Definition of "Tancheng"

Megi, the 17th typhoon of 2016, made landfall in Fujian province on the morning of Sept 28 and brought torrential rains across Pingtan.Local jurisdictions of Zhonglou, Yutou, Pingyuan, Tancheng, and Liushui suffered heavy downpours, with Zhonglou township seeing the largest at 156.2 millimeters from 8:00 pm Sept 27 to 8:00 am Sept 28. Meanwhile, Niushan Island, in the east of Pingtan, recorded wind speeds of up to 45.1 meters per second (14th grade).

2016 September 30, “Pingtan experiences typhoon Megi”, in China Daily‎, archived from the original on 01 April 2022