Changtai County

Changtai County
长泰县
County
Changtai County

Location in Fujian

Coordinates: 24°41′N 117°47′E / 24.683°N 117.783°E / 24.683; 117.783Coordinates: 24°41′N 117°47′E / 24.683°N 117.783°E / 24.683; 117.783
Country People's Republic of China
Province Fujian
Prefecture-level city Zhangzhou
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

 Changtai County  (simplified Chinese: 长泰县; traditional Chinese: 長泰縣; pinyin: Chángtài Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiô-thoà-koān) is a county of southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Zhangzhou City and is located just outside the city's urban area.

Local Dialect

The one and only local dialect of Changtai county is Hokkien, which is spoken with a unique Changtai accent that falls under the Zhangzhou Hokkien accent umbrella, but bears significant differences in pronunciation of certain Chinese characters from the well-known Zhangzhou city accent.

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