Shijing, Fujian

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Shijing Town (Chinese: 石井; pinyin: Shíjǐng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chio̍h-chéⁿ) is a township-level division of Nan'an City, in southern Fujian Province, China.[2]

Shijing
石井镇
Shih-ching
Shijing is located in Fujian
Shijing

Shijing

Location in Fujian

Coordinates: 24°37′39″N 118°26′08″E / 24.62750°N 118.43556°E / 24.62750; 118.43556
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityQuanzhou
County-level cityNan'an
Area
 • Total85.37 km2 (32.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total92,806
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Geography

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Quanzhou-Kinmen Ferry Terminal in Shijing

Shijing Town is located on the western shore of the narrow Anhai Bay (the estuary of the Shijing River), where it opens into the Weitou Bay (围头湾) of the Taiwan Strait.

Administratively, the territory included into Shijing Town forms sort of a southern "panhandle" of Nan'an City, and the only part of Nan'an that is located on the sea coast.

Shijing is served by Fujian Provincial Highway 201 (S201), which runs generally parallel to the sea coast.

Administrative divisions

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One residential community:[1][3][4][better source needed]

Twenty-five villages:

Economy

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As the name (Shijing 石井 = "Stone Well") indicates, Shijing, along with the nearby Shuitou, is a major center of stoneworking.

Shijing is also a sea port of regional importance (administratively, one of the port areas of the Port of Quanzhou), involved in the cross-strait trade with Taiwan. Shijing also has the mainland terminal of the so-called "Quan-Jin Ferry" (short for "Quanzhou-Kinmen Ferry"), the regular passenger ferry service to the nearby Kinmen (Quemoy, Jinmen) Island, held by the Taiwan-based Republic of China. As of February 2012, this ferry (unlike similar ferries from Xiamen) may only be taken by the PRC and ROC citizens, and not by third-country nationals.

See also

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Tidal plains of Anhai Bay used for oyster (?) farming

References

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(一)^ abc [Shijing Town] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2020. 85.37928062010125{...}西24{...}3623432013350583120:001 121 201 220 202 220 203 122 204 122 205 122 206 122 207 122 208 121 209 121 210 122 211 220 212 122 213 220 214 122 215 220 216 220 217 220 218 220 219 220 220 220 221 220 222 220 223 220 224 220 225 220西

(二)^ "" (in Chinese). xzqh.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

(三)^ 2019 [2019 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Shijing Town] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.    350583120001 121  350583120201 121  350583120202 121  350583120203 122  350583120204 122  350583120205 122  350583120206 122  350583120207 122  350583120208 121  350583120209 121  350583120210 122  350583120211 220  350583120212 122  350583120213 220  350583120214 122  350583120215 220  350583120216 220  350583120217 220  350583120218 220  350583120219 220  350583120220 220  350583120221 220  350583120222 220  350583120223 220  350583120224 220  350583120225 220 西

(四)^  (ed.).  [Nan'an County Annals] (in Simplified Chinese). 西. p. 64. {...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}{...}西{...}{...}{...}