Introduction of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province

When people mention Fuzhou, they will naturally associate it with the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, the beautiful and mysterious southeast coast of China, and become interested in the name of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province. They all say that Fuzhou is a "blessed state". Where is the "blessing"? "Fu" enjoys a subtropical maritime seasonal climate in this city, with no severe cold in winter, no hot summer, abundant sunshine and abundant rainfall. Moreover, it is located in the hilly area on the west bank of the Taiwan Strait, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the ocean on one side. There is a river winding through it, and the essence of the sun and the moon, the spring rain of heaven and earth, the wind in all directions and the blue light of Liuhe all make her enjoy it for thousands of years, and she is blessed.

Fuzhou, located in the lower reaches of Minjiang River in the southeast of Fujian Province, is the political, economic and cultural center of the whole province. The city covers an area of 12, square kilometers, of which the urban area is 1,43 square kilometers, and the current built-up area is 35 square kilometers. Now it has jurisdiction over seven districts including Gulou, Taijiang, Cangshan, Mawei, Jinan, Changle and Minhou, and six counties including Fuqing, Luoyuan, Lianjiang, Pingtan, Minqing and Yongtai and Langqi Economic Zone. Residents are mainly Han people, and there are more than 2 ethnic minorities such as She, Man, Miao and Hui. The population of the city is 5.89 million, including 2.64 million in the urban area.

Fuzhou is surrounded by mountains and the sea, with pleasant climate and evergreen trees, and belongs to subtropical monsoon climate. The average annual temperature is 19.6℃, the average temperature in January is 1.5℃, the average temperature in July is 28.6℃, and the average annual precipitation is 1342.5mm.. The best tourist season is from April to November every year. There are famous hot springs in the city.

Fuzhou is a famous city with a history of more than 2,2 years. In the 13th year of Tang Kaiyuan, Fuzhou was established as the Governor's Office. In the second year of Liang Kaiping in the Five Dynasties, Wang Shenzhi, the king of Fujian, expanded the city, and surrounded Wushan, Yushan and Pingshan with beautiful scenery into the city. Since then, Fuzhou has become a unique city with "mountains in the city and cities in the mountains". "Three Mountains" became the alias of Fuzhou. Due to the seal of Wang Shenzhi, Fujian Wang Jian established Fuzhou as the capital of the "Min State" among the "Five Dynasties and Ten Countries" in the history of China. Since then, Fuzhou has been known as the "capital of Fujian".

Fuzhou has beautiful scenery and many places of interest, with three mountains standing proudly and the Minjiang River flowing through the urban area. The confrontation between the White Pagoda, Wuta and Two Pagodas constitutes Rongcheng's unique urban pattern of "three mountains, two pagodas and one river", which is made in heaven, with beautiful scenery and extraordinary momentum, and is known as the "Southeast City" and "Fortune City".

Fuzhou has outstanding people and talented people. From the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were more than 3,6 Fuzhou-born scholars, especially in the modern history of China. Lin Zexu, Yan Fu, Lin Juemin, Lin Xiangqian, Hou Debang, Zheng Zhenyi, Chen Daisun, Bing Xin, Lin Huiyin, Gao Shiqi and Chen Jingrun, as well as 59 Fuzhou-born academicians of China Academy of Sciences and Engineering College, are the pride of Fuzhou people.

Fuzhou, one of the three major hot spring areas in China, is a famous hot spring city with a long reputation in the world. It is not only rare for large and medium-sized cities in the world to concentrate hot springs, but also famous for its wide spring range, large amount of water, high temperature and good quality. At present, all hotels, restaurants and guesthouses in Fuzhou have hot spring baths, and Chinese and foreign tourists come to Fuzhou to take a "hot spring bath" as soon as possible.

Fuzhou is a key producing area of arts and crafts in China. For hundreds of years, Fuzhou arts and crafts have captivated Chinese and foreign tourists with their exquisiteness. As long as the varieties are Shoushan stone carving, bodiless lacquerware, gold and silver jewelry, Four Treasures of the Study, fireworks and firecrackers, bamboo and wood furniture, cork painting, ivory carving, jade carving, woodcut, porcelain, paper umbrella, lantern, horn comb and so on.

Tianhuang in Shoushan Stone in Fuzhou is particularly precious. The imperial seal of Emperor Qianlong was carved with Tianhuang, and it is still in the Forbidden City, which is priceless. Fujian cuisine, represented by Fuzhou cuisine, is one of the eight major cuisines in China. Juchunyuan Restaurant's famous dish "Buddha jumps over the wall" is famous overseas; Flavor snacks are spread all over the city, and fish balls, swallow skins, noodles and so on have unique local flavor.

Fuzhou is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China. Fuzhou is close to the river and kisses the sea. There have always been many people who make a living overseas, and now more than 2.8 million overseas Chinese have published them all over the world. There are nearly one million returned overseas Chinese, their relatives and their families in Hong Kong and Macao. Fuzhou and Taiwan Province are separated only by a strip of water. There are more than 6, people in Taiwan Province Island who speak Fuzhou dialect. They all want to go back to their hometown for sightseeing, visit relatives and friends and invest in setting up factories, which provides a rich source of tourists for the development of tourism in Fuzhou.

Fuzhou is one of the major cities in China's coastal areas that are open to the outside world. After more than 2 years of construction, Fuzhou has not only taken the lead in entering the advanced ranks in terms of communication facilities, but also achieved a three-dimensional transportation network in terms of transportation facilities. Tourism is a rapidly developing industry, with medium and high-grade foreign-related hotels and restaurants with different styles. There are all kinds of amusement parks, villas and resorts. Fuzhou has become a bright pearl in the southeast coastal tourist city of China, attracting more and more overseas kids and international friends. As an important wealth concentration area in the southeast coast, Fuzhou is one of the main consumption areas of end consumer goods in mainland China.

Anyone who comes to Fuzhou for the first time can't imagine the beauty of this city, and those who come to Fuzhou again are all amazed at the rapid development and changes here.