Why visit Nanping
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 7 parks and trails and 7 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Nanping
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About Nanping
Nanping is a third-tier prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi to the north and west respectively. Part of the famous Wuyi Mountains range is located in this prefecture. Its population was 2,680,645 as of the 2020 census, of whom 795,448 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Yanping and Jianyang urban districts.At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the permanent population will be 2.623 million.
From the Wikipedia article Nanping (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Nanping on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do7
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
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Churches and places of worship1
Schools, colleges and libraries17
Healthcare4
Map of Nanping
37 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Sanming Shaxian Airport (SQJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.
- Yanghou 33 km east, about 33 min by car
- Jian’ou 46 km north, about 46 min by car
- Shuangzhucun 47 km east, about 47 min by car
- Yushan 49 km northeast, about 49 min by car
- Huangtian 50 km southeast, about 50 min by car
- Fengpu 58 km east, about 58 min by car
- Shuikou 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Changqiao 69 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sanming 71 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Luxia 70 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 202101 Buildings in Shunchang Chengguan, 赤阪風川, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 南平标志"双剑化龙" - Landmark of Nanping City - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- Yanping, Nanping, Fujian, China - panoramio, 琳飞, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yanping, Nanping, Fujian, China - panoramio (1), 琳飞, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 南平江滨公园 - Nanping Riverside Park - 2016.03 - panoramio (1), Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 玉屏阁望南平 - Nanping City Viewer from Yuping Tower - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- Yanping, Nanping, Dingar, CC0
- Yanping, Nanping, Fujian, China - panoramio (2), 琳飞, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wikivoyage banner of Nanping, Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0
- 南平江滨公园 - Nanping Riverside Park - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 南平市 - City of Nanping - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- Yanping, Nanping, Fujian, China - panoramio (3), 琳飞, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 八一路 - Bayi Road - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 延平站候车大厅二层检票口2, 董辰兴, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 延平站进站口大厅二层夜景, 董辰兴, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 福建林业职业技术学院 - Fujian Forestry Vocational Colledge - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- Bridge, Yanping, Fujian, China, wustone, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Buildings and mist on hills - panoramio, Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0
- 建溪西溪汇合点 - Junction of Jian River and West River - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 新旧水东大桥 - Old and New Shuidong Bridge - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 三元公园 - Sanyuan Park - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 玉屏阁 - Yuping Tower - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 玉屏山公园 - Yuping Mountain Park - 2016.03 - panoramio (2), Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 南平剑津中学大门，拍摄于2022年9月9日, 热爱生活的CM君, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 九峰索桥 - Jiufeng Suspension Bridge - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 南平水东 - Shuidong Sub-district - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 天台隧道 - Tiantai Tunnel - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- Sunset behind temple - panoramio, Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0
- Sunset behind temple - panoramio (1), Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0
- Very crowded buildings - panoramio, Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0
- 玉屏山公园 - Yuping Mountain Park - 2016.03 - panoramio (1), Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 废弃铁道 - Abandoned Railway - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 杨真公园 - Yangzhen Park - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 九峰山公园 - Jiufeng Mountain Park - 2016.03 - panoramio (1), Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 九峰山东望 - Eastward View from Jiufeng Mountain - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 西塔 - West Pagoda - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 南平海关 - panoramio, 王启生, CC BY 3.0
- 南平西溪 - West River - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 环城路 - Huangcheng Road - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 玉屏山公园 - Yuping Mountain Park - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
- 九峰山公园 - Jiufeng Mountain Park - 2016.03 - panoramio, Chen Huang, CC BY 3.0
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