main cities of fujian: fuzhou, xiamen, quanzhou, nanping, sanming, zhangzhou
capital of fujian provice, fuzhou is a 2,000-year-old city with rich cultural heritage. it lies opposite taiwan across the strait. the city abounds in banyan trees that were mostly planted at the time of the northern song dynasty (a.d. 960-1127). so fuzhou is also known as rong cheng, meaning the city of banyans. fuzhou has been the native place of famous men over the generations who made history.
more historical sites are found in the city of fuzhou than most of other chinese cities. the three hills of yu, wu and ping stand at triangular positions, while the two pagodas bai ta(white pagoda) and wu ta (black pagoda) face each other at a distance. these make up the city's landscape. places of interest include the residence stone carvings and the cork sculpture, are objects of admiration since early on both in china and abroad. fuzhou has abundant hot springs, and good quality hot spring water is supplied at the bathrooms of hotels. fuzhou is also famous for culinary art. gourmets' fascinations are such delicacies as fo tiao qiang (buddha-jumps- over-the-wall) and clams in chicken soup. fuzhou is accessible by modern routes of communication. it welcomes tourists from abroad and elsewhere in china.
fuzhou enjoys a typical subtropical marine climate, characterized by mild temperatures, the average annual temperature is 19.6c. july and august are the hottest months when the temperature reaches over 30'c. winter is fairly warm, although temperatures on the coldest nights can drop to 3'c.
fuzhou local products: paddy rice, tea, sugarcane, cotton, hemp, tobacco; fruits: longan, cirtrus, lichee, pineapple, shaddock; local highlights: earth towers of the hakkas in fujian, min drama; jasmine tea, fuzhou orange, delicious sea food.
fujian mussel traditional handcraft: rongcheng 3 treasures - fuzhou lacquer ware without cast, umbrella, horn comb.
neighboring areas: guangdong, jiangxi, zhejiang, and taiwan provinces
physical features: consist of 3 mountains and 2 towers (wu tower, bai tower), with a plenty of hot springs
population: 5.75 million
urban population: 1.43 million
area: 11,968 sq km
nationalities: han, she, hui, miao, manchu and gaoshan
climatic features: subtropical humid monsoon climate with frost-free period of 280 days
average temperature: 16 to 23c annually, 6 to 14c in january, 21 to 31c 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
products: paddy rice, tea, sugarcane, cotton, hemp, tobacco, canola, earthnu tropical or subtropical
fruits: longan, cirtrus, lichee, pineapple, shaddock
local highlights: earth towers of the hakkas in fujian, min drama; jasmine tea, fuzhou orange, delicious sea food
fujian mussel traditional handcraft: rongcheng 3 treasures - fuzhou lacquer ware without cast, umbrella, horn comb
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