Shouning

Shouning County (simplified Chinese: 寿宁县; traditional Chinese: 壽寧縣; pinyin: Shòuníng Xiàn; Foochow Romanized: Sêu-nìng-gâing) is a small county located in the northeast of Fujian province of People's Republic of China, bordering Zhejiang province to the northeast.

[1][2] The county hosted the second international conference on Chinese covered bridges from September 20 to 23, 2007.

[3] The county spans an area of 1,433 square kilometres (553 sq mi), and has a population of about 177,960 as of 2020.

[4][2] Shouning County was first established in 1455, under the reign of the Jingtai Emperor of the Ming dynasty.

[2] The film "Love on the Covered Bridge" (Chinese: 爱在廊桥) was shot in Shouning County.