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| Cities: Ningde | Quanzhou
| Sanming | Xiamen
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| Location: Situated on the southeast China coast,
Fujian Province is separated by a 180-km strait from Taiwan, the largest
island in China. |
| Area: 121,400 sq km |
| Climate: Fujian has a sub-tropical climate, warm
and humid. There is distinct difference in climate between north and
south, coastal and inland regions, and valleys and mountains. It has
an annual temperature of 17°-21°C and an annual precipitation
of 1,100-2,000 mm, both increasing from northwest to southeast. Typhoons
occur frequently from July to September. |
| Provincial capital: Fuzhou |
| Population: 34.71 millions (March 2001) |
| Ethnic groups: Han, and the She, Hui and Gaoshan
ethinic groups. |
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