Fujian

Fujian ({{zh-cpw |c=福建 |p=Fújiàn |w=Fu-chien}}; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. Fujian borders Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait.

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Postal System Pinyin - Min Nan - Provinces - China - Zhejiang - Jiangxi - Guangdong - Taiwan - Taiwan Strait

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The name Fujian comes from the combination of Fuzhou and Jian'ou, two cities in Fujian. The name was coined during Tang Dynasty.

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Fuzhou - Jian'ou - Tang Dynasty

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Most of Fujian is administered by the People's Republic of China. However, the archipelagoes of Quemoy and Matsu are under the control of the Republic of China based in Taiwan. Thus, de facto there are two provinces (in the sense of government organisations) with the same name. However, the two sides use two different systems of Romanization: the PRC uses Hanyu Pinyin, which renders the name as "Fujian", while the ROC uses Wade-Giles, which renders the name as "Fuchien".

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People's Republic of China - Quemoy - Matsu - Republic of China - Taiwan - De facto - Hanyu Pinyin - Wade-Giles

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Fuzhou is the provincial capital of PRC-controlled Fujian. Quemoy is the seat of the ROC's Fuchien provincial government, though in practice most powers in ROC-controlled Fuchien are delegated to the two counties of Quemoy and Matsu.

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Fuzhou - Quemoy - Matsu

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