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Fujian is shown
in black. Note that Chinese names are in MingLiU
(Chinese Traditional) screen font.
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Provincial Capital: Fuzhou, which
means “wealthy town”. Average temperatures: 5 deg
C to 13 deg C in January; 25 deg C to 30 deg C in July. Physical features: The land
area is 136,000 square kilometres. Nearly
90 per cent of the province consists of mountains and hills, with lower
elevations forming a narrow plain along the coast. Rivers: The Min River is
a major waterway with a drainage area that includes about half of the
province. Administrative divisions:
11 districts and 59 counties. Historical significance: As a result of an irregular
coastline on the western side of the Taiwan Strait, with a number of
protected inlets, the province was a leading centre for the silk and tea
trade beginning in the 16th century. Fujian was also a source of emigrant Chinese at about the same
time. The local dialect, minnanhua, meaning south of the Min River and
sometimes called Hokkien, is very close to the Taiwanese dialect. The emigrants also settled in Singapore,
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Railways -- Fujian is well connected to northern and
central China by railways. The
province is connected to the Beijing-Kowloon railway via the 500-km
Yingtan-Xiamen railway. In the near
future, two new railways will be built -- the Wenfu Railway（溫福鐵路）and Ganglong Railway（贛龍鐵路）－ connecting with Zhejiang Province and Jiangxi Province. Roadways -- Major arterial highways include those linking
Fuzhou-Kunming （福州－昆明）, Beijing-Fuzhou, Xiamen-Chengdu（廈門－成都）, and Fuzhou-Lanzhou（福州－蘭州）. The
first class roadway within the province is Fuzhou-Quangzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou（福州－泉州－廈門－漳州）. Three new roadways are under construction; they
are the Wenzhou-Fuzhou highway, Zhangzhou-Longyan highway as well as the
state highway that links Beijing and Fuzhou.
Air Transport --The Changle
International Airport（長樂國際機場）in
Fuzhou,
the Xiamen International Airport and the airport in Wuyishan（武夷山）operate more than 90 domestic and international
routes, linking the province with more than 40 domestic cities, as well as
Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines. Telecommunications – The telecommunications sector is among the
most developed in China. By May 2001,
there were 6.6 million and 4.9 million subscribers for telephone and mobile
phone in the province respectively.
The penetration rate for telephone and mobile phone were 35.5 percent
and 14.2 percent, respectively. There
are also 940,000 internet users. Electricity -- Fujian has abundant hydroelectric resources, with total
electricity capacity estimated at over 4.04 million kWh a year. The major power stations are located at Shuikou（水口）, Shaxikou（沙溪口）, Fuzhou, Zhangping（漳平）and
Yong'an（永安）. In Xiamen,
a power plant is being built at Songyu（嵩嶼）. |
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Fujian's long coastline offers a favourable condition for fishing and
aquaculture, which is ranked third in China in 2000. |
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Fujian's export volume ranked 6th among all
provinces in the country. In 2000,
Fujian's exports increased by 24.7 per cent to US$12.9 billion. Major export goods included canned
products, textiles and garments, footwear, handicrafts, electronics, chemicals
and mineral products. Major export
markets were the US, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany and the Netherlands. Imports rose by 14.4 per cent to US$8.3 billion
in 2000. Major import commodities
included electronic raw materials, leather products, synthetic rubber,
chemical raw materials, etc. Major
import sources were Taiwan, Japan, Republic of Korea, the US and Germany. . |
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The
zone also focuses on the development of electronics and information
technology. |
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Xiamen is one of the 11
pilot cities in China for setting up sino-foreign joint venture department
stores with import/export rights.
Also, the first state-level market for trading in small amounts with
Taiwan was established in Xiamen in May 1999. There are three commercial zones in Fuzhou, they are Dongjjekou（東街口商貿區）, Wuyi Square（五一廣場商貿區）, Taijiang Pier（台江碼頭商貿區）. Major department stores in Fujian province
include Xiamen Commercial Group（廈門商業集團華聯商廈）, Fujian General Merchandise Department Store（褔建省百貨集團有限公司）, Fuzhou Huadu General Merchandise Co.（褔州華都百貨有限公司）, Fuzhou Xin Huadu Depatment Store Co., Ltd.（福州新華都百貨有限責任公司）, Xindeco Dutyfree Market,Xiamen China（廈門免稅商場）, Xiamen Friendship Store Co., Ltd.（廈門友誼商場有限公司）, Fuzhou Dongjiekou Department Store（褔州東街口百貨大樓股份有限公司）, Xiamen No. 1 Department Store（廈門市第一百貨商店股份有限公司）, Zhangzhou Department Store（漳州百貨站）and Quanzhou Department Store（泉州百貨公司）. |
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Ø Fuzhou Ø Guanzhou Ø Xiamen and Other
cities – not far from the coast: Ø Sanming
and Ø Putian |
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Fuzhou
is situated at the point where the Min River reaches the sea. The walled city dates back to the 2nd
century but did not become part of China until the 6th century, due to its
natural isolation with mountains on three sides and the South China Sea to
the east. Manufacturing
includes chemicals, silk and cotton textiles, iron and steel, and processed
food. It is also know for its fine
lacquer ware and handcrafted fans and umbrellas. Trade consists mainly of agricultural
products. |
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Quanzhou
is about 70 kilometres northeast of Xiamen and is a
much older port. It is likely that
Quanzhou is (or is near) the ancient port of Zaiton, which was the centre for
the silk and tea trade. Marco Polo visited it in the 13th century and
described it as one of the two ports of the world with the greatest flow of
merchandise. It
remains a commercial centre today.
Many of the dwellings are inhabited by Taiwanese who chose to live on
the mainland during their retirement. |
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Xiamen
is about 225 kilometres southwest of Fuzhou. It is situated on an island with road and
rail connections to the mainland at it northern-most point. Its sheltered harbour allowed space for
shipbuilding and it eclipsed Guanzhou as a major port in the 19th century. The
city grew rapidly as one of China’s special economic zones in the 1980s. |
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Zhangzhou
is about 40 kilometres along the estuary that enters into the sea at Xiamen. It is now
an “open city”, like all cities in Fujian province. |
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Sanming
is about 170 kilometres directly west of Fuzhou, along
the Min River. |
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Putian
is about 70 kilometres south of Fuzhou and is near the
coast. |
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Hong Kong Trade Development Council
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