| Fujian | |
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Location  | |
| State | China |
|---|---|
| Capital | Fuzhou |
| Surface | 121,400 km² |
| Inhabitants | 44.096.500 (2009) |
| Institutional website | |
Fujian is a province of the Southeast China.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Fuzhou - Capital of the province, Fuzhou is a city of 7,000,000 inhabitants (2010) with skyscrapers that grow like mushrooms.
- Chongwu - Fortified center near the port of Quanzhou, Chongwu is a pleasant city with many beautiful beaches nearby.
- Jimei
- Jinjiang
- Longyan
- Nanping
- Ningde
- Putian
- Quanzhou - Major port of the province, very popular since the sixth century, Quanzhou is mentioned by Marco Polo in his Million with the name of Zaiton.
- Sanming
- Xiamen - Also known as Amoy, Xiamen was one of five free ports open to international trade after China's defeat in the Opium War. Today it is part of a special economic zone. Gulang Yu is the islet off the port of Xiamen with colonial-era buildings.
- Xiapu
- Zhangzhou
Other destinations
- Yongding County - Characteristic of Yongding County are the "toulou", round-shaped houses built by the Hakka, a subgroup of the Han Chinese. The site is included in the list of the World Heritage Sites ofUNESCO.
- Meizhou - Island with a temple dedicated to the goddess of the sea, in whose honor a festival is held every spring that attracts thousands of visitors also from Taiwan.
- Wuyi Mountains - Included in the list of Topics: World Heritage Sites.
- Taining Town - A geo park UNESCO near Sanming.
