Fuqing (Chinese: 福清; pinyin: Fúqīng; Wade–Giles: Fu2-ch'ing1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-chhiaⁿ; Foochow Romanized: Hók-chiăng; also romanized as Hokchia) is a county-level city of Fuzhou in Fujian, China.
It is located in the eastern part of the province, bordering the East China Sea. To the southeast of Fuzhou, It is situated 45 kilometers from Changle International Airport. Fuqing City has a geographical advantage for it is located between Fuzhou and Xiamen, the two largest cities in Fujian Province. This city nowadays grows as an industrial area, supported by a good infrastructure of Fuzhou–Quanzhou Highway and port that faces Taiwan Straits.
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Fuqing, as well as most of the entire Fujian province, is known for its large number of overseas workers ("Huaqiao"). The most common destinations are Japan and England, while others go to Australia, Canada, and the United States.
Fuqing has its own dialect which is closely related to the Fuzhou dialect, although the two are not completely mutually intelligible. Since it is a hilly area where mountains used to isolate each village, there are many variations in the local dialects. Most of its people can also speak Mandarin, which is used in schools, businesses, and to communicate with people from different parts of the province. Fuqing people now are becoming more and more proud of their dialects. Songs sung in Fuqing dialect are available online.
Guangbing(光饼): Guangbing is a bread product that is baked and shaped like a sesame-seeded burger bun top. In the year of 1562, the Japanese invaded Fujian province. General Jiguang Qi was charged to drive the invaders out of Fujian. In order not to let the meal time slow down their marching speed, General Qi invented a kind of bread which was shaped into a ring at that time, so his soldiers could wear a string of those breads around their neck. After the victory, the recipe of this bread product was spread throughout the province and named Guangbing after General Qi. Nowadays, there is no longer a hole in the center of a Guangbing.
Oyster Patties (海蛎饼) Fish Ball (鱼丸） Sweet Potato Ball (番薯丸） Seaweed Cake (紫菜饼）
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