Fuqing

For the Manchu general, see Fuqing (Manchu general).
Fuqing
福清市
County-level city

On the Longjiang River in Downtown Fuqing

Location of Fuqing City within Fuzhou City
Fuqing

Location of the city centre in Fujian

Coordinates: 25°43′N 119°23′E / 25.717°N 119.383°E / 25.717; 119.383Coordinates: 25°43′N 119°23′E / 25.717°N 119.383°E / 25.717; 119.383
Country People's Republic of China
Province Fujian
Prefecture-level city Fuzhou
Website www.fuqing.gov.cn

 Fuqing  (Chinese: 福清; pinyin: Fúqīng; Wade–Giles: Fu2-ch'ing1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-chhiaⁿ; Foochow Romanized: Hók-chiăng; also romanized as Hokchia) is a county-level city of Fuzhou Prefecture in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.

Geography

The Longjiang Bridge near the mouth of the eponymous river, in Haikou Town. Song Dynasty

Fuqing is located in the north-central part of Fujian's sea coast, south of Fuzhou and north of Putian. It has a long indented coast line on the Taiwan Strait, to the south of Fuzhou.

The northern part of the county-level city, including the city's central urban area, is in the valley of the Longjiang River. The southern part includes a number of peninsulas with highly indented coast.

Administrative division

Subdistricts:

  • Yuping Subdistrict (玉屏街道) - city center, and location of the city government
  • Longshan Subdistrict (龙山街道)
  • Longjiang Subdistrict (龙江街道)
  • Yinxi Subdistrict (音西街道) - western part of the main urban area
  • Honglu Subdistrict (宏路街道)
  • Shizhu Subdistrict (石竹街道)
  • Yangxia Subdistrict (阳下街道)

Towns:

  • Haikou (海口镇),
  • Chengtou (城头镇),
  • Nanling (南岭镇),
  • Longtian (龙田镇),
  • Jiangjing (江镜镇),
  • Gangtou (港头镇),
  • Gaoshan (高山镇),
  • Shabu (沙埔镇),
  • Sanshan (三山镇),
  • Donghan (东瀚镇),
  • Yuxi (渔溪镇),
  • Shangjing (上迳镇),
  • Xincuo (新厝镇),
  • Jiangyin (江阴镇),
  • Dongzhang (东张镇),
  • Jingyang (镜洋镇),
  • Yidu (一都镇)

Economy

Fuqing is situated 45 kilometres (28 mi) to the south from Changle International Airport. This city nowadays grows as an industrial area, supported by a good infrastructure of Fuzhou–Quanzhou Highway, Fuzhou–Xiamen Railway (Fuqing Railway Station), and a port (Fuqing Port, 福清港) on the Taiwan Strait.

Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant is under construction near Sanshan Town, on the southern coast of the county.

Overseas Fuqing

Fuqing, as well as most of other Fujian, is known for its large number of emigrants, or huaqiao. The first wave of emigration [1][2] started in 1940s; most common destinations during that time were Indonesia, Singapore, and East Malaysia. Despite their humble beginnings, some of them managed to be the richest men in Southeast Asia, e.g. Sudono Salim (Salim Group), Mochtar Riady (Lippo Group), Hendra Rahardja, Rachman Halim (Gudang Garam), and Robert Kuok.

Association: International Association of Fuqing, Perkumpulan Fuqing (Indonesia), and Singapore Futsing Association.

Local dialect

Guardian figures, Ruiyun Pagoda (zh:瑞云塔). Late Ming Dynasty

Fuqing has its own dialect which is closely related to the Fuzhou dialect, although the two are not completely mutually intelligible. Since it is a hilly area where mountains used to isolate each village, there are many variations in the local dialects. Most of its people can also speak Mandarin, which is used in schools, businesses, and to communicate with people from different parts of the province. Fuqing people now are becoming more and more proud of their dialects. Songs sung in Fuqing dialect are available online.

Regional foods

Guangbing (光饼): Guangbing is a bread product that is baked and shaped like a sesame-seeded burger bun top. In the year of 1562, the Japanese invaded Fujian province. General Qi Jiguang was charged to drive the invaders out of Fujian. In order not to let the meal time slow down their marching speed, General Qi invented a kind of bread which was shaped into a ring at that time, so his soldiers could wear a string of those breads around their neck. After the victory, the recipe of this bread product was spread throughout the province and named Guangbing after General Qi. Nowadays, there is no longer a hole in the center of a Guangbing.
Oyster Patties (海蛎饼) Fish Ball (鱼丸） Sweet Potato Ball (番薯丸） Seaweed Cake (紫菜饼）

Famous people from Fuqing

References

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