Putian
| Putian 莆田市 | |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
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 Location of Putian in Fujian | |
  Putian Location in China | |
| 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 |
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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.
History
Imperial era
Putian was first founded as an administrative area in the year of 568 as a county during the Liang Dynasty.
Putian was later re-estalished as a military adminitrative division during the Song Dynasty with the migration of Han Chinese military families and soldiers into the area from Northern China during the period.
The city greatly prospered during the Ming Dynasty.
Administration
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
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
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
Meizhou Island, most famous for being the legendary birthplace of the goddess Matsu, is located closely offshore of Putian.
College and universities
References
- 1 2 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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