Sanming University
三明学院

Sanming City, China - Sanming University Located City

Situated in the middle of Fujian Province, Sanming City is a newly developed industrial city which covers an area of 22,900. Due to it's beautiful and safe environment, it has been entitled as the 'National Advanced Spiritual Civialization Construction City', 'National Sanitary City','Garden City' and 'Excellent Tourism City of China'.

76.8% of Sanming is forested, which is among the top national-wide ranking. Being the greenest city of the greenest province in the country, the city has got the reputation of the Green Capital of China. Named the most liveable city in China. Sanming is a great destination in which to live and study.

History

In 1940 Sanyuan County was established. In 1956, Mingxi and Sanyuan Counties were combined to Sanming County, then in 1960 it was replaced with Sanming city.

Economy

In 2017, Sanming achieved a GDP of 213.606 billion yuan, an increase of 7.9% over 2016. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 28.252 billion yuan, an increase of 4.2%; the added value of the secondary industry was 10.95 billion yuan, an increase of 6.8%; and the added value of the tertiary industry was 75.838 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1%. The proportion of primary industry added value to GDP is 13.2%, that of secondary industry added value is 51.3%, and that of tertiary industry added value is 35.5%. Per capita GDP was 83,440 yuan, an increase of 7.1% over 2016.

Infrastructure

A modern three-dimentional transportation system consisting of highway, high-speed railway and an airport makes it convenient for the citizens to travel around: 1 hour to Fuzhou. 2 hours to Xiamen. 1.5 hours to Shenzhen and 2 hours to Shanghai.

Climate

Sanming is located in the coastal  area with low latitude, the climate belongs to the central subtropical monsoon climate. The general characteristics are: warm and humid, with four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall. It is hot and rainy with the east wind in summer and cold and dry with the northeast wind in winter, with an annual average of 20.3°C (68.54 °F).

Tourist Attractions

Sanming City is rich in tourism resources with its beautiful mountains and rivers, such as the two world-class tourism brands (Taining World Natural Heritage and World Geological Parks), and over 50 national or provinvial tourism brands.

Awarded the title of 'Snack Culture City'. Sanming is well known for its Shaxian Snacks, with more than 30000 'Shaxian snack bars' all over the country. Each year, thousands of tourists visit Sanming on December 8th to attend the annual 'Shaxian Snacks Festival'.

Population:2.57 million

Temperature:average  20.3°C (68.54 °F)