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.

Demographics

Han Chinese make up most of the population. Hakka, a Han Chinese people with its own distinct identity, live in the southwestern parts of the province. The She, scattered over mountainous regions in the north, is the largest minority ethnic group of the province. Genetic studies have suggested that a significant proportion of Han Chinese ancestry in Fujian descend (predominantly matrilineally) from pre-Sinicization aborigines.

Related Topics:
Han Chinese - Hakka - She - Minority ethnic group - Sinicization

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Many ethnic Chinese around the world, especially Southeast Asia, trace their ancestry to Fujian. Descendents of Fujian emigrants make up the majority of the majority ethnic Chinese population of Singapore. Fujian, especially Fuzhou, is also the major source of undocumented Chinese American aliens residing in the United States. In some villages, a stay within the United States is considered a rite of passage.

Related Topics:
Southeast Asia - Singapore - Chinese American

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People from Fujian are stereotyped as being clannish, and risk-taking enterpreneurs.

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