Banzai (town)

Banzai
坂仔镇
Town
Banzai

Location in Fujian

Coordinates: 24°17′19″N 117°15′47″E / 24.28861°N 117.26306°E / 24.28861; 117.26306Coordinates: 24°17′19″N 117°15′47″E / 24.28861°N 117.26306°E / 24.28861; 117.26306
Country People's Republic of China
Province Fujian
Prefecture-level city Zhangzhou
County Pinghe
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Banzai (simplified Chinese: 坂仔镇; traditional Chinese: 阪仔鎮/坂仔鎮; pinyin: Bǎnzaí zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pán-á-tìn) is a town in Pinghe County in the south of Fujian province, China. It lies on the Huashan River (花山溪) about 40 minutes' drive from the county seat of Xiaoxi.

Culture & Tourism

The town is known as the boyhood home of 20th Century bilingual author and Renaissance man Lin Yutang.


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