Wuping -- A Colorful, Historical and Cultural Town

WUPING, China, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Wuping County of Fujian Province is located like a pearl on the border of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi Province. As an important transport junction and a distribution center, it is the only county in Fujian from which one can arrive in the four special economic regions and their harbors in four hours. An original report by City Channel of CRI Online follows:

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Recently, Wuping County has further refined the comprehensive plan of the city by strengthening the development in plates and accelerating the extension of the city space. The trade and logistic plate from Shifang to Chengguan, the living plate from Chengguan to Wang'an head by the Hakka's nature and culture town, the CBD on Wuping Road, the travelling destination of Liangye Mountain as well as the new administration district have all been going up like mushrooms. What's more, all these districts are connected by the city's passing roads. As a result, Wuping has become a comprehensive city suitable for living.

Wuping is not only a modern city but also one with a long history. Lots of celebrities have been nurtured in the city: Liu Guangdi, one of the six Wuxu gentlemen (the reform pioneers in Qing Dynasty in China), Liu Yalou, father of the Air Force of the PRC and Ling Mohan, the famous author, to name a few. In addition, myriads of remains and places of interest were left in Wuping. For example, the remains of the capital city of Nanhai in the Han Dynasty and that of the god -- Dingguang Buddha, worshipped by the Hakkas. A lot of Hakka towns were also left here.

Wuping has always endeavored to form the features of the city. Aiming at building a harmonious city with distinctive style, the city has combined the natural view and cultural core and inherited the historic and cultural resources. By building the city architecture like Wenbo Yuan, the Riverside Cultural Park, Wuping exhibits the specialty of the homeland of General Liu Yalou. The image of the city has thus greatly improved.

Through years of development and construction, Wuping has grown into a town with green trees covering, rivers circling and flowers blooming. A modern city with mountain and river, and country cultural features now is rising on the border of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi.

SOURCE City Channel of CRI Online