Fujian

Fujian Province, People's Republic of China

Fujian (Chinese: 福建; pinyin: Fú jiàn; listen (info • help)) 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.

#	Name	Hanzi	Pinyin	Type

1	Fuzhou	福州市	Fúzhōu Shì	Prefecture-level city
2	Xiamen	厦门市	Xiàmén Shì	Sub-provincial city
3	Longyan	龙岩市	Lóngyán Shì	Prefecture-level city
4	Nanping	南平市	Nánpíng Shì	Prefecture-level city
5	Ningde	宁德市	Nánpíng Shì	Prefecture-level city
6	Putian	莆田市	Pútián Shì	Prefecture-level city
7	Quanzhou	泉州市	Quánzhōu Shì	Prefecture-level city
8	Sanming	三明市	Sānmíng Shì	Prefecture-level city
9	Zhangzhou	漳州市	Zhāngzhōu Shì	Prefecture-level city

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

Economy

Xiamen (Amoy) with old and new buildings.

Fujian is one of the powerhouses in Chinese economy. In 2008, Fujian's nominal GDP rose by 13% from the previous year.^[1] 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).^[2]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.^[3]In 2018, the population increased to 39.11 million.^[4]

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.

See alsp

Fujian Province, Republic of China

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.