Xianyou County
Xianyou (仙游 县) is a county of the prefecture-level city of Putian in Fujian province, China. The name of the circle Xianyou ( = "Journey of Immortals" ) comes from the fact that according to legend, the nine brothers of the He family have ascended here as carp in the sky. The district administration has its headquarters in road Licheng District (鲤城 街道), which means as much as carp city. Xianyou has an area of 1842.1 km ² and over 1 million inhabitants ( end of 2003).
Townships: Chengxiang - Hanjiang - Licheng - Xiuyu
Circle: Xianyou
25.427684886111118.997844Koordinaten: 25 ° 26 ' N, 119 ° 0' O
- Place in Fujian
- County / banner ( China)