Wuyishan 武夷山市 | |
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 Location of Wuyishan City within Nanping City | |
  Wuyishan Location in Fujian | |
| Coordinates (Wuyishan City government):27°45′23″N118°02′07″E / 27.7564°N 118.0353°E /27.7564; 118.0353 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanping |
| Subdistrict | Chong'an Subdistrict |
| Government | |
| • CPC City Committee Secretary | Ma Bigang |
| Area | |
| 2,912 km2 (1,124 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020) | |
| 259,668 | |
| • Density | 89.17/km2 (231.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 159,308 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www.wys.gov.cn |
Wuyishan City (Chinese:武夷山市;pinyin:Wǔyíshān Shì) is acounty-level city in themunicipal region ofNanping, in the northwest ofFujian, People's Republic of China, which bordersJiangxi to the northwest. It corresponds to the former Chong'an County.[1]
A local subsection of the Wuyishan Mountain range, which forms the entirety of the geological and political divide between the provinces of Fujian andJiangxi, is a front-rank national park called simplyWuyi Mountains. Since 1999 the park zone has been recognised byUNESCO as part of the world's naturaland cultural heritage.
Cultural sites within the zone include the original cultivation ground of theDa Hong Pao tea variety, and a villa retreat used byZhu Xi, aConfucian revivalist scholar-official of therump orSouthern Song Empire.
South of the zone, just short of the City's border withJianyang District, is a major archaeological excavation of the vanishedState of Yue (越).
Not far from Wuyishan, the Jiyufang Laolongkiln (吉玉坊老龍窯), located in a village near the town ofShuiji, has been able to restart production ofJian ware using original clay.[2][3][4]
The city executive, legislature andjudiciary are in Chong'anSubdistrict (崇安街道), together with theCPC andPSB branches.
There are two other subdistricts:
| Climate data for Wuyishan, elevation 222 m (728 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.5 (85.1) | 33.6 (92.5) | 34.0 (93.2) | 35.4 (95.7) | 36.8 (98.2) | 40.5 (104.9) | 41.2 (106.2) | 38.1 (100.6) | 36.6 (97.9) | 31.8 (89.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 27.7 (81.9) | 30.0 (86.0) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.5 (92.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 26.7 (80.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 24.2 (75.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.3 (55.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 9.7 (49.5) | 18.7 (65.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) | 6.8 (44.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 5.9 (42.6) | 15.0 (59.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) | −4.7 (23.5) | −4.2 (24.4) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.5 (45.5) | 11.6 (52.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 12.3 (54.1) | 2.3 (36.1) | −1.5 (29.3) | −7.4 (18.7) | −7.4 (18.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 81.5 (3.21) | 103.3 (4.07) | 209.5 (8.25) | 225.4 (8.87) | 277.1 (10.91) | 438.2 (17.25) | 204.4 (8.05) | 150.7 (5.93) | 84.3 (3.32) | 45.4 (1.79) | 84.9 (3.34) | 62.5 (2.46) | 1,967.2 (77.45) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.6 | 12.9 | 18.6 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 160.2 |
| Average snowy days | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 75 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 76 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 94.9 | 86.1 | 89.3 | 107.6 | 120.2 | 104.8 | 201.7 | 187.9 | 168.8 | 165.2 | 133.6 | 129.1 | 1,589.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 29 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 36 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
As early as theancient period, people began to settle in Wuyishan. By the Ming Dynasty, the total population of Wuyishan had reached nearly 40,000. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the population of Wuyishan grew rapidly until the late 1970s. However, by the early 1980s, the growth rate slowed due to the influence of thefamily planning policy.[7]
According to the6th National Census in 2010, Wuyishan had a resident population of 233,557, with 51.94% male and 48.06% female. The population residing in urban areas was 122,851, accounting for 52.60%.
According to data from the7th National Census, until November 1, 2020, Wuyishan had a resident population of 259,668.[8]
Due to wars, the early dominant ethnic groups in Wuyishan gradually declined and were assimilated by theHan Chinese. Today, the ethnic composition of Wuyishan is predominantlyHan, with only a very small minority population. According to the 6th National Census, there were 1,941 people from minority ethnic groups in Wuyishan, accounting for 0.83% of the total population.[7]
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TheWuyishan Airport serves the Wuyishan area. TheHengfeng–Nanping Railway andHefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway pass through Wuyishan. The Wuyi Tram, a 26.4-kilometer tram line with ten stations has provided service between Nanpingshi Railway Station and Wuyishan scenic area since 2021. As of July 2025, a second line is under construction and a third line is being planned, alongside a roughly 42 kilometer expansion to the existing route.[9]
