Minqing County
The title Minqing was sometimes applied to the county seat at Meicheng. Not to be confused with Minqin County in Gansu.
| Minqing County 闽清县 | |
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| County | |
  Minqing Location in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′N 118°52′E / 26.217°N 118.867°ECoordinates: 26°13′N 118°52′E / 26.217°N 118.867°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuzhou |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 閩清縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 闽清县 | ||||||||
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| Foochow name | |||||||||
| Foochow | Mìng-chiăng | ||||||||
Minqing County is a county of eastern Fujian Province in the People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Fuzhou Municipality, forming its northwestern corner.
History
Fire from the soldiers at Meicheng (then romanized "Min-tsing") turned back an expedition by Karl Gützlaff and Edwin Stevens to explore and evangelize in Fujian's tea country in 1835.[1]
Division
Minqing County includes the towns of Meicheng (梅城镇), Bandong (坂东镇), Chiyuan (池园镇), Meixi (梅溪镇), Baizhang (白樟镇), Baizhong (白中镇), Tazhuang (塔庄镇), Dongqiao (东桥镇), Xiongjiang (雄江镇), Jinsha (金沙镇), and Shenghuang (省璜镇) and the townships of Yunlong (云龙乡), Shanglian (上莲乡), Sanxi (三溪乡), Xiazhu (下祝乡), and Kulin (桔林乡).
References
- ↑ Wylie, Alexander (1867), "Edwin Stevens", Memorials of Protestant Missionaries to the Chinese, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, pp. 84–5.
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