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Sanming is a prefecture-level city in western Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders Nanping City to the north, Fuzhou City to the east, Quanzhou City to the southeast, Longyan City to the south, and the province of Jiangxi to the west.
Sanming lies between Wuyi and Daiyun mountains.
Administration
* Meilie District
* Sanyuan District
* Yong'an City
* Mingxi County
* Qingliu County
* Ninghua County
* Datian County
* Youxi County
* Sha County
* Jiangle County
* Taining County
* Jianning County
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.
Population
Sanming has a wide range of people who migrated there from other areas of Fujian during the 1960s due to Government encouragement.
Environment
Sanming has four well preserved and protected National Parks. The city was labeled as one of the most "green" cities in China.
