Maps of Fujian

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Other names of Fujian:
Min (short form)
Fukien (Old Name)

Adjective: Fujianese (Uncommon)

Geography
Fujian is situated in the transition zone between China's subtropical south and temperate east coast.  The coastal area of Fujian are lined with many fishing villages.  The western mountains are suitable for tea plantations.

History
Fujian had been historically a poor province.  The Fujianese and Cantonese are the two main groups that emigrate from China.  Fujian's Changle harbour, near Fuzhou, had risen to fame because it is from this harbour that Zheng He (Cheng Ho) and his large convoy departed during the Ming Dynasty to the Indian Ocean which reached as far as to Kenya in East Africa.  Since the 1200's, Chinese people, mostly from Fujian, left the Mainland in large numbers to settle on the Island of Taiwan.  The aboriginal peoples of Polynesian origin, were displaced into the mountains and the east coast of Taiwan. 

Culture
The Wuyi Mountain area is well-known in China for its teas.  There are two major language groups in Fujian, the  Minnan and the Fuzhou (Fuchow).  Minnan is almost identical to the local language used in Taiwan (although Mandarin is the only official language on both sides of the Taiwan Straight).  The neighbouring region of Chaosan (Chiuchow) in Guangdong Province, speaks a language closely resembling Minnan.  Minnan is spoken in Chinese communities in the Philippines, Indonesia, New York City, and to a lesser extent in Singapore and Malaysia.    

Fujian Today
Recently, many workers originating from coastal Fujian villages risk their lives to travel to foreign countries for better wages.  Unfortunately some of them are treated inhumanely by "people smugglers".  Overfishing, a global problem, is a potential problem that threatens many coastal villages.  Fujian is hit by numerous typhoons in the summer.

• Interface is very similar to Google Maps
• Click on the orange squares, they represent major metropolitan areas where detailed street maps are available.
• Very detailed mapping for the country side including names of many small villages
• Subway routes included for major cities, but stations are not shown.
• Accurate highway information but some projection errors are found in known areas.
• User-friendliness: 4/5
• Printer-friendliness: 4/5 (Use the print command on the top right hand corner)

• First Interactive Maps of China
• Accurate information on streets and highways of most major cities in China.  Relative lack of information on rural areas.  As many other maps of China, it has difficulties catching up with the extreme speed of infrastructure construction. Some erroneous information on roads, for instance, a few highways are not actually highways.
• Select city, province or regions in the middle column and go from there.
• The Zoom tool is on the right margin of the map window.
• User-friendliness: 3/5
• Printer-friendliness: 4/5

• Map not available yet, satellite photo only

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