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Fuzhou
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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.
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