Fuzhou
Fuzhou[a] is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Fuzhou lies between the Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Mindong linguistic and cultural region.
This article is about the capital of Fujian. For the city in Jiangxi, see Fuzhou, Jiangxi. For other uses, see Fuzhou (disambiguation).
Fuzhou
福州市Hokchew
6 districts, 6 counties,
& 1 County-level cities(2017)
12,231.9 km2 (4,722.8 sq mi)
4,634 km2 (1,789 sq mi)
1,768.2 km2 (682.7 sq mi)
8,291,268
680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
4,094,491
2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
4,196,777
CN¥ 135,298
US$ 19,293
闽A
Foochow
"Blessed Prefecture"
Fúzhōu
Fúzhōu
Fwujou
Fu2-chou1
Foh-tseu
Fuk-chiu
Fūk-jāu
Fuk1-zau1
Hok-chiu
Hok-tsiu
Fuzhou's population was 7,115,370 as of the 2010 census. Like other prefecture-level cities in China, its administrative area contains both urban and rural areas: in 2010, 61.95% of inhabitants (4,408,076) were urban, while 38.05% (2,707,294) were rural.[6] As of 31 December 2018, the total population was estimated at 7,740,000 whom 4,665,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of five urban districts plus Minhou County.[3]
In 2015, Fuzhou was ranked as the 10th fastest growing metropolitan area in the world by Brookings Institution.[7] Fuzhou is listed as No. 20 in the China Integrated City Index 2016's total ranking, a study conducted by the National Development and Reform Commission.[8]
Fuzhou is also a major city for scientific research, appearing in the global top 50 cities as tracked by the Nature Index.[9] The city is home to several major universities, notably Fuzhou University, one of China's key universities and other public universities, including Fujian Normal University and Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University.
Names[edit]
The Yuanhe Maps and Records of Prefectures and Counties, a Chinese geographical treatise published in the 9th century, says that Fuzhou's name came from Mount Futo a mountain northwest of the city. The mountain's name was then combined with -zhou, meaning "settlement" or "prefecture", in a manner similar to many other Chinese cities. During the Warring States period, the area of Fuzhou was sometimes referred to as Ye (Chinese: 冶), and Fuzhou was incorporated into China proper during Qin dynasty. The city's name was changed numerous times between the 3rd and 9th centuries before finally settling on Fuzhou in 948.[10] In Chinese, the city is sometimes referred to by the poetic nickname Rongcheng (Chinese: 榕城; Foochow Romanized: Ṳ̀ng-siàng), lit. 'The Banyan City'.
In older English publications, the name is variously romanized as Foochow, Foo-Chow,[11] Fuchow, Fūtsu, Fuh-Chow, Hock Chew, and Hokchew.
Media[edit]
Fuzhou Evening News (福州晚报), Strait Metropolitan Post and Southeast Express (东南快报) are the three most primary newspapers in the city. Fuzhou Daily (福州日报) is the official newspaper of the Fuzhou Committee of Chinese Communist Party.[43] FZTV, the local municipal television station has four channels.[44] As the capital, the provincial state-owned Fujian Media Group, Fujian Daily Newspaper Group and Straits Publishing & Distributing Group also headquarter here.
