Fuchien Province, Republic of China
Fuchien Province (Mandarin pronunciation: [fǔ.tɕjɛ̂n] ⓘ), also romanized as Fujian and rendered as Fukien, is a nominal province of the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan) without formal administrative function. 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".
Fuchien Province
福建省 | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 福建省 (Fújiàn Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | FJ / 閩 (pinyin: Mǐn, POJ: Bân) |
| • Foochow | Hók-gióng |
| • Hokkien POJ | Hok-kiàn |
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Seal of Fujian Province | |
Map showing the de facto territories under the nominal province (red) | |
| Coordinates: 24°25′N 118°19′E | |
| 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 |
| Provincial Government dissolved | 31 December 2018 |
| Named for | |
| Provincial capital | Jincheng, Kinmen (de facto) Foochow (claimed, de jure) |
| Largest city | Jincheng, Kinmen |
| Divisions | 67 counties, 2 cities |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province (nominal) |
| • Body | Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center |
| 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 |
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"Fuchien" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 福建 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Fukien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Fú(zhōu) and Jiàn(zhōu)" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 閩 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 闽 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | [the Mǐn River] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 福建省 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.