Fuqing

Also known as Futsing

'''''' (; Foochow Romanized: Hók-chiăng; also romanized as Hokchia) is a county-level city of Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Fuqing
Settlement.other_name: Futsing
Settlement.settlement_type: County-level city
Settlement.image_caption: On the Longjiang River in Downtown Fuqing
Settlement.image_map: Locator map of Fuqing.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Fujian
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the city centre in Fujian
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Fujian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture-level city

Article

16 sections

Contents

Geography
Climate
Administrative divisions
Economy
Overseas Fuqing People
Local dialect
Regional foods
Festival and special customs
Spring Festival
Lantern Festival
Winter Solstice Festival
Tomb-sweeping Day
Transportation
Notable people from Fuqing
References
External links

'''''' (; Foochow Romanized: Hók-chiăng; also romanized as Hokchia) is a county-level city of Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou.

==Geography== thumb|left|The Lóng River Bridge near the river mouth of the eponymous river in Haikou, dating from the [[Song dynasty.]] Fuqing is located on the north-central section of the coast of Fujian, south of the urban area of Fuzhou and north of Putian. It is the southernmost administrative division of Fuzhou on the mainland and is the only county-level city under the administration of Fuzhou. To the northwest of Fuqing lies Yongtai County, on its northern border is Minhou County, and to its northeast is the district of Changle. The entire southwestern land border is shared with Hanjiang, Putian. The territory of Fuqing also includes over 100 islands, and is connected by road to the major islands of Pingtan County.