various snacks especially the famous Sha County Snacks. Sha County snack is one of well-known snack styles in China, which can be found in hundreds of cities around mainland China.

Sha County
snacks have a long history and are known to be living artifacts of the Han people's food culture.

Currently, 39 varieties of

Sha County
snacks have been labeled as "Famous Chinese Snacks" and 63 kinds as "Famous Fujian Snacks." The China Cuisine Association awarded Sha County the title of "Snack Culture City" in China on December 8, 2006.

The production process of

Sha County snacks was listed in Fujian intangible cultural heritage
in 2007, and has been declared a national intangible cultural heritage. Representing Fujian, Sha County snacks are also available on the Chinese Food Street at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo.

Besides

Sha County snacks, Yong'an snacks and Ninghua County
snacks attract local people a lot as well.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also

  • CNS Sanming(524), Chinese navy frigate named after the city

References

  1. ISBN 978-7-5037-9510-7. Archived from the original
    on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  2. ^ the Office of Local Records of Sanming Government. "Natural Environment of Sanming". Sanming Government.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. ^ (in Chinese) Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ the Office of Local Records of Sanming Government. "History of Sanming". Sanming Government.
  7. ^ "Lansing, Michigan". Sister Cities International. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
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