Jianyang is a district in the prefecture-level city of Nanping, in the northern part of Fujian province, People's Republic of China.

[2] Starting in the Southern Song (1127–1279), the county was served by the Chong'an trade route, which connected Quanzhou on the Fujian coast (the nation's major port for trade with Southeast Asia in those days) with northeastern Jiangxi province.

This route allowed shipping of local products, notably books, to the major markets of the lower Yangtze region using mostly water transport, with just a few portages.

Master Xiong Zhonggui's Jiyufang Laolong kiln (吉玉坊老龍窯), located in a village near the town of Shuiji, has been able to restart production of Jian Zhan using original clay.

[3][4][5] Chu Hsi was a philosopher of the Song Dynasty who taught in Kaoting College in Jianyang.