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Fujian
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Fújiàn
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Etymology 1
From the en cmn-pinyin -en Brian Hook 1982 Selected Glossary The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China https://archive.org/details/cambridgeencyclo00hook/ Cambridge University Press 0521230993 81-9927 781411242 476, 478 https://archive.org/details/cambridgeencyclo00hook/page/478/ The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin,Fu-chien (Fujian) zh 福建en https://archive.org/details/newillustratedhi0000zhou/ Transliteration Tables A New Illustrated History of Taiwan Wan-yao Chou (:zh:周婉窈 周婉窈) SMC Publishing Carole Plackitt, Tim Casey 2015 430 https://archive.org/details/newillustratedhi0000zhou/page/430/ 978-957-638-784-5 934736311 Taipei Transliterations used in the text / Hanyu pinyin / Chinese characters or Japanese kanjiFukien (Fuchien) / Fujian / zh 福建 romanization of the en cmn - Chinese pronunciation for 福建 Fújiàn.
Alternative forms
en Fu Jian
en Fichien obsolete
en Fukien Fu-kien Fuhkien Fokien Fohkien Fo-kien Fuk Kin Fo-kyen Fookien dated
en Fu-chien Fuchien Wade-Giles
Pronunciation
en /ˌfuːˈd͡ʒæn/ /ˌfuːd͡ʒiˈæn/
fo͞o′jyĕn′Fujian geographical name Fu·jian ˈfü-ˈjyen variants or Fukien ˈfü-ˈkyen -ˈjyenFukien or Fu-chien 649 2
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fujian.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fujian2.wav Southern England
en Fu jian
Proper noun
en Q301214 en A <<geographic region>> consisting of two <<provinces>> in <<r/East Asia>> both known as Fujian, one in mainland China (PRC) and the other in Taiwan (ROC); formerly a single province.
en 1978 Angus W. McDonald, Jr. Power The Urban Origins of Rural Revolution: Elites and the Masses in Hunan Province, China, 1911-1927 https://archive.org/details/urbanoriginsofru0000mcdo/ w:University of California Press 0-520-03228-4 76-7764 964311009 29–30 https://archive.org/details/urbanoriginsofru0000mcdo/page/30/ The slogan was not entirely empty of positive reformist content, but Hunan was a part of China's battle belt — a line of provinces stretching from Fujian in the East through Jiangxi, Hunan, and into Sichuan. Reform here was a tenuous thing, dependent upon the ebb and flow of outsiders’ ambitions.
en 1994 July Robert Storey Facts about Taiwan Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanettaiw00rob_fn4/ 3rd w:Lonely Planet 0-86442-228-8 38833257 8314521M 10–11 https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanettaiw00rob_fn4/page/10/ Koxinga’s forces hoped to launch an invasion to recapture the mainland from the Manchus, but instead the Manchu armies captured Taiwan in 1682. For the next 200 years there was substantial migration from the Fujian province across the Taiwan Straits. These immigrants brought with them their culture and language, which are still in evidence today. Taiwan remained a county of the Fujian province from 1684 until 1887, when with a population of more than 2½ million it became a province of China.
en https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781843535270/ Chiayi and around, Central Taiwan The Rough Guide to Taiwan w:Rough Guides Stephen Keeling; Brice Minnigh Penguin 2007 978-1-84353-527-0 466340762 284 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781843535270/page/284/ Immigrant farmers from Fujian established the first settlement in the area in 1621, though the city formally dates its creation from 1704 when the county government was moved here and the first wooden city walls were constructed.
en 2016 April 17, 2014 President Ma Attends "Examining the Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands Dispute under New and Multiple Perspectives" International Conference Ma Ying-jeou Ying-jeou Ma Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs https://archive.org/details/chinesetaiwanyea0032unse/ 32 (2014) w:Brill Nijhoff 978-90-04-31654-6 0731-0854 951609362 281 https://archive.org/details/chinesetaiwanyea0032unse/page/281/ President Ma further noted that in 1683 during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) the emperor formally included the Diaoyutais as territory of China in Taiwan Prefecture, Fujian Province. In 1812, the Diaoyutais were placed under the administration of the Kavalan Office of the Taiwan prefectural government, he added, pointing out that the Record of Missions to Taiwan and Adjacent Waters zh 《臺海使槎錄》 and the Illustrations of Taiwan zh 《全臺圖説》 prove that China effectively ruled over the Diaoyutai Islets during the Qing Dynasty.
en 2016/05/25 George Liao A taste from the past at Lin Antai Historical House https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195058/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2928589 w:Taiwan News Society The Lin Antai Historical House, one of Taipei's oldest residential buildings, is hosting the “Century of Peace and Stability” permanent display area starting Wednesday (May 25).This Fujian-style 30-room house was first erected between 1783 and 1787, near what is now Dunhua South Road.
en May 08, 2016 Han Cheung Taiwan in Time: Sovereignty in question https://web.archive.org/web/20160508114112/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2016/05/08/2003645758 w:Taipei Times 1563-9525 464696902 Features 12 The military expedition and the resulting conflict, known as the Mudan Incident (zh 牡丹社事件), ended with the Qing paying the Japanese to retreat. After the incident, the imperial court, which had long seen Taiwan as a backwater province unworthy of development, started to pay more attention to what was then still part of Fujian Province.
en 2017 October Fongyi Tutorial Academy Fongyi Academy PASS CULTURE Kaohsiung Arts and Cultural Events Monthly https://web.archive.org/web/20230317194840/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:oi8QajNQXSwJ:https://english.khcc.gov.tw/PhotoData/201710-eng-100.pdf 17 March 2023 https://english.khcc.gov.tw/PhotoData/201710-eng-100.pdf zh::zh:高雄市政府文化局 高雄市政府文化局<t:Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government> 1 https://archive.is/LQoxv In the Cing Dynasty, when Taiwanese scholars advanced to the second tier of the imperial examination (township examination), they needed to travel to the Examination Hall in Fujhou, the capital of Fujian Province, to take the exam.
en September 23, 2022 w:Richard Lloyd Parry Kinmen islanders living in fear of day China attacks Taiwan w:The Times https://web.archive.org/web/20261020002910/https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/kinmen-islanders-living-in-fear-of-day-china-attacks-taiwan-mjj8zxd5z 20 October 2026 0140-0460 181820531 But the relationship between the people of Kinmen and the Chinese mainland is complicated. Rather than old enemies, they are historically the same people, citizens of the Chinese province of Fujian. “Our language, our culture, our way of life are the same,” said Chen, 73. “This situation is very difficult for people on Kinmen and very absurd.”
en September 25, 2023 Michael Turton Notes from Central Taiwan: What is China preparing for? w:Taipei Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230928045536/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2023/09/25/2003806735 September 28, 2023 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2023/09/25/2003806735 1563-9525 464696902 Features 13 During most of the Manchu colonial period — the Qing Dynasty — Taiwan was ruled as a prefecture of Fujian.
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en Q41705en province of the c/People's Republic of China ;; (mainland China) ;, located on the southeastern coast Fuzhou.
en 01/02/2001 Taiwanese Vessels Make First Sanctioned Direct Crossings to China w:The Washington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20230315163636/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/01/02/taiwanese-vessels-make-first-sanctioned-direct-crossings-to-china/32de137d-ef0a-4fc2-a699-858922ead036/ 15 March 2023 0190-8286 2269358 Taiwan opened the links between its two small islands and China without talking to Beijing, which has grudgingly accepted the move but hasn't said how much it will cooperate. So everyone closely watched how the two ships were greeted in Fuzhou and Xiamen, the cities in the southeast Chinese province of Fujian.
en June 10, 2010 Dan Nystedt China and Taiwan Connect on New Undersea Cable Project w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230315143816/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/external/idg/2010/06/10/10idg-china-and-taiwan-connect-on-new-undersea-cable-proje-78426.html 15 March 2023 0362-4331 1645522 Technology While North Korea and the South continue to bicker - most recently over the sinking of a South Korean warship - China and Taiwan have been building closer business ties. One project full of symbolism for the two is an undersea cable project that will link the northern Taiwan town of Tamsui (also called Danshui) to China's Fujian Province.The cable appears to be a replacement for a similar project announced last year to connect Xiamen, a city in China's Fujian Province, to Kinmen, a Taiwanese island within sight of China.
en September 10, 2012 Rich Chang Tribute for pilot on 50th anniversary https://web.archive.org/web/20120911004337/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/09/10/2003542411 w:Taipei Times 1563-9525 464696902 Taiwan News 3 Hsi said because Chen did not marry and his direct relatives live in Fuzhou, in China’s Fujian Province, they have been unable to go to Taiwan to apply to the government for compensation and have not received any compensation for his death in 50 years.
en 2018/08/07 MAC strongly condemns Kinmen water supply misrepresentation by China https://web.archive.org/web/20190901195229/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3500882 01 September 2019 w:Taiwan News Politics Water supplied to Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen County from Fujian province on the other side of the strait is not free nor a gift, and misrepresentation of this fact by China is strongly condemned, the Mainland Affairs Council said Aug. 5.
en November 05 2022 Philip Sherwell We don’t think China will invade Taiwan. But if they do we’ll fight them w:The Times https://web.archive.org/web/20261019190734/https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/we-dont-think-china-will-invade-taiwan-but-if-they-do-well-fight-them-2ckxwfp79 19 October 2026 0140-0460 181820531 Across the water, which is 110 miles wide, is Fujian province, where Xi spent 17 years climbing the political ladder before making the leap to the national stage. Bristling with upgraded naval ports, airbases and missiles trained on Taiwan, Fujian is the most likely launchpad for any Chinese operation.On both sides of the strait, the story of an invasion of Taiwan from Fujian that did go ahead still looms large for locals and leaders, even though it took place more than 350 years ago.
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en nominal province of the c/Republic of China ;; (Taiwan) ;, consisting of Kinmen (Quemoy) and Lienchiang (Matsu) counties Jincheng.
en 2008 zh:陳元陽<t:Yuan-Yang Chen>; zh:李明儒<t:Ming-Ju Lee> 福建省連江縣海洋運動發展策略之研究 Developmental Strategy of Marine Sports in Lien Chiang County, Fujian Province, ROC 管理實務與理論研究 Journal of Management Practices and Principles https://www.airitilibrary.com/Publication/alDetailedMesh?docid=19957654-200803-2-1-62-77-a 2 1 10.29916/JMPP.200803.0005 368019687 Taiwan is good for the marine sports development for its good natural environment. Therefore, it is important to conduct a survey searching for appropriate resources and developing proper strategies for introducing proper marine sports to Taiwanese. This study, supported by the Sports Affairs Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, was to develop marine sports strategies for Lien Chiang County, Fujian Province, ROC. https://web.archive.org/web/20230315155006/https://www.airitilibrary.com/Publication/alDetailedMesh?DocID=19957654-200803-2-1-62-77-a 15 March 2023
en 2014 May w:Godfrey Baldacchino; Huei-Min Tsai Contested enclave metageographies: The offshore islands of Taiwan Political Geography (journal) Political Geography https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629814000146 40 10.1016/j.polgeo.2014.02.002 0962-6298 25104907 16 1 Martial law was lifted from most of the offshore islands in 1987; and then from both island groups of Kinmen (officially, Kinmen county of Fujian province, ROC) and Matsu (Lien-chiang county of Fujian province, ROC) in 1992.
en 2018 May Edward W. Green, Jr. Five Turtles in a Flask: For Taiwan's Outer Islands, an Uncertain Future Holds a Certain Fate https://web.archive.org/web/20230315151230/https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/f6c5884b-914b-4085-81f9-d05fdb770bce/content 15 March 2023 w:University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 28 http://hdl.handle.net/10125/62160 Many Westerners are surprised to learn that Taiwan still maintains these two separate provincial governments. Taiwan’s Fujian Province consists of Kinmen and LianchangLienchiang counties—that is, Quemoy and Matsu—and nothing else.
en 2019/06/04 Kinmen Shueitou Harbor District https://web.archive.org/web/20200920042756/https://www.nfa.gov.tw/eng/index.php?code=list&ids=1203 20 September 2020 w:National Fire Agency Kinmen is under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province, and is composed of 16 big and small islands with a total area of 178.956 square kilometers, while the geology is composed of granite-gneiss.
en July 19, 2020 Han Cheung Taiwan in Time: A provincial government that ruled no land https://web.archive.org/web/20200719184012/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2020/07/19/2003740165 19 July 2020 w:Taipei Times 1563-9525 464696902 Features 8 When the Fujian Provincial Government was defunded, the Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center (zh 金馬聯合服務中心) assumed its responsibilities. The last provincial governor, Chang Ching-sen (zh 張景森), now heads the service center.
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Derived terms
en Fujianese
Related terms
en Hokkien
Translations
province of China
Arabic: ar فُوجْيَان m fujyān
Armenian: hy Ֆուցզյան
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 福建 fuk1 gin3
Eastern Min: cdo 福建 Hók-gióng
Hakka: hak 福建 Fuk-kien, Fuk-kian
Hokkien: nan-hbl 福建 Hok-kiàn
Mandarin: cmn 福建 Fújiàn
Czech: cs Fu-ťien
Esperanto: eo Fuĝjano
Georgian: ka ფუძიენი
Greek: el Φουτσιάν
Hindi: hi फ़ूज्यान m
Hungarian: hu Fucsien
Indonesian: id Fujian
Japanese: ja 福建 ふっけん, Fukken
Korean: ko ^복건, ko ^푸젠
Latvian: lv Fudzjaņa
Lithuanian: lt Fudzianas
Macedonian: mk Фуџиан
Manchu: mnc ᡶᡠᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ, mnc ᡶᡠ ᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ
Okinawan: ryu 福建 ふちゃん, Fuchan/ふっけん, Fukken
Polish: pl Fujian m-in
Russian: ru Фуцзя́нь m
Swedish: sv Fujian
Tagalog: tl Hukyen
Thai: th ฝูเจี้ยน
Tibetan: bo ཧྥུའུ་ཅན་ཞིང་ཆེན
Vietnamese: vi Phúc Kiến
Zhuang: za Fuzgen
See also
References
Further reading
en 2008 Fujian Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee0000unse_l7h3/ 2nd 1 New York Columbia University Press 978-0-231-14554-1 2008009181 212893637 1291-1292 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee0000unse_l7h3/page/1291/
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Etymology 2
From en Fuji -an.
Pronunciation
en /ˈfuːd͡ʒi.ən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fujian3.wav Southern England
Adjective
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Of, from, or related to Mount Fuji.
Proper noun
1
en geology An age from 11.1 to 9.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Miocene.