Capital of Fujian, China
About Fuzhou
Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China, lying between the Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Mindong linguistic and cultural region.
Names
The Yuanhe Maps and Records of Prefectures and Counties, a Chinese geographical treatise published in the 9th century, says that Fuzhou's name came from Mount Futo a mountain northwest of the city. The mountain's name was then combined with -zhou, meaning "settlement" or "prefecture", in a manner similar to many other Chinese cities. During the Warring States period, the area of Fuzhou was sometimes referred to as Ye (Chinese: 冶), and Fuzhou was incorporated into China proper during Qin dynasty. The city's name was changed numerous times between the 3rd and 9th centuries before finally settling on Fuzhou in 948. In Chinese, the city is sometimes referred to by the poetic nickname Rongcheng (Chinese: 榕城; Foochow Romanized: Ṳ̀ng-siàng), lit. 'The Banyan City'. …
History
Bone analysis has found genetic connections between the ancient inhabitants of Xiying (7300–6500 BC) and Austronesian peoples. The Keqiutou site (6500–5000 BC) appears to have been a planned settlement and is the oldest known site of rice cultivation in Fujian. Artifacts from these sites appear connected to the Dapenkeng culture (6000–4500 BC) on Taiwan. The Fuzhou area was also the site of the Huqiutou (虎丘頭文化; c. 5000 BC) and Tanshishan (曇石山文化; c. 3000 BC) neolithic cultures. During the Warring States period (5th–3rd centuries BC), the Chinese began referring to the present area of Fujian as Minyue, reckoning their people among the Baiyue who once inhabited most of southeastern China. In 306 BC, the state of Yue originally centered on the Shaoxing area of Zhejiang Province fell to Chu. …
Geography
Fuzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) influenced by the East Asian monsoon; the summers are long, very hot and humid, and the winters are short, mild and dry. In most years, torrential rain occurs during the monsoon in the second half of May. Fuzhou is also liable to typhoons in late summer and early autumn. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 11.4 °C (52.5 °F) in January to 29.4 °C (84.9 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 20.5 °C (68.9 °F). With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 26% in March to 51% in July, the city receives 1,607 hours of bright sunshine annually. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from −1.9 °C (29 °F) on 25 January 2016 to 41.9 °C (107 °F) on 24 July 2022. Snow is very rare, having covered the ground last times in February 1957, December 1975 and December 1991. …
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