:Fuqing

File:Fuqing Longjiang Qiao 20120303-04.jpg of the eponymous river in Haikou, dating from the Song dynasty.]]

Fuqing is located on the north-central section of the coast of Fujian, south of the urban area of Fuzhou and north of Putian. It is the southernmost administrative division of Fuzhou on the mainland and is the only county-level city under the administration of Fuzhou. To the northwest of Fuqing lies Yongtai County, on its northern border is Minhou County, and to its northeast is the district of Changle. The entire southwestern land border is shared with Hanjiang, Putian. The territory of Fuqing also includes over 100 islands, and is connected by road to the major islands of Pingtan County.

The highest point of Fuqing is Guya Peak ({{lang-zh|c=古崖山尾|p=Gǔyá Shānwěi}}), which is situated on its border with Minhou County to the north, and has a height of {{convert|1003|m|ft}} above sea level. The northern part of the county-level city is situated in the valley of the Long River ({{lang-zh|s=龙江|t=龍江|p=Lóngjiāng|tr=Dragon River}}), which includes the city's central urban area.

Fuqing has a long indented coastline on the Taiwan Strait, mostly consisting of rocky shores. A prominent part of its territory is the Longgao Peninsula ({{lang-zh|s=龙高半岛|t=龍高半島|p=Lóng-Gāo Bàndǎo|labels=no}}),{{cite web|title=福清龙高半岛地区发现富水地段 |url=https://zrzyt.fujian.gov.cn/zwgk/xwdt/tpxw/201401/t20140113_665418.htm |website=福建省自然资源厅 |publisher=海峡资源报 |date=2014-01-13|language=zh}} named for two of its major towns, Longtian and Gaoshan.{{cite web|title=福清福庐山：矿坑蝶变生态公园 |url=https://zrzyt.fujian.gov.cn/zwgk/xwdt/zrzyyw/202310/t20231016_6273436.htm |website=福建省自然资源厅 |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=zh}} This peninsula also forms two major bays: Fuqing Bay ({{lang-zh|s=福清湾|t=福清灣|p=Fúqīng Wān|labels=no}}) to its north, and Xinghua Bay ({{lang-zh|s=兴化湾|t=興化灣|p=Xīnghuà Wān|labels=no}}) to its south. The jagged coastline has given rise to a multitude of harbors and ports, including Haikou, situated at the mouth of the Lóng.{{cite book |last1=Caldwell |first1=John Cope |title=China Coast Family |date=1953 |publisher=H. Regnery Company |url=https://scalar.chass.ncsu.edu/bodies-and-structures-2/fuqing |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=en}}

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|Feb precipitation mm = 75.9

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|May precipitation mm = 169.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 296.8

|Jul precipitation mm = 177.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 252.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 157.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 53.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 41.7

|Dec precipitation mm = 37.8

|Jan humidity = 71

|Feb humidity = 74

|Mar humidity = 75

|Apr humidity = 76

|May humidity = 78

|Jun humidity = 81

|Jul humidity = 77

|Aug humidity = 77

|Sep humidity = 74

|Oct humidity = 69

|Nov humidity = 70

|Dec humidity = 68

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Subdistricts:

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• Yuping Subdistrict ({{lang|zh|玉屏街道}}) - city center, and location of the city government
• Longshan Subdistrict ({{lang|zh-hans|龙山街道}})
• Longjiang Subdistrict ({{lang|zh-hans|龙江街道}})
• Yinxi Subdistrict ({{lang|zh|音西街道}}) - western part of the main urban area
• Honglu Subdistrict ({{lang|zh|宏路街道}})
• Shizhu Subdistrict ({{lang|zh|石竹街道}})
• Yangxia Subdistrict ({{lang|zh-hans|阳下街道}})

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Towns:

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• Haikou ({{lang|zh-hans|海口镇}}),
• Chengtou ({{lang|zh-hans|城头镇}}),
• Nanling ({{lang|zh-hans|南岭镇}}),
• Longtian ({{lang|zh-hans|龙田镇}}),
• Jiangjing ({{lang|zh-hans|江镜镇}}),
• Gangtou ({{lang|zh-hans|港头镇}}),
• Gaoshan ({{lang|zh-hans|高山镇}}),
• Shabu ({{lang|zh-hans|沙埔镇}}),
• Sanshan ({{lang|zh-hans|三山镇}}),
• Donghan ({{lang|zh-hans|东瀚镇}}),
• Yuxi (Yuki) ({{lang|zh-hans|渔溪镇}}),
• {{ill|Shangjing, Fuqing|lt=Shangjing|zh|上迳镇}} ({{lang|zh-hans|上迳镇}}),
• Xincuo ({{lang|zh-hans|新厝镇}}),
• Jiangyin ({{lang|zh-hans|江阴镇}}),
• Dongzhang ({{lang|zh-hans|东张镇}}),
• Jingyang ({{lang|zh-hans|镜洋镇}}),
• Yidu ({{lang|zh-hans|一都镇}})

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As of 2022, Fuqing's Nominal GDP was US$24.6 billion (CN¥160 billion), ranked 4th among county-level administrative units in Fujian province; its Nominal GDP per capita was US$17,702 (CN¥115,067).

Industries that contribute to GDP for 2017:

Total GDP:

Fuqing, as well as most of the rest of Fujian, is known for its large number of emigrants, or huaqiao. The first wave of emigration{{Cite web |url=http://www.theasiamag.com/archives/2007/the-fuqing-connection |title=The Fuqing connection | asia! Through Asian Eyes |access-date=2013-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305145845/http://www.theasiamag.com/archives/2007/the-fuqing-connection |archive-date=2014-03-05 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://ericellis.com/archive/chinaos1.htm | title=THE INVISIBLE POWERHOUSE OF ASIA Eric Ellis|website=Theasiamag.com}} started in late 19th century; the most common destinations during that time were Indonesia, Singapore, and East Malaysia. Some became among the richest men in Southeast Asia, e.g. Sudono Salim (Salim Group), Hendra Rahardja, Rachman Halim (Gudang Garam), Henry Kwee Hian Liong (Pontiac Land Group).

Overseas Fuqingese assembled into associations for mutual support, including the [http://www.iafqc.com/sc/pages.php?pid=7 International Association of Fuqing], Perkumpulan Fuqing (Indonesia), and Singapore Futsing Association.

{{Main|Fuqing dialect}}

File:Fuqing Ruiyun Ta 20120303-23.jpg (:zh:瑞云塔). Late Ming Dynasty]]

Fuqing has its own dialect ({{lang-zh|s=福清话|t=福清話|p=Fúqīnghuà}}, Bàng-uâ-cê: Hók-chiăng-uâ, IPA in the local dialect: /{{IPA|huʔ˥ tsʰiaŋ˥ ŋuɑ˦˨}}/), classified as part of the Houguan branch of Eastern Min. It is closely related to the Fuzhou dialect, and the two are mutually intelligible to quite a high extent, although not completely.{{cite journal |last1=Norman |first1=Jerry |title=A Preliminary Report on the Dialects of Mintung |journal=Monumenta Serica |date=1977 |volume=33 |pages=326–348 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40726246 |access-date=12 December 2023 |issn=0254-9948 |quote=The natives consider most of the dialects of the area mutually intelligible and commonly speak to one another, each using his own local form of speech. It was my impression, however, that the differences among the dialects which I had a chance to record are considerable and that unpracticed speakers from peripheral areas might have some difficulty in communicating with one another.}}{{cite journal |last1=Inoue |first1=Fumio |title=Continuum of Fujian language boundary perception: dialect division and dialect image |journal=Dialectologia: revista electrònica |date=2018 |pages=147–180 |url=https://raco.cat/index.php/Dialectologia/article/view/334699/425530 |access-date=12 December 2023 |issn=2013-2247|quote=[M]ost of the students marked a restricted area, including only Fuzhou and Fuqing. Most responses had diameters between 200 and 300 kilometers.}} Due to the hilly terrain and the isolation between villages, there is a large amount of dialectal variation.{{cite book |last1=Feng |first1=Aizhen 馮愛珍 |title=《福清方言研究》 Fuqing Fangyan Yanjiu |date=1993 |publisher=社會科學文獻出版社 |location=Beijing |isbn=7800503909}}

Songs sung in Fuqing dialect are available online.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

Most of its people can also speak Mandarin,{{cn|date=December 2023}} which is used in schools, businesses, and to communicate with people from different parts of the province.

There are also scattered villages that speak predominantly Southern Min varieties, with their populations coming from the Jinjiang, Zhangpu and Hui'an, among other areas of southern Fujian. However, their dialects have diverged significantly from the mainstream Hokkien varieties, such as in the use of /{{IPAlink|y}}/ as a phoneme, and the use of vocabulary items closer to that of the Eastern Min varieties, such as {{wikt-lang|zh|俊}} (BUC: cóng, IPA: /{{IPA|tsoŋ}}/) instead of {{wikt-lang|zh|媠}} (POJ: súi) for "beautiful, good-looking".

In addition, there are villages that speak a form of Putian dialect, mostly near the border with Putian, with the distinctive use of /{{IPAlink|ɬ}}/ instead of /{{IPA|s}}/ or /{{IPA|θ}}/ more common in the Fuqing dialect.

Fuqing is located in the coastal hills, subtropical climate, warm and rainy, but the river is short and shallow. Rich in species while not rich in harvest. Therefore, the important staple food in Fuqing is sweet potato. Non-staple food is dominated by various marine food. Many traditional snacks are made from sweet potato and seafood.{{cite web |url=http://news.52fuqing.com/newsshow-1047681.html |title=地方食俗：福清传统一日三餐饮食习惯_福清人文_资讯频道_爱福清网 |website=News.52fuqing.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203013853/http://news.52fuqing.com/newsshow-1047681.html |archive-date=2017-12-03}}

File:Fuqing Guangbing's two sides.png

Guangbing ({{lang|zh-hans|光饼}}): Guangbing is a bread product that is baked and shaped like a sesame-seeded burger bun top. In 1562, the Japanese invaded Fujian province. General Qi Jiguang was charged to drive the invaders out of Fujian. In order not to let the meal time slow down their marching speed, General Qi invented a kind of bread which was shaped into a ring at that time, so his soldiers could wear a string of those breads around their neck. After the victory, the recipe of this bread product was spread throughout the province and named Guangbing after General Qi. Nowadays, there is no longer a hole in the center of a Guangbing, and there are various kinds of Guangbing developed in different areas in Fujian province, which don't look the same. Fuqing Guangbing is made of the flour, sugar and salt which are all locally produced, as well as the excellent Fuqing sesame seeds, which are very big and taste better than ordinary small sesame seeds. Guangbing was handed down by people to commemorate Qi Jiguang's achievements, which has been used and developed to this day. The people of Fuqing not only passed down the making method of Guangbing, but also passed down the culture to make ritual offerings, Guangbing, to their ancestors.

Oyster Patties ({{lang|zh-hans|海蛎饼}}): Oyster patties are a fried snack made of rice flour (pulp), soya bean powder (pulp), oyster, pork, cabbage and seaweed.{{Cite web |url=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/fujian/fuzhou/dining.htm |title=Fuzhou Dining: Traditional Dises, Local Snacks, Western Restaurants |access-date=2017-12-02 |archive-date=2017-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203082854/https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/fujian/fuzhou/dining.htm |url-status=dead }}

Fish Ball ({{lang|zh-hans|鱼丸}}): Fuqing fish balls are balls of fish mince made from eels, mackerel or freshwater fish, and sweet potato flour mixed evenly to make its wrappers. Inside, they contain the mince of pork or shrimp.

Sweet Potato Ball ({{lang|zh-hans|番薯丸}}): Sweet potato balls have a wrapper made of starch and sweet potato flour. The mince is made of oyster, seaweed and pork. Sweet potato balls represent family reunion.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Seaweed Cake ({{lang|zh-hans|紫菜饼}}): Seaweed cakes are made of flour and seaweed, traditionally using a stone oven.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Fuqing has some special customs different from other areas in China, which reflects the local history and culture. Fuqing customs have four obvious influences:

(1) the legacy of ancient Yue;

(2) ancient Central Plains culture;

(3) religion, especially Buddhism and Taoism;

(4) in modern times, foreign culture

Unlike other areas of China, the top part of the couplets traditionally put up during the Chinese New Year are white, not red. It is said that in 1562 on New Year's Eve, when the Japanese invaded Fuqing, people had to escape shortly after putting up the Spring Festival couplets. Upon returning after General Qi Jiguang's victory, people changed the couplets from red, which represents joy and celebration, into green or added white on the top to mourn for their family and friends who had died in the conflict.{{cite web |url=http://www.fqqxb.com/Article/mswh/200901/181.html |title=福清春节习俗 |website=Fqqxb.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114528/http://www.fqqxb.com/Article/mswh/200901/181.html |archive-date=2017-12-04}}

On the first day of the new year, people in Fuqing like many across the Eastern Fujian region commonly eat xianmian ({{lang-zh|s=线面|p=xiànmiàn}}), an extra-thin wheat noodle, with the addition of two duck eggs to represent longevity. In the local language, the term for "duck egg" ({{lang-zh|s=鸭卵}}, BUC: ák-lâung) has a pronunciation similar or the same as that of "suppress chaos" ({{lang-zh|s=压乱}}, BUC: ák-lâung); thus the eggs represent peace and stability.{{cite web |title=闽台传统祈福纳祥文化的主要内涵（上）_福州档案信息网 |url=https://daj.fuzhou.gov.cn/zz/wszt/tslm/msfq/202302/t20230213_4536599.htm |website=daj.fuzhou.gov.cn |access-date=7 May 2024 |date=13 February 2023}} The dish is often given the name 'peace noodles' ({{lang-zh|s=太平面|p=tàipíng miàn}}). A similar combination is also commonly eaten on birthdays, where it is dubbed 'longevity noodles' ({{lang-zh|s=长寿面|p=chángshòu miàn}}).

The second day of the new year is the day to visit and comfort the family that have lost their family members in the previous year ({{lang-zh|s=拜初二|p=bài chū'èr}}, alternatively in {{lang-zh|s=拜新座|p=bài xīnzuò}}). On that day, people thus avoid visiting families where nobody died in the previous year, regarding such a visit as unlucky.{{cite web |title=福清初二不能拜年，那就在家烰嗲饼吧！ |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/58426066_349454 |website=www.sohu.com |access-date=7 May 2024}}

The main customs of the Lantern Festival include eating yuanxiao, dragon and lion dance, Shehuo, lantern riddles, stilt, boat, row, and walking on the Li Bridge.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tech-food.com/kndata/detail/k0195406.htm|title=福清元宵节习俗_中国习俗_习俗文化_食品科技网|website=Tech-food.com|access-date=27 June 2022}}

The most important part of the winter solstice festival is making glutinous rice balls and preparing the red-orange and ten pairs of chopsticks. The red-orange stands for blessing and the ten pairs of chopsticks stand for family reunion. People also light a pair of red candles to represent prosperity.[http://www.sohu.com/a/122173019_482304] {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

The essential part of the Qingming Festival is to offer sacrifices that are often made from paper, as well as fire incense and firecrackers in front of the tomb. After sweeping the tomb, people take some pine branches or flowers back home for good luck.

Fuqing has two railway stations. Fuqing railway station was opened on April 26, 2010, on the Fuzhou–Xiamen railway, and is situated south of the urban area. A second railway station, Fuqing West railway station on the Fuzhou–Xiamen high-speed railway, was opened to the public on September 28, 2023.{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Zhenmao 黎臻懋 |last2=Yu |first2=Yaping 俞雅萍 |title=福厦高铁开通 福清西站迎来首趟经停列车 - 本网原创 - 东南网 |url=https://fq.fjsen.com/2023-09/28/content_31422321.htm |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=fq.fjsen.com |date = 2023-09-28|language=zh}}

The principal means of public transportation within the city is the bus system, with most of the towns of the peninsula also being served.{{cite news |last1=Bian |first1=Junkai 卞军凯 |title=福州：“客货邮”合一 公交车送快件进村 -民生 - 东南网 |url=https://fjnews.fjsen.com/2023-11/15/content_31457678.htm |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=fjnews.fjsen.com |language=zh}}

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• Oei Wie Gwan Indonesian Businessman, Founder of Djarum Clove Cigarette
• Ye Xianggao (1559–1627), Senior Grand Secretary of the Ming dynasty.
• Hou Jianguo (born 1959), president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Wu Gan (born 1972), human rights activist
• Zheng Xingjuan (born 1989), high jumper
• Xu Yunli (born 1987), Chinese volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist at Rio 2016
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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090714172241/http://www.fuqing.gov.cn/ 福清市人民政府网站] - Fuqing Municipal Government

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