Fuzhou

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Fuzhou

Total population

4,180,000

Air quality index

25Good

Elevation42 m

WeatherAvg high 75°F

Coordinates27.95°, 116.35°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China, lying between the Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Mindong linguistic and cultural region.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Wang Anshi

Song Dynasty chancellor and poet (1021-1086)

Tang Xianzu

Chinese playwright (1550-1616)

Rao Shushi

Chinese politician (1903-1975)

Li Jingquan

Chinese politician (1908-1989)

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Zhang Zhong

Taoist mystic

R

Rao Yi

Chinese neurobiologist

Y

Yan Shu

Chinese statesman, poet, calligrapher and literary figure of the Song dynasty

W

Wang Pang

Song dynasty person (CBDB = 3968)

Y

You Yu

Qing dynasty person CBDB = 90460

X

Xu Can

Chinese boxer

Y

Yao Bin

Chinese agronomist

W

Wan Leqi

Chinese Go player

W

Wang Zixin

Chinese Go player

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Gao Jiamin

Chinese wushu practitioner

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Lu Tiansheng

Chinese Go player

Z

Zoelly Wu

Chinese television presenter

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Jiangxi

• Luohu
  8.3 mi away
• Sunfang
  11.9 mi away
• Huwan
  12.2 mi away
• Maxu
  14.4 mi away
• Gangshangji
  15.2 mi away
• Lixu
  18.8 mi away
• Dagang
  19.4 mi away
• Huxu
  20.6 mi away
• Baixu
  22.5 mi away
• Xushangqiao
  22.5 mi away
• Xiabuji
  25 mi away
• Dongxiang
  25.5 mi away · pop. 22,800

Browse all places in Jiangxi →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Fuzhou

Fuzhou fu zhi

Fujin Luo · 1729

Fuzhou Fu zhi

1975

Hongzhi Fuzhou fu zhi

Zhe Li · 1990

弘治撫州府志

1990

Zhongguo min jian gu shi quan shu

Gengsheng Bai · 2006

Fuzhou Diqu dang shi da shi ji

Maozhi Fan · 1990

Jiangxi Sheng Fuzhou Shi 2000 nian ren kou pu cha zi liao

Zhijian Lin · 2002

Jiangxi Sheng Fuzhou Shi lü you ye fa zhan gui hua, 2001 nian-2020 nian

Fuzhou Shi (China) · 2002

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Daurian Redstart

Phoenicurus auroreus

Seen 2025-12-27

Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Seen 2025-05-23

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Seen 2025-05-23

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2025-05-23

Light-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus sinensis

Seen 2025-05-23

Pomelo

Citrus maxima

Seen 2025-01-25

Plains Cupid

Luthrodes pandava

Seen 2024-10-01

Cuneopsis heudei

Cuneopsis heudei

Seen 2024-09-16

Distoechodon tumirostris

Distoechodon tumirostris

Seen 2024-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Fuzhou, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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