Zhenghe County
| Zhenghe County 政和县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 Location of Zhenghe County within Nanping City | |
  Zhenghe Location in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 27°19′N 118°59′E / 27.317°N 118.983°ECoordinates: 27°19′N 118°59′E / 27.317°N 118.983°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanping |
| Government | |
| • CPC County Committee Secretary | Huang Aihua |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,735 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| Population | 221,537(2,009) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 353600 |
| Website | www.zhenghe.gov.cn |
Zhenghe County (simplified Chinese: 政和县; traditional Chinese: 政和縣; pinyin: Zhènghé Xiàn) is a county of northern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Nanping City. The Min-Bei dialect, or Northern Min (Guing'ei Di) prevails in Zhenghe County.
History
Zhenghe became a county in 1000AD, but its previous name is Guanli (simplified Chinese: 关隶; traditional Chinese: 關隸; pinyin: Guānlì). In 1115AD, the emperor appreciated the Gongfu tea from Guanli County. He delightfully named the county after his reign title "Zhenghe", which lasts till now.
Administration
1 Subdistrict
Xiongshan （熊山街道）
4 Towns
Dongping （东平镇）
Tieshan （铁山镇）
Zhenqian （镇前镇）
Shuitun （水屯镇）
5 Townships
Xingxi （星溪乡）
Waitun （外屯乡）
Yangyuan （杨源乡）
Chengyuan （澄源乡）
Lingyao （岭腰乡）
Transportation
Expressway
- G1514 Ningde-Shangrao Expressway
- G25 Changchun-Shenzhen Expressway
- S0313 Gutian-Zhenghe Expressway
Provincial-level Road
- S204
- S301
- S302
Specialty
Zhenghe is most famous for its tea. Zhenghe Gongfu tea is among the best Gongfu tea. You can either simply drink it or drink it with sugar or milk. There is another kind of famous tea: Baihao Yinzhen (白毫银针). Zhenghe is also famous for its chestnuts. Zhenghe is the second largest place of production of chestnuts in China.