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Fuzhou(Rong, Sanshan)
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Fuzhou,
capital city of Fujian Province, is located in the eastern
part of Fujian Province, on the lower reaches of the
Minjiang River, facing the East China Sea and is separated
from
Taiwan Province by a strip of water. It is Fujian's
political, economic and cultural center, and vital communication
line on the sea and a famous historical city of the
country. It currently has two cities, five urban districts
and six counties under its jurisdiction. It covers an
area of 11,968 sq km and has a population of 5.62 million,
including an urban area of 1,043 sq km and an urban
population of 1.37 million.
During the Neolithic epoch about 5,000 years ago, ancestors
began dwelling here by living on fishing and hunting.
Fuzhou became a city on January 1, 1946 , was liberated
by the People's
Liberation Army on August 17, 1949 and has served as
the provincial capital city since then.
The Fuzhou area, which has reserves of wolfram, bauxite,
silica sand, kaolin and many other deposits, has abundant
rainfall and a warm climate that is ideal for the cultivation
of paddy, citrus fruit, litchi, olive and other sub-tropical
crops.
With financial revenue taking the seventh place as against
the original 14th place, the city was included as one
of the country's top 50 most powerful cities. Fuzhou
has a number of development zones and industrial districts
or parks in which overseas business people are building
factories. One of the largest of ones is the Fuzhou
Economic and Technological
Development Zone founded with the approval of the State
Council
in 1985. Already established in the zone are a bonded
area, a number of industrial and other enterprises,
many of which are jointly run by Chinese and overseas
firms.
Attractions
in Fuzhou
Neighboring Areas: Guangdong,
Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Taiwan provinces
Climate subtropical humid monsoon climate
with frost-free period of 280 days
Average Temperature: 16 to 23 C
annually, 6 to 14 C
in January, 21 to 31 C
in July
Rainfall: annual precipitation
of 1000 mm, concentrated on May and June, usually with
typhoon and rainstorm between summer and autumn
Mountains: Mt. Gushan (Drum Hill), Mt. Pingshan, Mt. Yushan and Mt. Wushan
Rivers: Baima River, Min River, Jin'an River and Xi Lake
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