Fujian 福建

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Fújiàn 福建 Other names include: Mǐnyuè 閩越

Nearby Locations: Zhèjiāng 浙江 province to the northeast Anhuī 安徽 province to the west Guǎngdōng 廣東 province to the southwest Important Cities: Fúzhōu 福州 Xiàmén 廈門 Quánzhōu 泉州

South China Region

Geography Portal

Fújiàn 福建 is a province on the southeast coast of China. Until 1885 it included the island of Táiwān 台灣.

Important Buddhist Sites

• Nanputuo Temple 南普陀寺 is located in Xiàmén 廈門

Other Notes

• Yuányīng 圓瑛 was born in Gǔtián County 古田縣 in 1878
• Miàoshàn 妙善 (1827-1923) was born in Shòuníng County 壽寧縣 in 1827
• Cíháng 慈航 (1895-1954) was born in Jiànníng County 建寧縣 in 1895

References and Resources

• Sample Historical Maps of Fújiàn generated from the CHGIS Database