Jian'ou
Jian'ou is a county-level city in Nanping in northern Fujian province, China. Under the name Jianning (Kienning), it was formerly the seat of its own prefecture and was the namesake of its province.
Jian'ou
建瓯市 Kienow | |||||||||||||
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Jian'ou Railway Station | |||||||||||||
Nickname(s): 芝城, Root Craft City of China | |||||||||||||
Location of Jian'ou City within Nanping City | |||||||||||||
Jian'ou Location in Fujian | |||||||||||||
Coordinates: 27°02′N 118°19′E | |||||||||||||
Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||||||||
Province | Fujian | ||||||||||||
Prefecture-level city | Nanping | ||||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||||
• CPC City Committee Secretary | Qiu Yi | ||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||
• Total | 452,174 | ||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | ||||||||||||
Local dialect | Northern Min: Jian'ou dialect | ||||||||||||
Website | www.jianou.gov.cn | ||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 建瓯 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 建甌 | ||||||||||||
Postal | Kienou | ||||||||||||
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Jianning | |||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 建宁府 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 建寧府 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Prefecture of Establishing Peace and/or Tranquility | ||||||||||||
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Jian'ou is within a major bamboo and rice-growing area on Jianxi Brook, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south from Jianyang.
The Jian'ou dialect, a dialect of Northern Min, is spoken in Jian'ou.
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