Fujian
province of the People's Republic of China, covering the mountainous coast opposite Taiwan
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Summary
Fujian is a province of China[1]. Fujian draws 9,778 Wikipedia views per month (province of china category, ranking #7 of 23).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: People's Republic of China[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Head of government: Zhao Long[5]
- Capital: Fuzhou[6]
- Shares border with: Zhejiang[7], Jiangxi[8], Guangdong[9]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Fuzhou[10], Xiamen[11], Putian[12], Sanming[13], Quanzhou[14], Zhangzhou[15], Nanping[16], Longyan[17], Ningde[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Nagasaki Prefecture[19], Okinawa Prefecture[20]
- Legislative body: Fujian Provincial People's Congress[21]
- Executive body: Fujian Provincial People's Government[22]
- Party chief representative: Zhou Zuyi[23]
- Part of: Southeast China[24]
- Commons category: Fujian[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[26]
- Highest point: Mount Huanggang[27]
- Official website: http://www.fujian.gov.cn[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fujian[29]
- Commons gallery: 福建[30]
- Population: 41,540,086[31]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[32], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[34], New History of the Five Dynasties[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36], New International Encyclopedia[37]
- Replaces: Fukien[38]
- Topic has template: Template:Fujian[39]
- Official name: 福建省[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Fujian[41]
- Category for people who died here: Q50919953[42]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Fujian[43]
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Physical Characteristics
Fujian covers an area of 121,400 km²[44].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Fujian include Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian[45], an aircraft carrier[46], in People's Republic of China[47] and Hokkien fried rice[48], in People's Republic of China[49].
Why It Matters
Fujian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Fujian is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Fujian include Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian[45], an aircraft carrier[46], in People's Republic of China[47] and Hokkien fried rice[48], in People's Republic of China[49].