Putian
| Putian 莆田市 |
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 Location of Putian in Fujian |
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 Putian
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| Coordinates: 25°26′N 119°01′E / 25.433°N 119.017°ECoordinates: 25°26′N 119°01′E / 25.433°N 119.017°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Yang Gensheng |
| • Deputy Mayor | Liang Jianyong |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,200 km2 (1,600 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,860,000 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,125,000 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 351100 |
| Area code(s) | 0594 |
| GDP | 2015[1] |
| - Total | CNY 167.0billion (USD 25.70billion) |
| - per capita | CNY 58,596 (USD 9,014) |
| - Growth |  14.5% |
| License Plate Prefixes | 闽B |
| Local variety | Puxian Min |
| Website | www |
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Putian (Chinese: 莆田) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou City to the north, Quanzhou City to the south, and the Taiwan Strait's Xinghai Bay to the east.[2] The Mulan River flows through the southern part of the city.
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History[edit]
Putian was first established during the Song Dynasty with the migration of Han Chinese into the area from Northern China during the period.
Administration[edit]
Putian's municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Chengxiang District (城厢区), together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux. The municipal region comprises three other districts and one county:
- Hanjiang District (涵江区)
- Licheng District (荔城区)
- Xiuyu District (秀屿区)
- Xianyou County (仙游县)
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Languages and ethnic groups[edit]
The Han Chinese are the majority ethnic group.
Puxian Min is the largest dialect spoken in Putian. It is a dialect of Min, a Chinese language.
Economy[edit]
Putian has become an export base for Fujian products. The main industries are shoe-making, brewing, electronics, garments, fruits, vegetables, and machinery, electrical goods.[3] In particular, the area is known for high-quality counterfeits of shoes[4] and the domination of Chinese private healthcare.[5][6]
Tourism[edit]
Meizhou Island, most famous for being the legendary birthplace of the goddess Matsu, is located closely offshore of Putian.
College and universities[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 莆田市2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 (in Chinese). Putian Municipal Statistic Bureau. 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ Litchi City Putian
- ^ China today
- ^ Schmidle, Nicholas (2010-08-19). "Inside the Knockoff-Tennis-Shoe Factory". New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "The Putian phenomenon". Week in China. HSBC. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Baidu's "moral dilemma" – How a Cancer Case aroused National Attention". China Spoon. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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