Zhangping Explained

Zhangping
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County-level city
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Fujian
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Longyan
Area Total Km2:2,956
Population Total:253,394
Population Urban:147,462
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Pushpin Map:China Fujian
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Fujian
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Coordinates:25.2902°N 117.42°W
Elevation M:165
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Zhangping (; POJ: Chiang-pêng) is a county-level city in the southwest of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longyan.

Transport

Zhangping is a rail hub in southwestern Fujian, where the Yingtan–Xiamen Railway, Zhangping–Longchuan, and Zhangping–Quanzhou–Xiaocuo Railways converge.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts

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Qihe Cave site

The is located in a karst cave in Zaotou Village (灶头村), Xianghu (象湖镇). Beginning from 2008, archaeological excavations have unearthed human fossils and human-made artefacts from a cultural layer that spans from ca. 15,000–5000 BCE.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 龙岩市-行政区划网 . XZQH . zh . 2012-05-24.
  2. Wu . Xiujie . Fan . Xuechun . Li . Shiming . Gao . Xing . Zhang . Yameng . Fang . Yuan . Zhou . Aqiang . Chen . Jun . The Early Neolithic Human Skull from the Qihe Cave, Zhangping, Fujian . Acta Anthropologica Sinica . 2014 . 33 . 4 . 448–459 .