Shouning
Shouning County (simplified Chinese: 寿宁县; traditional Chinese: 壽寧縣; pinyin: Shòuníng Xiàn; Foochow Romanized: Sêu-nìng-gâing) is a small county located in the northeast of Fujian province of People's Republic of China, bordering Zhejiang province to the northeast. It is under the jurisdiction of Ningde City, An Eastern Min dialect of Min Chinese (similar to the Fuzhou dialect) is spoken there.
Shouning County
寿宁县 Showning | |
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A temple in Nanyang | |
Shouning Location of the seat in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 27°24′N 119°30′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Ningde |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,433 km2 (553 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 280,000 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
There are a number of covered bridges located there, and of the 100 or so woven timber arch "lounge bridges" throughout China, Shouning County has 19. The county hosted the second international conference on Chinese covered bridges from September 20 to 23, 2007.
Beilu opera (also called Luantan), a variety of Min opera, is popular in Shouning County.
The county spans an area of 1,433 square kilometres (553 sq mi), and has a population of about 280,000 as of 2019.