Jianyang, Fujian

Jianyang District 潭城
Government
• CPC District Committee Secretary	Yang Xinqiang
Area code(s)	(86) 0599
Vehicle registration	闽H
Website	www.jyszfw.gov.cn

Jianyang (simplified Chinese: 建阳; traditional Chinese: 建陽; pinyin: Jiànyáng) is a district in Nanping prefecture in the northern part of Fujian province, People's Republic of China.

Jianyang has rich natural resources: bamboo, tea and water power.

From the 11th to the 17th century, commercial publishers established in the area used local bamboo for paper manufacturing and made the area one of the three largest book-producing areas in China in the Song (960–1279) and Yuan (1271–1368) dynasties. The area continued to be an important printing center into the Ming epoch (1368–1644).

Starting in the Southern Song (1127–1279), the county was served by the Chong'an trade route, which connected Quanzhou on the Fujian coast (the nation's major port for trade with Southeast Asia in those days) with northeastern Jiangxi province. This route allowed shipping of local products, notably books, to the major markets of the lower Yangtze region using mostly water transport, with just a few portages.

Jian ware was produced here during the Song dynasty. Master Xiong Zhonggui's Jiyufang Laolong kiln (吉玉坊老龍窯), located in a village near the town of Shuiji, has been able to restart production of Jian Zhan using original clay.

Tancheng （潭城街道）

Tongyou （童游街道）

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