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Putian
Putian or Putien (, Putian dialect: ''Pó-chéng''), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Xinghua or Hing Hwa (), is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou City to the north, Quanzhou City to the south, and the Taiwan Strait's Xinghai Bay to the east. The Mulan River flows through the southern part of the city. History Putian was first founded as an administrative area in the year of 568 as a city county during the Chen dynasty. Putian was later established as a military administered city in 979. Putian is known as the counterfeit sneaker capital with counterfeiters protected from internationally intellectual property law enforcement by the notoriously corrupt local courts. Administration Putian's municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Chengxiang District (). The municipal region comprises three other districts and one county: * Hanjiang District () * Licheng District () *Xiuyu Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou, while its largest city by population is Quanzhou, both located near the coast of the Taiwan Strait in the east of the province. While its population is predominantly of Chinese ethnicity, it is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse provinces in China. The dialects of the language group Min Chinese were most commonly spoken within the province, including the Fuzhou dialect of northeastern Fujian and various Hokkien dialects of southeastern Fujian. Hakka Chinese is also spoken, by the Hakka people in Fujian. Min dialects, Hakka and Mandarin Chinese are mutually unintelligible. Due to emigration, a sizable amount of the ethnic Chinese populations of Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiuyu District
Xiuyu District () is a district of the city of Putian, Fujian, People's Republic of China. The district executive, legislature and judiciary are in Hushi Town (), together with the CPC and PSB branches. History In October 1952, PRC and ROC forces fought over control of Nanri Island in the Battle of Nanri Island. The ROC gained control of the island but later retreated. On February 1, 2002, Putian County was split into Licheng District and Xiuyu District. Around 14:10 UTC (22:10 CST) on August 8, 2015, Typhoon Soudelor made landfall over Xiuyu District as a Category 1-equivalent typhoon. Geography Inhabited islands in the district include: *Meizhou Island, the legendary birthplace of the goddess Matsu and a famous pilgrimage site *Nanri Island, site of the Battle of Nanri Island in October 1952 *Xiaori Island, north of Nanri Island *Xigaobei Island () *Donggaobei Island () *Huanggua Island () *Da'ao Islet () *Dongluopan Island () *Chishan () *Shanle Islet () Uninhabited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puxian Min
Puxian (Hinghwa Romanized: ''Pó-sing-gṳ̂''; ), also known as Pu-Xian Chinese, Puxian Min, Xinghua, Henghwa or Hinghwa (''Hing-hua̍-gṳ̂''; ), is a Sinitic language that forms a branch of Min Chinese. Puxian is a transitional variety of Coastal Min which shares characteristics with both Eastern Min and Southern Min, although it is closer to the latter. The native language of Putian people, Puxian is spoken mostly in Fujian province, particularly in Putian city and Xianyou County (after which it is named), parts of Fuzhou, and parts of Quanzhou. It is also widely used as the mother tongue in Wuqiu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). More than 2,000 people in Shacheng, Fuding in northern Fujian also speak Puxian. There are minor differences between the dialects of Putian and Xianyou. Overseas populations of Puxian speakers exist in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. Speakers of Puxian are also known as Henghua, Hinghua, or Xinghu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Licheng District, Putian
Licheng District is an urban district of Putian on the southeast coast of Fujian Province (Minnan), China. Geography Licheng comprises the southern shore of Xinghua Bay on the Taiwan Strait and its hinterland. It forms the southeastern corner of Putian's prefecture, bordering Houhai Lake and Quanzhou, and covers most of the extensively irrigated southern Putian Plain, an area known as the Nanyang ().. Administrative divisions Licheng is composed of the 2 subdistricts of Zhenhai ''Zhènhǎi Jiēdào'') and Gongchen ''Gǒngchén Jiēdào'') and the 4 towns of West Tianwei ''Xītiānwěi Zhèn''), Huangshi Huangshi (), Postal Map Romanization, alternatively romanized as Hwangshih, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 2,469,079 inhabitants at the 2020 census; 1,567,108 of whom liv ..., Xindu ''Xīndù Zhèn''), and Beigao.. References Citations Bibliography * . County-level divisions of Fuji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putian Dialect
The Putian dialect (Pu-Xian Min: / ; ) is a dialect of Pu-Xian Min Chinese spoken in urban area of Putian, which is a prefecture-level city in the southeast coast of Fujian province. Phonology The Putian dialect has 15 initials, 40 rimes and 7 tones. Initials Rimes Tones Assimilation Tone sandhi Putian dialect has extremely extensive tone sandhi Sandhi ( sa, सन्धि ' , "joining") is a cover term for a wide variety of sound changes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries. Examples include fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of one sound depending on near ... rules: in an utterance, only the last syllable pronounced is not affected by the rules. The two-syllable tonal sandhi rules are shown in the table below (the rows give the first syllable's original citation tone, while the columns give the citation tone of the second syllable): References * {{Languages of Taiwan Pu-Xian Min Languages of Taiwan City colloquials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xianyou County
Xianyou (; Puxian Min: ) is a county in the municipal region of Putian, in eastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. Administration The county seat is in Licheng Subdistrict (). Towns (镇, ''zhen'') * Linan, Xianyou Linan () is a town in Putian, southern Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of Xianyou County Xianyou (; Puxian Min: ) is a county in the municipal region of Putian, in eastern Fujian Fujian (; alternately romaniz ... () *Laidian () *Youyang () *Zhongshan () *Duwei () *Bangtou () *Daji () *Longhua () *Gaiwei () *Jiaowei () *Fengting () *Yuanzhuang () Townships (乡, ''xiang'') *Shicang () *Xiangxi () *Xiyuan () *Shexing () *Shufeng () Climate Notes and references County-level divisions of Fujian Putian {{Fujian-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanjiang District, Putian
() is a district of Putian, Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It ranges in latitude from 25°23' to 25° 27'N and longitude from 119° 04' to 119°10'E. It is located in the middle of the Fujian coast, bordering the Taiwan Strait to the east, south to "triangle of the gold austral Fujian". History In 627, Hanjiang got its original name of "Hantou", which means it was the head of a sluice that was built at that time. In the Song Dynasty, it was given the name of "Hanjiang". Administrative divisions Hanjiang contains 2 street offices, 9 towns, 1 village: Handong, Hanxi, Sanjiangkou, Baitang, Guohuan, Jiangkou, Wutang, Qiulu, Baisha, Zhuangbian, Xinxian, Dayang. The district government is located in Handong Street. Geography With a total area of around 752 square kilometers, Hanjiang is in the north of the estuary of Mulan Stream, and in the west of the Xinghua Bay. It has the National Road 324, Fuzhou-Xiamen Highway, Xingyou Highway, Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway, and Xiangpu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanri Island
Nanri Island (Chinese: ), Nanjisü, Nanjih, historically known as Nanni Shan () and Nanri Shan (), is a small island off the coast of China. Nanri Town () is an administrative unit of Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, People's Republic of China which includes 111 islands and islets. History In October 1952, the island was the site of the Battle of Nanri Island between the People's Liberation Army and the Republic of China Army; the engagement ended in an ROC victory and resulted in the ROC occupying Nanri. However, ROC forces later withdrew to Taiwan, and the island was re-occupied by the People's Republic of China. Administrative divisions The town of Nanri (which includes nearby islands) is divided into seventeen villages: * Haishan (), Yunwan (), Yanxia (), Shipan (), Shanchu (), Wanfeng (), Sandun (), Xigao (), Shayang (), Gangnan (), Fuye (), Houye (), Dongdai (), Xiaori (), Aoyu (, also known as Ta-ao Hsü ()), Luopan (), Chishan () Other populated places include Fou-to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiaori Island
Xiaori Island () is an island off the Asian mainland in Xiaori, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Village (), Nanri Town, Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, China (PRC). On the night of January 1, 2020, the fishing ship ''Zhecangyu 07868'' () struck a rock near Xiaori Island. The ten crew members were rescued. Gallery Maps including Xiaori Island: File:1943 Japanese World War II Aviation Map of Taiwan or Formosa - Geographicus - Taiwan-japan-1943.jpg, Japanese map including Xiaori Island (labeled as ) (1943) File:Txu-oclc-10552568-ng50-12.jpg, Map including Xiaori Island (labeled as Hsiao-jih Tao ) ( AMS, 1954) File:Txu-oclc-6654394-ng-50-7th-ed.jpg, Map including Xiaori Island (labeled as Hsiao-jih Tao (Red Yit)) ( AMS, 1954) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 h-12c.jpg, Map including Xiaori Island (unlabeled) (DMA DMA may refer to: Arts * DMA (magazine), ''DMA'' (magazine), a defunct dance music magazine * Dallas Museum of Art, an art museum in Texas, US * Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meizhou Island
Meizhou Island (; Pu-Xian Min: ''Mî-ciu-doh''), Meichow; Meichou, is a small island close to the coast of China. Meizhou Town () is an administrative unit of Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, China. It is known for being the birthplace of the goddess Mazu. Meizhou has 38,000 inhabitants, most of whom are involved in the fishing industry. The local language spoken is Pu-Xian Min. History An open provincial tourism economic region () since June 1988, in April 1992 Meizhou Island introduced a landing visa policy for visitors from Taiwan. In October of the same year it became a national tourism-vacation region (). The island was formally opened to visitors from overseas in October 1999. Annually, some 100,000 Taiwanese pilgrims come to Meizhou to see the place where Matsu once lived, some of whom visit every year. Administration Meizhou Island is administered by Meizhou Town, an area that is divided into 11 villages: * Gaozhu () * Xiashan () "Downhill" * Lianche () " Lotus Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengxiang District
() is a district of the city of Putian, Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ... province, People's Republic of China. Administrative divisions Subdistricts: *Xialin Subdistrict (), Fenghuangshan Subdistrict (), Longqiao Subdistrict () Towns: *Changtai (), Huating (), Lingchuan (), Donghai () References External links County-level divisions of Fujian Putian {{Fujian-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuzhou
Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong (lit. Eastern Fujian) linguistic and cultural area. Fuzhou lies on the north (left) bank of the estuary of Fujian's largest river, the Min River. All along its northern border lies Ningde, and Ningde's Gutian County lies upriver. Its population was 7,115,370 inhabitants as of the 2010 census, of whom 4,408,076 inhabitants are urban representing around 61.95%, while rural population is at 2,707,294 representing around 38.05%. 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 5 urban districts plus Minhou County. In 2015, Fuzhou was ranked as the 10th fastest growing metropolitan area in the world by Brookings Institution. Fuzhou is listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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