Basic Overview Quanzhou, located in the southeast of Fujian Province, is one of the three central cities in Fujian. Its economic aggregate has ranked first in the province for 10 consecutive years and is the economic center of Fujian Province. It borders the provincial capital Fuzhou and Putian to the north, Xiamen to the south, Taiwan Island to the east, and Zhangzhou, Longyan and Sanming to the west. It currently governs 4 districts: Licheng, Fengze, Luojiang and Quangang, 3 county-level cities of Jinjiang, Shishi and Nan'an, 5 counties of Hui'an, Anxi, Yongchun, Dehua and Kinmen (to be unified) and Quanzhou Economic and Technological Development district.

Also known as: Licheng, Citongcheng, Wenling

Quanzhou is the English name of Quanzhou.

Geographical location: 24°22’-25°56’ north latitude, 117°34’-119°05’ east longitude

The city’s land area is 11,015 square kilometers. The total population is 7.74 million (excluding Kinmen County), with Han people accounting for 98.2% of the total population and ethnic minorities accounting for 1.8%. There are 48 ethnic minorities, the majority of which are Hui, She, Miao and Mongolian. The customs and sentiments of Quanzhou are simple, profound and unique. Various religions such as Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism flourished and integrated with each other. The dialect is mainly Hokkien, and the common language is Mandarin.

Quanzhou is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese and the main ancestral home of compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Currently, there are 6.24 million overseas Chinese and 700,000 compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao scattered around the world with their ancestral home in Quanzhou. In Taiwan, 44.8% of Han compatriots (about 9 million people) are originally from Quanzhou.

Quanzhou City welcomes the flying eagles. Quanzhou City is surrounded by mountains and faces the sea. The territory has undulating mountains, hills, valleys, and basins scattered among them. There are 455 mountains with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, mainly distributed in Dehua, Yongchun, Parts of the mountainous areas of Anxi and Nan'an. The Daiyun Mountain Range extends from the northeast to the southwest, with the main peak at an altitude of 1,856 meters. Within Dehua County, it is known as the "Roof of Central Fujian". The terrain within the territory is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, transitioning from mid-mountain and low mountains to coastal hills and basin plains. Quanzhou's coastline is winding and winding, most of it is bedrock coast, with a total length of about 421 kilometers. It has four bays: Meizhou Bay, Quanzhou Bay, Shenhu Bay, and Weitou Bay, as well as Xiaocuo, Chongwu, Houzhu, Meilin, and Shijing. 14 ports. Quanzhou spans two subtropical zones in central and southern China, namely the evergreen broad-leaved forest belt in the northwest of Daiyun Mountain that is warm all year round and the subtropical rainforest belt in the southeast that is hot and humid all year round with short-term droughts. Quanzhou has abundant rainfall all year round. There are as many as 35 streams in Quanzhou with a total length of 1,620 kilometers. The longest river in Quanzhou is Jinjiang, which is quite rich in water resources. Quanzhou has high total solar radiation, long sunshine hours, abundant light and heat resources, and abundant rainfall. It is called the "hotbed of southern Fujian" and is very important for the development of agricultural production, especially sugar, oil, hemp, forest, fruit, tea, etc. The economic crops are extremely beneficial. It is the national production base for oolong tea, longan and citrus. Anxi Tieguanyin and Yongchun tangerine are the top export products. There are nearly 100 species of main economic fish, and there are more than 20 species of fish with large output. The shallow beach area is 1.18 million acres. It is rich in oysters, razor clams, clams, snails, kelp, seaweed and other shellfish and algae. There are mainly more than 20 kinds of iron, manganese, gold, coal, quartz sand, granite, kaolin, geothermal, mineral water, etc. The quality of Dehua kaolin ranks among the top in the country and is the main raw material of Dehua ceramics.

Quanzhou is one of the first batch of 24 historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council. It is known as the "Beachside Zulu". It has a rich history and culture, is dotted with places of interest and cultural relics that attract worldwide attention. There are 14 national-level cultural relics protection units and 40 provincial-level ones. Quanzhou was "the largest port in the East" in ancient times. The starting point of the "Maritime Silk Road" has been a place where various religions have coexisted since ancient times, and Eastern and Western cultures have converged. In particular, Buddhism, Taoism, and Manichaeism were once very popular. Many religious relics constitute a unique cultural scene with great historical and artistic value. Specialties include Dehua porcelain, Hui'an stone carvings, puppet heads, Lao Fan Zhiwanying Divine Comedy, silk lanterns, Qingyuan tea cakes, Anxi oolong tea, Yongchun old vinegar, and Yongchun paper paintings.

Since the 1990s, Quanzhou's industry has developed rapidly, with its output value ranking first in the province, forming a number of industrial clusters with national influence: Jinjiang Shoes, Jinjiang Ceramics, Jinjiang Clothing, Shishi Clothing, Anxi Tea, Dehua Ceramics, Nan'an Plumbing, Hui'an Stone Sculpture, Quangang Petrochemical.

Local regional brands and corporate brands complement each other. The number of Chinese well-known trademarks and Chinese famous brands in Quanzhou City ranks first in Fujian Province and at the forefront of the country.