Chángxī

Chángxī occupies the broken coastal country around Xiápǔ in Fújiàn, where hills and wooded slopes meet a sea edge crowded with harbors and islands. This arrangement made the coast a meeting place for upland communities and seafarers.

Settlement follows the pockets between water and rough ground. The long Dōngchōng Peninsula includes Chángchūn, Xiàhǔ and Běibì, while ports and town sites such as Sānshā, Yáchéng, Xīnán and Shājiāng sit along the shoreline and estuaries. Fishing, coastal movement and exchange among bays gave these places a rhythm distinct from inland villages, while roads and river valleys connected them westward to Fú’ān and Ningde.