Fuchien Province, Republic of China

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Fuchien Province 福建省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	福建省 (Fújiàn Shěng)
• Abbreviation	FJ / 閩 (pinyin: Mǐn, POJ: Bân)
• Foochow	Hók-gióng
• Hokkien POJ	Hok-kiàn
Seal of Fujian Province
Map showing the de facto territories under the nominal province (red)
Coordinates: 24°25′N 118°19′E / 24.417°N 118.317°E / 24.417; 118.317
Country	Republic of China
Jiangnandong Circuit	626
Fujian Circuit	985
Taiwan as a prefecture of Fujian ruled by the Qing dynasty	1684
Taiwan as a province of Qing dynasty formally detached from Fujian	1887
Fujian People's Government	1933—1934
Division of Fujian	17 August 1949
Streamlined	16 July 1956
Demilitarised	7 November 1992
Government functions removed	31 December 2018
Named for	福 Fú: Fuzhou 建 Jiàn: Jianzhou
Provincial capital	Jincheng, Kinmen (de facto)[note 1] Foochow (claimed, de jure)
Largest city	Jincheng, Kinmen
Divisions	67 counties, 2 cities
Government
• Type	Province (nominal)
• Body	Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center[note 2]
Area
• 1948	119,340 km2 (46,080 sq mi)
• 2018	180.4560 km2 (69.6745 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Free area	153,876
• Constitutional claims	41,563,668
Demonym(s)	Fujianese, Fukienese, Kinmenese, Matsunese
Demographics
• Languages and dialects	Min, Mandarin
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (Asia/Taipei)
Postal code	209–212, 890–896
Area code(s)	(0)82, (0)826, (0)836
ISO 3166 code	TW
Website	FKPG.gov.tw

Fuchien
"Fuchien" in Chinese characters
Chinese	福建
Postal	Fukien
Literal meaning	"Fú(zhōu) and Jiàn(zhōu)"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fújiànⓘ Bopomofo [ㄈㄨˊ   ㄐㄧㄢˋ] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (help) Gwoyeu Romatzyh Fwujiann Wade–Giles Fu²-chien⁴ Tongyong Pinyin Fújiàn Yale Romanization Fújyàn MPS2 Fújiàn IPA [fǔ.tɕjɛ̂n] Wu Romanization Foh-ji Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Fuk-kien or Fuk-kian Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fūkgin Jyutping Fuk1gin3 IPA [fʊk̚˥.kin˧] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Hok-kiàn Tâi-lô Hok-kiàn Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Hók-gióng Pu-Xian Min Hinghwa BUC Ho̤h-ge̤̍ng Northern Min Jian'ou Romanized Hŭ-gṳ̿in.g
Abbreviation
Traditional Chinese	閩
Simplified Chinese	闽
Literal meaning	[the Mǐn River]
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǐn Bopomofo [ㄇㄧㄣˇ] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (help) Gwoyeu Romatzyh Miin Wade–Giles Min³ Tongyong Pinyin Mǐn Yale Romanization Mǐn MPS2 Mǐn IPA [mìn] Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Mén Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Máhn Jyutping Man5 IPA [mɐn˩˧] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bân Tâi-lô Bân Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Mìng Pu-Xian Min Hinghwa BUC Máng Northern Min Jian'ou Romanized Mâing
Fujian Province
Chinese	福建省
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fújiàn Shěng Bopomofo [ㄈㄨˊ   ㄐㄧㄢˋ   ㄕㄥˇ] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (help) Gwoyeu Romatzyh Fwujiann Sheeng Wade–Giles Fu²-chien⁴ Shêng³ Tongyong Pinyin Fújiàn Shěng Yale Romanization Fújyàn Shěng MPS2 Fújiàn Shěng IPA [fǔ.tɕjɛ̂n ʂə̀ŋ] Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Fuk-kien-sén or Fuk-kian-sén Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fūkgin Sáang Jyutping Fuk1gin3 Saang2 IPA [fʊk̚˥.kin˧ saŋ˧˥] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Hok-kiàn-séng Tâi-lô Hok-kiàn-síng Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Hók-gióng sēng

Fuchien Province^[I][1] (Mandarin pronunciation: [fǔ.tɕjɛ̂n] ^ⓘ), also romanized as Fujian and rendered as Fukien, is a de jure administrative division of the Republic of China (ROC). Provinces remain a titular division as a part of the Constitution of the Republic of China, but are no longer considered to have any practical administrative function.^[2][3]

It includes three small archipelagos off the coast of the Fujian Province of the People's Republic of China, namely the Matsu Islands, which make up Lienchiang County, and the Wuqiu Islands and Kinmen Islands, which make up Kinmen County. The seat of the administrative centre is Jincheng Township of Kinmen County which serves as its de facto capital. The province is also known as the Golden Horse (traditional Chinese: 金馬; simplified Chinese: 金马; pinyin: jīnmǎ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kim-bé), after the literal reading of the Chinese character abbreviation for "Kinmen-Matsu".

The islands are the only part of a larger province that remain ROC-controlled. The People's Republic of China gained control of the mainland portion in 1949 during the Chinese Civil War. The islands were under military administration during the Cold War; travel restrictions were not lifted until 1992.

Provincial administration was transferred to the national and county governments in 1998 following government reforms. The provincial government was practically abolished in 2018.

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