Pingnan County (Chinese: 屏南县 Pinyin: Píng Nán Xiàn) is a county-level city located west of Ningde, Fujian, China. [1] Pingnan is located in Ningde Prefecture Level City. The population of Pingnan stands at 181 000 residents. [2]
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History
Pingnan was established as a county in Qing Dynasty in 1735. It covers an area of 1485 km2. It administers 4 towns and 7 villages.[3] Pingnan is "the capital of summer mushrooms", and the annual produce of Xiangu mushrooms is more than 6,000 tons. It is the largest export base of summer mushrooms in China. Pingnan also is famous for fruits such as Younai plums, seedless persimmons, chinquapis, yangtaos, and Wuyan peas. [4]
