Fujian

Fujian (; ) is a province on the southeast coast of China. The capital is Fuzhou. 

Most of Fujian is administered by the People's Republic of China. However some Fujian areas like Kinmen (also called Quemoy) and Matsu are under the control of the Republic of China. The PRC however, still claim that Kinmen and Matsu to be part of Fujian Province of the PRC.

 Geography 
Fujian is separated from Taiwan by the 180km wide Taiwan Strait. Some of the small islands in the strait are also part of the province.
Small parts of the province, namely the islands of Kinmen and Matsu, are under the administration of the Republic of China. The area of Fujian is about 121,400 square kilometers.

 Administrative divisions

The People's Republic of China controls most of the province, and divides it into nine prefecture-level divisions.

 Map # Name Hanzi Pinyin Type300px1Fuzhou福州市Fúzhōu ShìPrefecture-level city2Xiamen厦门市Xiàmén ShìSub-provincial city3Longyan龙岩市Lóngyán ShìPrefecture-level city4Nanping南平市Nánpíng ShìPrefecture-level city5Ningde宁德市Nánpíng ShìPrefecture-level city6Putian莆田市Pútián ShìPrefecture-level city7Quanzhou泉州市Quánzhōu ShìPrefecture-level city8Sanming三明市Sānmíng ShìPrefecture-level city9Zhangzhou漳州市Zhāngzhōu ShìPrefecture-level city

All of these cities except Longyan, Sanming, and Nanping are found along the coast.

 Economy 

Fujian is one of the powerhouses in Chinese economy. In 2008, Fujian's nominal GDP rose by 13% from the previous year. With year-over-year growth rate of ~10% in past years, Fujian's 2017 GDP reached 3.23 trillion Yuan (1 Yuan is about 0.66 US $ in 2017).This puts Fujian in No. 10 spot among Chinese provinces by GDP ranking.

 Demographics 
The population is 34.71 million (2000 population census). Han Chinese make up most of the population.In 2018, the population increased to 39.11 million.

 Famous people 
Huang Qiaoshan (871–953), Vice-Minister of Works, Tang dynasty.
Zheng Qiao (1108–1166), historian.
Zhu Xi (1130–1200), Confucian philosopher.
Lin Zexu (1785–1850), scholar and official.
Lin Shu (1852–1924), translator.

 Dialects 
 There are several local dialects spoken by people from different regions in Fujian. People from the South (Xiamen, Quanzhou, etc.) speak Min, also known as Hokkien.

Related pages
 Fujian Province, Republic of China

 References 

 Other websites 

Fujian Government website 


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