Longyan
Longyan is a large city in south-western Fujian Province designated as a national Hakka cultural heritage conservation zone, where Hakka and southern Fujian cultures meet. The surrounding region holds the Yongding Hakka earthen roundhouses — the tulou — inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and the Tingjiang River is traditionally called the "Mother River of the Hakka people." The historic town of Changting is known as the "Hakka capital." The city sits against the southern slopes of the Wuyi Mountains.
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- Population1,025,087
- Nearest water from center 0.0 km0.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 17 km11 mi
Nearest airports
Longyan: quick answers
Where is Longyan?
Longyan is in Fujian Province, China, about 126 km78 miles in a straight line from Xiamen.
How do you get to Longyan?
The nearest airport is Xiamen (XMN), about 2 hr 2 min away by road. The nearest train station is 龙岩, about 16 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Longyan?
The warmest month is July, averaging 25°C77°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 10°C51°F. The wettest month is June, with about 284 mm11.2 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Longyan?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 2 restaurants, 1 café and 1 place of worship within 2 km of the centre.