Fujian

Proper noun (1)

Fujian

1. A geographic region consisting of two provinces in East Asia both known as Fujian, one in mainland China (PRC) and the other in Taiwan (ROC); formerly a single province.
   • The slogan was not entirely empty of positive reformist content, but Hunan was a part of China's battle belt — a line of provinces stretching from Fujian in the East through Jiangxi, Hunan, and into Sichuan. Reform here was a tenuous thing, dependent upon the ebb and flow of outsiders’ ambitions.1978, Angus W. McDonald, Jr., “Power”, in The Urban Origins of Rural Revolution: Elites and the Masses in Hunan Province, China, 1911-1927, University of California Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages...
   • Koxinga’s forces hoped to launch an invasion to recapture the mainland from the Manchus, but instead the Manchu armies captured Taiwan in 1682. For the next 200 years there was substantial migration from the Fujian province across the Taiwan Straits. These immigrants brought with them their culture...1994 July, Robert Storey, “Facts about Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 10–11
   1. A province of the People's Republic of China (mainland China), located on the southeastern coast. Capital: Fuzhou.
      • Taiwan opened the links between its two small islands and China without talking to Beijing, which has grudgingly accepted the move but hasn't said how much it will cooperate. So everyone closely watched how the two ships were greeted in Fuzhou and Xiamen, the cities in the southeast Chinese...2001 January 2, “Taiwanese Vessels Make First Sanctioned Direct Crossings to China”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023
      • While North Korea and the South continue to bicker - most recently over the sinking of a South Korean warship - China and Taiwan have been building closer business ties. One project full of symbolism for the two is an undersea cable project that will link the northern Taiwan town of Tamsui (also...
      • The cable appears to be a replacement for a similar project announced last year to connect Xiamen, a city in China's Fujian Province, to Kinmen, a Taiwanese island within sight of China.2010 June 10, Dan Nystedt, “China and Taiwan Connect on New Undersea Cable Project”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023, Technology
   2. A nominal province of the Republic of China (Taiwan), consisting of Kinmen (Quemoy) and Lienchiang (Matsu) counties. Capital: Jincheng.
      • Taiwan is good for the marine sports development for its good natural environment. Therefore, it is important to conduct a survey searching for appropriate resources and developing proper strategies for introducing proper marine sports to Taiwanese. This study, supported by the Sports Affairs...2008, 陳元陽 [Yuan-Yang Chen], 李明儒 [Ming-Ju Lee], “福建省連江縣海洋運動發展策略之研究 [Developmental Strategy of Marine Sports in Lien Chiang County, Fujian Province, ROC]”, in 管理實務與理論研究 [Journal of Management Practices...
      • Martial law was lifted from most of the offshore islands in 1987; and then from both island groups of Kinmen (officially, Kinmen county of Fujian province, ROC) and Matsu (Lien-chiang county of Fujian province, ROC) in 1992.2014 May, Godfrey Baldacchino, Huei-Min Tsai, “Contested enclave metageographies: The offshore islands of Taiwan”, in Political Geography, volume 40, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16, column 1

Adjective

IPA/ˈfuːd͡ʒi.ən/

Fujian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or related to Mount Fuji.

Proper noun (2)

IPA/ˈfuːd͡ʒi.ən/

the Fujian

1. An age from 11.1 to 9.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Miocene.