FujianProvince(Minforshort)islocatedonthesoutheastcoastofChina,withFuzhouastheprovincialcapital.FujianisalsothehomeofmanyoverseasChinese.

　　FujianProvincefacesTaiwanProvinceacrosstheTaiwanStraits.Itissituated115'50"-120'47"eastlongitudeand23'30"-28'19"northlatitudewithanareaofmorethan120,000squarekilometers.MountainsandhillsmakeupthevastmajorityofFujian'sterritory,whileonlynarrowstripsoftheeastseasideareplains.Fujianhasazigzagcoastlineof2,120kilometersdottedwith1,202offshoreislands,withafishingareaof136,000squarekilometers.Mostofitsriversemptyintotheseaseparately.

　　Fujianhaswell-developedagriculture,forestryandfishery.Itsmild,humid,subtropicalandmarineclimateisespeciallyconducivetocropproduction.Sugarcane,peanuts,tea,tobacco,rubber,juteandbluishdogbaneareFujian'smajorcashcrops.Orange,longan,lichi,pineapple,loquatandbananaarethesixfamousfruitsofFujian.Itsindustriesofbuildingmaterials,forest,lightindustry,electronics,chemical,machinery,andpapermakingoccupyimportantplacesinthecountry.

　　Fujianisblessedwitharichhistory,famoushistoricalsitesandbeautifulnaturallandscapes,makingitauniquetouristattraction.Itsnumeroustouristattractionsincludemountains,riversandwell-knowncities.Quanzhou,oneofChina'sfamoushistoricandculturalancientcities,isahumanandscenicspotapprovedbytheUNESCO;Xiamen,knownasthe"GardenontheSea",isapicturesquespecialeconomiczone;WuyiMountain,inscribedontheWorldHeritageList,isfamousforitspeaksandWuyitea;theKaiyuanTempleinQuanzhou,theYongquanTempleinFuzhou,theGuanghuaTempleinPutianandtheNanshanTempleinZhangzhouarethefourfamousgrandancienttemplesinFujian.Inaddition,therearehistoricalrelicsleftbehindbyZhuXiandZhengChenggong.