Nan'an, Fujian Province, China

🇨🇳 Nan'an (南安) is a county-level city of southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Quanzhou City. More than 4,000,000 overseas Chinese trace their ancestry to Nan'an.

History Lianhe Church in Qianban Village, Shijing Town, Nan'an

Nan'an is located on the south-eastern 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 The city covers an area of 2,036 square km (786 sq mi).

Nan'an is situated below Anxi County, adjacent to Jinjiang to the east and Tong'an District to the West. Nan'an is 97 km (60 mi) from Xiamen. It is 30 km (19 mi) from Quanzhou and 220 km (140 mi) from the provincial capital, Fuzhou.

Islands in Nan'an include: • Kui Yu (奎屿); • Dabai Yu (大佰屿 or 大百屿, 大百嶼); • Xiaobai Yu (小佰屿 or 小百屿).

Administrative divisions The city is divided into 3 subdistricts, 21 towns, and 2 townships. The city also contains an economic development zone.

Subdistricts • Ximei Subdistrict, Liucheng Subdistrict, and Meilin Subdistrict.

Towns • Guanqiao (官桥镇), Shengxin (省新镇), Luncang (仑苍镇), Dongtian (东田镇), Yingdu (英都镇), Xiangyun, Jintao (金淘镇), Shishan (诗山镇), Penghua (蓬华镇), Matou (码头镇), Jiudu (九都镇), Lefeng (乐峰镇), Luodong (罗东镇), Meishan (梅山镇), Honglai (洪濑镇), Hongmei (洪梅镇), Kangmei (康美镇), Fengzhou (丰州镇), Xiamei (霞美镇), Shuitou, and Shijing.

Townships • Meishan Township  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.