Nan'an () is a county-level city of southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Quanzhou City and as of 2010, had a total population of 1,500,000. More than 4,000,000 overseas Chinese trace their ancestry to Nan'an.
History
Nan'an is located on the southeastern coast of Fujian province. It has been the centre of the 3 Wu Kingdoms. Nan'an history dates back 1700 years. Nan'an has been the economic and cultural centre for Minnan people.
Geography and climate
Nan'an experiences subtropical monsoonal humid climate. It has an average temperature of . It has 349 days which is frost free.
The city covers an area of .
Nan'an is situated below Anxi County, adjacent to Jinjiang to the east and Tong'an District to the West. Nan'an is from Xiamen. It is from Quanzhou and from the provincial capital, Fuzhou.
Islands in Nan'an include: Kui Yu () Dabai Yu ( or , traditional characters: ) Xiaobai Yu ( or )
Administrative divisions
The city is divided into 3 subdistricts, 21 towns, and 2 townships. The city also contains an economic development zone.
Subdistricts
, , and .
Towns
Guanqiao (), Shengxin (), Luncang (), Dongtian (), Yingdu (), Xiangyun, Jintao (), Shishan (), Penghua (), Matou (), Jiudu (), Lefeng (), Luodong (), Meishan (), Honglai (), Hongmei (), Kangmei (), Fengzhou (), Xiamei (), Shuitou, and Shijing.
Townships
and Xiangyang Township.
Economy
Nan'an is fast developing into an economic and industrial hub for Quanzhou prefecture. Its close proximity to 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.
Education
Schools located in Nan'an include Nan'an Experimental Middle School.
Notable people
Lee Kong Chian, Singaporean politician and businessman
Zheng Zhilong, political and military leader in the late Ming dynasty
Lim Bo Seng, Singaporean hero. Huang Dongping, 2020 Olympic Champion