Hua 'an County is located in the south of Fujian Province, the north of Zhangzhou City and the middle reaches of Jiangbei Creek in Jiulong. Known as "Pearl of Beixi", national key ecological function area National Ecological County, "Former Central Jiangsu County".
The county has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 3 townships, 1 provincial development zone (Hua 'an Economic Development Zone), 1 municipal agricultural development zone (Fujian-Taiwan Agricultural Development Zone) and 2 state-owned forest farms (Jinshan State-owned Forest Farm and Xibei State-owned Forest Farm), with a total land area of 13 15 square kilometers, including cultivated land area of/kloc-
Urban planning area 15 square kilometers, of which the built-up area is 4.4 square kilometers. At the end of 20 19, the registered population of the county was 167400, and the permanent population was 16 1000.
The history and culture of Hua 'an;
Gaoshan people's hand dance is a kind of self-entertainment folk dance, which is widely spread in the mountainous area in the middle of Taiwan Province Island, the longitudinal valley plain in the east, the Lan Yu Island and the western plain, and the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang in Chinese mainland. It has a history of 1000 years.
Gaoshan people's hand-in-hand dance can be performed at festive festivals or weddings, and can also be used for entertainment in peacetime. When dancing, participants form a circle or several circles, often moving forward and backward along the circle or facing the center of the circle.
In addition, there are single row, double row, spiral, dragon wagging tail and other formations. The movements of hand dance are mainly composed of lifting, retreating, lifting legs and stepping on feet. Men also have more intense movements such as jumping forward, squatting, and then standing upright. The change of rhythm and combination makes the dance steps very rich.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Huaan County