Fengkai County

Fengkai County is a county in western Guangdong Province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaoqing. It was formed in 1961 from the merger of Fengchuan and Kaijian Counties, which were formerly romanized as Fungchuan (Fungchun, Fungshun) and Hoikin respectively.

Fengkai
封开县
Fengkai
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23.424°N 111.512°E / 23.424; 111.512
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityZhaoqing
Area
  Total2,723 km2 (1,051 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Fengkai
Traditional Chinese封開
Simplified Chinese封开
Literal meaningSealed-&-Open
Fengchuan-&-Kaijian
Former names
Fengzhou
Chinese封州
Literal meaningSeal(ed) Prefecture
Fengchuan
Chinese封川
PostalFungchun
Literal meaningSeal(ed) River
Kaijian
Traditional Chinese開建
Simplified Chinese开建
PostalHoikin
Literal meaningOpen(ing) Establishment
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