Baishui, Fujian

Coordinates: 24°20′00″N 117°51′59″E / 24.3332°N 117.8664°E / 24.3332; 117.8664
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Baishui (Chinese: 白水镇; pinyin: Báishuǐ Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pe̍h-chúi-tìn) is a town in Longhai county-level city, in the municipal region of Zhangzhou, Fujian. It lies on the right bank of the Jiulong River's south branch.

Specialities[edit]

Baishui is famous for its peanut candy, cooked and packaged in streetfront shops throughout the town.

Administration[edit]

The town runs 1 neighbourhood and 15 village committees.[citation needed]

Population : 44682 (2003)

Villages[edit]

[1]

  • Baishui (白水村)
  • Fangtian (方田村)
  • Xifeng (西凤村)
  • Jiaobian (郊边村)
  • Loukeng (楼埭村)
  • JinAo (金鳌村)
  • Jingyuan (井园村)
  • Shanmei (山美村)
  • Zhuanglin (庄林村)
  • Cimei (磁美村)
  • Shanbian (山边村)
  • Xialiao (下辽村)
  • Daxia (大下村)
  • Xiatian (下田村)

Transportation[edit]

Dongyuan Town lies right across the river and is accessible by ferry. A faster, closed-cabin boat takes passengers downriver to Xiamen (40 min).

The Shenyang-Haikou Expressway passes through the town, but has no exit/entrance here.[1]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ a b "金农网福建省漳州市龙海市乡镇、村信息". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-22.

24°20′00″N 117°51′59″E / 24.3332°N 117.8664°E / 24.3332; 117.8664