Fu'an

 Fu'an  (Chinese: 福安市; pinyin: Fú'ān Shì; Foochow Romanized: Hók-ăng-chê; sometimes Fu An) is a county-level city of Ningde prefecture level city, in northeast Fujian province, PRC, some 150 kilometres (93 mi) away from the provincial capital Fuzhou.

Demographics

The population of Fu'an stands at 597,000 residents.

Economy

Fu'an is known for its tea production. One successful local company is the Tan Yang Kunfu tea, which won the Gold medal in Panama Pacific International Exposition (Year 1915).

An electric motor company (MingDong Electric Motor) was in FuAn between 1970 and 1980. The company went bankrupt, but the remnants of the company set up many shops, making electric motors and pumps two of the main products in the area.

Education

One of the first Anglo-Chinese kindergartens was established in Fu An in 2002.

History

Imperial

Fu'an was created a county in 1245 AD in the Southern Song.

Republic / People's Republic

In November 1989, FuAn was elevated to a city at county level.

Situation

Fu'an is surrounded by hills and the seawaters. It covers an area of 67.44 square kilometres (26.04 sq mi).

Fu An

Fu An (Chinese:傅安 fl. 1385–1429) was a Supervising Censor, who was dispatched in 1385 with two other Censors and a eunuch named Liu Wei, to open communications with the nations of Central Asia. They traversed the desert of Gobi and reached Hami; thence on to Karakhodjo and Ilbalik, the ancient capital of Kuldja. Their mission was successful as far as Samarcand, the various places visited acknowledging the suzerainty of China. There however they were imprisoned by Timur until 1407. The survivors, including only 17 of their original escort of 1,500 men, were then sent back after Timur's death and were all rewarded on arrival. Fu An and his companions went on six missions altogether, chiefly to Samarkand, Bishbalik and Herat, until in 1415 Fu An retired to wait on his aged mother. He was a translator.

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