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Fujian

American  
[fy-jyahn] / ˈfüˈdʒjɑn /
(Older Spelling) Fukien

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a province in southeastern China, opposite Taiwan. 45,845 sq. mi. (118,739 sq. km). Fuzhou.


Fujian British  
/ ˈfuːˈkjɛn /

noun

  1. 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)

  2. any of the Chinese dialects of this province See also Min

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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

Taiwan, Zhejiang and Fujian will be the first to experience heavy rainfall, she added.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Founded in 1991, Anta began far from the glitz and the glamour of Beverly Hills as a small manufacturer in Jinjiang city in the south-eastern province of Fujian.

From BBC Apr. 26, 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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