Fujian
Americannoun
noun
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a province of SE China: mountainous and forested, drained chiefly by the Min River; noted for the production of flower-scented teas. Capital: Fuzhou. Pop: 34 880 000 (2003 est). Area: 123 000 sq km (47 970 sq miles)
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any of the Chinese dialects of this province See also Min
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Services on more than 200 ferry routes were suspended in Zhejiang and Fujian, Xinhua said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
The fire in Jinjiang, a shoe manufacturing hub in China’s Fujian province, was the latest in a string of fatal industrial accidents in the world’s second-largest economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Bavi is expected to make landfall or bypass Taiwan on Saturday before hitting the coast of China's Fujian and Zhejiang provinces that evening, state media reported.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
His second escape attempt took place in 2019 when he swam from Shishi city in Fujian province towards Kinmen, a small Taiwanese island.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Among this evidence were the holes that had been built into the vessel’s keel, a typical feature of ships made in China’s Fujian province.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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