Xiapu County, belongs to Ningde City, Fujian Province. Located in the northeastern part of Fujian Province and on the northwestern shore of the Taiwan Strait, it was once the political, economic and cultural center of eastern Fujian. Due to its coastal location and peninsular area, the county has a land area of 1,716 square kilometers and a sea area of 29,592.6 square kilometers. The coastline is 505 kilometers long, accounting for one-eighth of the province, ranking first in the province. There are more than 400 islands of various sizes. The long coastline and numerous islands, harbors and bays have become the geographical characteristics of Xiapu. 2022, Xiapu County has a resident population of 479,000 people, with a total household population of 548,400 people.
Xiapu County was established in the 12th year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1734), and belonged to Furning Prefecture. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was once the shipbuilding base of Dongwu, and was called "Wenma Shuntun" in history. In the third year of Taikang of Jin Dynasty (282), Xiapu set up Wenma County, which has a history of 1,741 years, and a number of historical and cultural celebrities such as Lingyou, the founder of Weiyang Sect, Huang Shouqi, the master of Yijing, as well as You Shou, the famous historian and calligrapher, have emerged one after another. It is a port city in the northeast wing of the Economic Zone on the West Coast of the Taiwan Strait along the southeast coast of China. It is a coastal economic open county approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the earliest open trade port of Fujian to Taiwan, "the hometown of Chinese kelp", "the hometown of Chinese seaweed", "the hometown of Chinese sea cucumber", "the hometown of Chinese sea cucumber". ""Hometown of Chinese kelp seedlings"", "Hometown of Chinese ecological yellow croaker", "Hometown of Chinese southern sea cucumber", known as "the keystone of Fujian and Zhejiang", "Hometown of Fish and Rice", "Seaside Zulu" reputation.
In 2022, the gross regional product of Xiapu County was 35.370 billion yuan, an increase of 13.6% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of primary industry is 8.540 billion yuan, the added value of secondary industry is 12.726 billion yuan; the added value of tertiary industry is 14.103 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2%.