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Definition: Fuzhou from Philip's Encyclopedia

(Foo-chow or Fu-chou) City and port on the River Min Chiang, capital of Fukien province, SE China. Fuzhou was founded in the T'ang dynasty (618-907). It was one of the first treaty ports to be opened to foreign trade (1842) and flourished as China's largest tea-exporting centre. It declined in the early 20th century. In 1949, after the communist takeover, Fuzhou was blockaded by the nationalists. Industries: engineering, chemicals, textiles. Pop. (2005) 1,398,000.

Fuzhou

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Industrial port and capital of Fujian province, on the Min River in southeast China; population (2010) 2,921,800. It is a centre for shipbuilding and steel production; rice, sugar, tea, and fruit pass through the port. Traditionally renowned for its handicrafts, particularly carving and lacquerware, Fuzhou's industries now include electronics, food-processing, and the manufacture of textiles and building materials. There are joint foreign and Chinese factories. History The city was opened to foreign merchants by treaty in 1842, in practice in 1861. In 1984 Fuzhou was designated an open coastal city for foreign investment and trade, and a new industrial estate was opened at Mawei outside the city. The Matsu island group, occupied by Taiwan, lies offshore. Features To the east of the city is the 1,000-year-old Yongquan Monastery. The ancient Wanshou Bridge connects the city with Nantai Island, which once housed its foreign quarters. The world-famous ornithologist, Zheng Zuoxin…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Industrial port and capital of Fujian province, on the Min River in southeast China; population (2010) 2,921,800. It is a centre for shipbuilding and steel production; rice, sugar, tea, and fruit pass through the port. Traditionally renowned for its handicrafts, particularly carving and lacquerware, …
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2003 est.: 1,387,266), capital of Fujian province, China. Located on the bank of the Min River , it was the capital of the kingdom of Yue in the 2nd century bc . Fuzhou, important militarily in the 1st century ad , came later under the Tang dynasty . During the Song dynasty (960–1279), …
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Seaport, ✽ of Fujian prov., SE China, on Min River 34 mi. (55 km.) from its mouth, ab. halfway bet. Hong Kong (455 mi. or 732 km. by sea) and Shanghai; pop. (1990c) 874,809; chief part is walled city ab. 2 mi. (3.2 km.) from N bank of river. For years, famous as chief port for export of black tea; …
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(fō'jō') or Foochow (fō'chou'), city (1994 est. pop. 952,300), capital of Fujian prov., China, a port on the Min River delta c.25 mi (40 km) from the coast. A regional commercial and fishing center that used to trade chiefly with Taiwan, Fuzhou was linked with the central Chinese railway system in…
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(fō'jēĕn') or Fukien (fō'kēĕn'), province (2010 pop. 36,894,216), c.48,000 sq mi (124,352 sq km), SE China, on Taiwan Strait. The capital is Fuzhou . The climate is warm and very moist, the terrain mostly hilly or mountainous. Of the many ports on the heavily indented coast, Xiamen, the only one…
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(born Aug. 30, 1785, Houguan, Fujian province, China—died Nov. 22, 1850, Chaozhu, Guangdong province) Leading Chinese scholar and official of the Qing dynasty , accepted as a national hero for his stance against the British before the Anglo-Chinese Opium War (1839–42). Lin passed the highest…
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