Jian'ou (English spelling)

Japanese: 建甌 - けんおう（英語表記）Jiàn ōu

A city in northern Fujian Province, China. Population 490,000 (1994). Located at the confluence of Songxi and Jianxi (Nanpu River), a tributary of the Min River, the city has been a key transportation hub connecting Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian since ancient times. The character "Jian" in Fujian Province comes from Jianzhou (Jianning Prefecture), which was established here. In the 3rd year of Yong'an in the Wu Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms (260), Jian'an County was established here and became the prefecture of Jian'an County. This prefecture was renamed Jianzhou during the Sui and Tang dynasties, and was promoted to Jianning Prefecture in the Southern Song Dynasty and continued to exist in the Qing Dynasty. In 1066 (Zhiping 3) during the Northern Song Dynasty, Ouning County was separated, and until the reforms of 1913, Jianning Prefecture consisted of two counties: Jian'an and Ouning.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，福建省北部の都市。人口49万(1994)。閩江（びんこう）の支流建渓(南浦渓)に松渓が合流する地点にあり，古来，江西，浙江と福建を結ぶ交通の要衝。福建省の建の字は，ここに置かれた建州(建寧府)に由来する。三国呉の永安3年(260)建安県がここに置かれ建安郡治となった。この郡は隋･唐時代建州と改称され，南宋に建寧府に昇格して清代に至る。北宋の1066年(治平3)甌寧県が分置され，1913年の改革まで建寧府治には建安，甌寧2県があった。

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