Haidao

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 海島／海岛 (Hǎidǎo, literally “islands in the sea”).

zh-l

In particular, one incident occurred at around 1100 (local time) on 27th May involving Zhexiangyu 3396 and 3398, two iron-clad trawlers of Gongdong village under Haidao township of Xiapu county.

1996, Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific, numbers 2665-2678, British Broadcasting Corporation, →OCLC, page 3:

The villages of Tailu, Beijiao, and Xiubang in the Tailu township in Lienchiang county and Kungtung, Kunghsi, Yantai, and Wenwo in Haidao township in Xiapu county in Fujian Province were randomly selected for this cross-sectional investigation, which took place from July, 2011 to November, 2011.[...]
Inclusion criteria were voluntary participants aged 30 years or more living in Tailu and Haidao townships for more than 5 years.

2014, Pengli Zhu, Feng Huang, Fan Lin, Qiaowei Li, Yin Yuan, Zhonghai Gao, Falin Chen, “The Relationship of Retinal Vessel Diameters and Fractal Dimensions with Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Risk Factors”, in PLOS One, volume 9, number 9, →DOI, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-06-29, page 2, column 1:

Inhabitants of four villages in Haidao, Xiapu County, and three villages of Tailu, Lianjiang County, in Fujian Province, China, were included in this cross-sectional study, between July and November 2011.

2018, Zhu Pengli, Yuan Yin, Huang Feng, Huang Qiuxia, Li Qiaowei, “A9461 Associations between gene polymorphisms of the apelin–APJ system and the risk of hypertension”, in Journal of Hypertension, →DOI:

An insular township of Xiapu, Ningde, Fujian, China.


Xiapu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 霞浦 (Xiápǔ).

Mr. Hubbard refers to the growth among the Christians at Sharp Peak. Three were received to the Hapuo church on May 12, and the chapel is opened every evening for preaching.

[1889 August, “Foochow Mission. THE RELIGIOUS AWAKENING.”, in The Missionary Herald, volume LXXXV, number VIII, →OCLC, page 329:

In order to receive the Taiwan fishermen compatriots, the Fujian Provincial Revolutionary Committee in early 1978 formally established these reception stations at the four fishing ports of Sansha in Xiapu [Hsiapu],[...]The Sansha reception station in Xiapu received 12 Taiwan fishing boats in 1978 and everytime^([sic]) helped repair the boats and engines, provided fuel and drinking water and purchased grain, meat, vegetables and other foods before they departed.

1979, Daily Report: People's Republic of China, numbers 12-22, →ISSN, →OCLC:

Tropical Storm Kalmaegi slammed into China’s southeastern coast on Friday, after killing six people in neighbouring Taiwan.
The weakening storm made landfall in Xiapu county in Fujian province at 6:10 p.m. (1010 GMT), bringing winds of up to 90 kph the official Xinhua news agency said.

2008 July 18, “Weakened typhoon hits China after 6 die in Taiwan”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-04-07:

2018, Zhu Pengli, Yuan Yin, Huang Feng, Huang Qiuxia, Li Qiaowei, “A9461 Associations between gene polymorphisms of the apelin–APJ system and the risk of hypertension”, in Journal of Hypertension, →ISSN, →OCLC:

On July 15, they set sail for Fuzhou. However, they were struck by a storm on July 18 and floated to Sansha, Xiapu County in Fujian Province. There they got the help of local officials.

2019, Jiangyong Liu, The Diaoyu Islands: Facts and Legality, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 378:


Yong'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永安 (Yǒng'ān).

In Yong’an county, Fujian province, fiberboard is produced from waste lumber.

1982 June, Wu Dongyan, “The Furniture Industry”, in China Reconstructs [中国建设], volume XXXI, number 6, Beijing: China Welfare Institute, →OCLC, page 49:

By the time Comrade Luo Fu⁷⁸ (member of the Military Commission) learned about and objected to this move and the Red Army began to move eastward to Yong’an and Shaxian counties, the favourable situation which had existed in the Fujian People’s Government had changed.

1999 [1995], Chen Yun, Selected Works of Chen Yun, volume I, Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 48:

A county-level city in Sanming, Fujian, China, formerly a county


院下

/ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

(～村) Yuanxia (a village in Shijing, Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


陽塘

/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

(～社區, formerly ～村) Yangtang (a residential community of Dadeng, Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a village)


雙滬

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu⁵¹/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu⁵¹/

(～社區, formerly ～村) Shuanghu (a residential community of Dadeng, Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a village)


嶝崎

/tɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/tɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

(～社區, formerly ～村) Dengqi (a residential community of Dadeng, Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a village)


大嶝

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɤŋ⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɤŋ⁵¹/

(～街道, formerly ～鎮) Dadeng (a subdistrict of Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a town)

(～島) Dadeng Island (an island in Dadeng, Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China)


奎霞

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

(～村) Kuixia (a village in Shijing, Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


院前

/ɥɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ɥɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

(～村) Yuanqian (a village in Shijing, Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


楊山

/jɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/jɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

(～村) Yangshan (a village in Shijing, Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


西福

(～村) Xifu (a village in Shijing, Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


聯豐

/li̯ɛn³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

(～村) Lianfeng (a village in Shijing, Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


東埕

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

(～社區, formerly ～村) Dongcheng (a residential community of Dadeng, Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a village)


溪東

→ English: Xidong, Ch'i-tung

/ɕi⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐi̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐi̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

(～村) Xidong (a village in Shijing, Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


田墘

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻¹¹ kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²³⁻³³ kĩ²³/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻¹¹ kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²³⁻³³ kĩ²³/

(～社區, formerly ～村) Tianqian (a residential community of Dadeng, Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a village)


營前

/iŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/iŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

(～村) Yingqian (a village in Shijing, Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


小嶝

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵¹/

(～社區, formerly ～村) Xiaodeng (a residential community of Dadeng, Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a village)

(～島) Xiaodeng Island (an island in Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China)


前坂

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(～村) Qianban (a village in Shijing, Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


蟳窟

/ɕyn³⁵ kʰu⁵⁵/

/ɕyn³⁵ kʰu⁵⁵/

(～社區, formerly ～村) Xunku (a residential community and former village in Dadeng, Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China)


郭前

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

(～村) Guoqian (a village in Shijing, Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


Shijing

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石井 (Shíjǐng).

The day 1 February marks the 320h anniversary of the recovery of Taiwan by national hero Zheng Chenggong. With profound reverence, this reporter recently paid a visit to Shijing Township of Nanan County, Fujian Province, the hero's native place.

1982 February 12 [1982 February 2], “Beijing Views Native Place of Zheng Chenggong”, in China Report: Political, Sociological and Military Affairs, number 271, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 43:

Shijing, a township in Nan’an County west of Quanzhou was the ancestral home of Zheng Chenggong (1624-1662), also known as Koxinga, the famous Ming loyalist general who succeeded in chasing the Dutch out of Taiwan in the early Qing dynasty.

1990 December, An Ge, “Western Shores of the Straits”, in China Tourism, number 126, H.K. China Tourism Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 20-21:

A town in Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.


Nan'an

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 南安 (Nán'ān).

A county-level city in Quanzhou, Fujian, China.


浯嶼

/u³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(～村) Wuyu (a village in Gangwei, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


港尾

desc

→ English: Gangwei, Chiang-wei, Kang-wei

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bue⁵⁵⁴/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bue⁴¹/

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bue⁵⁵⁴/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bue⁴¹/

(～鎮, formerly ～鄉) Gangwei (a town in Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, formerly a township)


東坑

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

(～村) Dongkeng (a village in Gangwei, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


梅市

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(～社區) Meishi (a residential community of Gangwei, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)

(～村) Meishi (a village in Gangwei, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


格林

(～村) Gelin (a village in Gangwei, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


城外

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɪŋ²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/saŋ¹¹ ŋoi̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɪŋ²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/saŋ¹¹ ŋoi̯⁵⁵/

(～村) Chengwai (a village in Gangwei, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


考後

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

(～村) Kaohou (a village in Gangwei, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


卓岐

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

(～村) Zhuoqi (a village in Gangwei, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


石埠

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹/

(～村) Shibu (a village in Gangwei, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


Longhai

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍海／龙海 (Lónghǎi).

Longhai, in Zhangzhou municipality, is offering a profit tax rebate as an incentive to lure foreign investment.

1996 September 11, “Longhai tax breaks to attract foreigners”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-09-28:


Gangwei

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 港尾 (Gǎngwěi).

Also on 30 April, Trawler No. 1107 of Jinyu Island, Gangwei Town, Longhai County, Zhangzhou City was fishing a few nautical miles off Penghu Island when it was forcibly towed away by a KMT gunboat. The 16 crew members on board were detained for seven days by the garrisoned troops and were only released on 8 May.

1990 May 31 [1990 May 30], “Incidents of Kuomintang Troops Shooting at and Towing Away Fishing Boats Along the Coast of Fujian Province Occur Over and Over Again”, in Daily Report: China, number 105, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from China News Service, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 67, column 1:

The Shenwo gneissic granite (DS-24-2) in the Gangwei area, south of Xiamen, belongs to the southern PDMB.

2012 October, Qian Liu, Jin-Hai Yu, Qin Wang, Bin Su, Mei-Fu Zhou, Hai Xu, Xiang Cui, “Ages and geochemistry of granites in the Pingtan–Dongshan Metamorphic Belt, Coastal South China: New constraints on Late Mesozoic magmatic evolution”, in Lithos, volume 150, →DOI, →ISSN, page 277:

An entrance guard clears mud at the gate of government of Gangwei Township in Longhai of Zhangzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 19, 2013.

2013 July 20, “Cimaron brings heavy rains to Fujian”, in China Internet Information Center, archived from the original on 2013-07-20:

[…]we left Amoy at Four, arrived near Kang Beh [Gangwei 港尾] at 5 1⁄2, and walked Sunday morning before breakfast to the hot springs;[…]

2017, Koos Kuiper, quoting De Grijs, The Early Dutch Sinologists (1854-1900), Brill Publishers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 188:

A town in Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, formerly a township.


坑園

/kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

(～鎮, formerly ～鄉) Kengyuan (a town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, formerly a township)


潘渡

/pʰän⁵⁵ tu⁵¹/

/pʰän⁵⁵ tu⁵¹/

(～鄉) Pandu (a township in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


琯頭

/ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

(～鎮) Guantou (a town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


安凱

/ˀän⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀän⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(～鄉) Ankai (a township in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


曉澳

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(～鎮) Xiao'ao (a town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


浦口

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰou̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰou̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

(～鎮) Pukou (a town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


蓼沿

/li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

/li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

(～鄉) Liaoyan (a township in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


下宮

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

(～鄉) Xiagong (a township in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


敖江

/ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Aojiang (a town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


馬鼻

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi³⁵/

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi³⁵/

(～鎮) Mabi (a town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


苔菉

→ English: Tailu, T'ai-lu

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ lʊk̚²/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ lʊk̚²/

(～鎮) Tailu (a town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)

(～村) Tailu (a village in Tailu, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


小滄

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

(～畲族鄉) Xiaocang (a Shezu township in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


筱埕

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

(～鎮) Xiaocheng (a town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


黃岐

→ English: Huangqi, Huang-ch'i, Huangchi

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

(～半島) Huangqi (a peninsula in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)

(～鎮) Huangqi (a town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


Tailu

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 苔菉 (Táilù).

There is a large surplus of labour in Tailu commune of Lianjiang County, Fujian Province.

1981, Beijing Review, volume 24, →OCLC, page 17:

At about 0110 on 6 August, four crew members of the "Minlianyu 0210" fishing boat of Nan Village of Lianjiang County’s Tailu Town were looking for fishing tackle near the Latou Reef south of the Xiyin Island, when troops of the Taiwan authorities on Xiyin Island fired at them and 28-year old^([sic – meaning year-old]) captain Chen Yingtong of the fishing boat was wounded twice in the left side of his chest.

1995 August 10 [1995 August 9], “ARATS Condemns Killing of Mainland Fisherman”, in Daily Report: China, numbers 95-154, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 68:

The fishing vessel and crew members returned to Tailu township in the early morning of 12th April.[...]two metal-cased trawlers from Tailu township, Lianjiang County[...]

1998, Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific, numbers 3202-3214, BBC Monitoring, →ISSN, →OCLC:

The bus was traveling from Tailu Town, in Lianjiang County, to Fuzhou City. Most of the passengers were residents of Tailu Town.

2004 August 24, “17 Killed as Bus Plummets Down Slope”, in China Internet Information Center, archived from the original on 2004-08-24:

The villages of Tailu, Beijiao, and Xiubang in the Tailu township in Lienchiang county and Kungtung, Kunghsi, Yantai, and Wenwo in Haidao township in Xiapu county in Fujian Province were randomly selected for this cross-sectional investigation, which took place from July, 2011 to November, 2011.[...]
Inclusion criteria were voluntary participants aged 30 years or more living in Tailu and Haidao townships for more than 5 years.

2014, Pengli Zhu, Feng Huang, Fan Lin, Qiaowei Li, Yin Yuan, Zhonghai Gao, Falin Chen, “The Relationship of Retinal Vessel Diameters and Fractal Dimensions with Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Risk Factors”, in PLOS One, volume 9, number 9, →DOI, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2, column 1:

Fishermen reinforce the fishing gear on the shore in Houwan Village of Tailu Town in Lianjiang County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 10, 2018, as Typhoon Maria, the eighth typhoon this year, approaches the Chinese coast.

2018 July 11, “Residents evacuated, boats moored as Typhoon Maria approaches China”, in Yurou, editor, Xinhua News Agency, archived from the original on 2018-07-15:

A town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

A village in Tailu, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China


上塘

→ English: Shangtang, Shang-t’ang

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

(～村) Shangtang (a village in Tailu, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


北茭

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(～村) Beijiao (a village in Tailu, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


橫塍

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

(～村) Hengcheng (a village in Tailu, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


東洛

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

(～村) Dongluo (a village in Tailu, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)

(～島) Dongluo (an island in Dongluo, Tailu, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


茭南

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ nän³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ nän³⁵/

(～村) Jiaonan (a village in Tailu, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


Huangqi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 黃岐／黄岐 (Huángqí).

zh-l

黃岐／黄岐 (Huángqí)

The Luotuan Bay, embraced by the Jianjiang Peninsula in the northeastern part of Luoyuan County and the Huangqi Peninsula in Lianjiang County, is a good deep-water harbour in the southeastern water area of China.

1985, 中國沿海十四城, 北京光明日報社, →OCLC, page 307:

According to Taiwanese media, schema provided by Matsu Defense Command to international media during a recent visit to the island inadvertently confirmed the deployment of the Ray Ting-2000 (“Thunderbolt 2000”) MRL by showing artillery ranges that went well beyond that of artillery pieces deployed on the islands, specifically 240 mm howitzers M1, which can reach targets about 23 km inside China. The schema presented to journalists showed targets 40 km inland, including the Huangqi Peninsula, the entire Minjiang estuary, as well as Pingtan and beyond.

2013 June 11, J. Michael Cole, “Taiwan’s New Rocket Launchers?”, in The Diplomat, archived from the original on 2013-12-22:

Beigan Island belongs to Matsu Islands; the geographical position is located Taiwan's Northwest approximately 114 nautical miles, approaches mainland China Fujian's Minjiang River and Huangci peninsula.

[2020s, “Beigan introduction”, in Beigan Township Administration, Matsu, archived from the original on 2021-06-23:

A peninsula in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

When a fishing boat of Huangqi township of Fujian's Lianjiang county, which was engaged in nongovernmental trade, was having a transaction with a Matzu trader near the waters of Matzu island on the afternoon of 23 April, the troops garrisoned in Matzu opened fire at them, killing one and injuring two.

1995 May 2 [1995 April 28], Zhou Xiang (0719 5046), “Matzu Troops Fire at Fishermen, Killing One”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, numbers 95-084, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 88, column 2:

Cleaners clear the floating waste at a fishing harbour in Huangqi Township of Lianjiang County, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 6, 2017. Local authorities have devoted efforts to regularly clear the floating garbage along the seashore.

2017, “Local authorities make efforts to clear floating garbage along seashore in SE China”, in Zhang Dongmiao, editor, Xinhua News Agency:


海建

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

(～社區) Haijian (a residential community of Huangqi, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


赤才

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

(～村) Chicai (a village in Huangqi, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


海新

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

(～社區) Haixin (a residential community of Huangqi, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


海英

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵⁵/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵⁵/

(～社區) Haiying (a residential community of Huangqi, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


古石

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

(～村) Gushi (a village in Huangqi, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


北厝

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

(～鎮) Beicuo (a town in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


澳前

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

(～鎮) Aoqian (a town in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


白青

/paɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

(～鄉) Baiqing (a township in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


大練

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/

(～鄉) Dalian (a township in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


敖東

/ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Aodong (a town in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


嵐城

/län³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/län³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

(～鄉) Lancheng (a township in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


嶼頭

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

(～鄉) Yutou (a township in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


蘆洋

/lu³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/lu³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

(～鄉) Luyang (a township in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


潭城

/tʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/tʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

(～鎮) Tancheng (a town in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


東庠

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

(～鄉) Dongxiang (a township in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)

(～島) Dongxiang (an island in Dongxiang, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


Pingtan

The shipwrecked group travelled by junk next day to Pingtan Island and four days later sailed to Hongkong.

1957 March 15, “Shipwrecked”, in Peace News, number 1081, page 2:

Peiping radio said a U.S. Navy aircraft violated Chinese Communist air space over Pingtan and White Dog islands off the coastal province of Fukien Sunday and added that a Red foreign ministry spokesman was "authorized to issue its 58th serious warning against the intrusion."

1959 July 20, “U.S. Plane Accused Of Air Violation”, in The Cumberland News, volume 21, number 239, Cumberland, Maryland, sourced from Tokyo (AP), page 1, column 8:

The Chinese military today began a third round of military exercises in waters near Fujian's Pingtan Dao, causing a feeling of insecurity on Wuqiu [Wuchiu], Jinmen [Kinmen], and Mazu [Matsu] that are garrisoned by Taiwan troops.

1996 March 21 [1996 March 18], Jixiong (0149 2623 7160) He, “There Is a Feeling of Insecurity on Jinmen, Mazu, and Other Islands”, in Daily Report: China, numbers 96-056, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 75, column 2:

The author went to Tungchu on 20 March, just two days after the PLA manoeuvres started on Pingtan Island. Though two-thirds of the civilian population had provisionally left Tungchu, the atmosphere was relaxed and, in the five hours spent there, the author was able to hear the remote sound of PRC guns just[…]

1997, Greg Austin, Missile Diplomacy and Taiwan's Future: Innovations in Politics and Military Power, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 14:

The 1.1 billion yuan ($152 million) sea bridge will connect Pingtan Island, located in the Taiwan Strait, to Fuqing, a city on the main landmass of eastern Fujian Province, Xinhua said.

2007 October 13, “China to build sea bridge to 5th-largest island”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-06-15, World News:

Chinese state media said that exercises to simulate an air and sea "blockade" around Taiwan had started Wednesday, but offered little solid evidence to back up the claim. Later Thursday, images showed military helicopters flying past Pingtan island, one of Taiwan's closest points to mainland China.

2022 August 4, Brad Lendon, “China fires missiles near Taiwan in live-fire drills as PLA encircles island”, in CNN, archived from the original on 2022-08-04:

Although some Fuqin City residents have managed to go to the United States illegally, most have chosen to go to Japan, also illegally (Gu 1993). The other sending community is Pingtan County, located east of Fuqin City. Many of its residents have illegally immigrated to Taiwan, which is only about seventy sea miles away (Chang 1995).

1999, Ko-lin Chin, Smuggled Chinese: Clandestine Immigration to the United States, Philadelphia: Temple University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 13:

China held live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepared to arrive in Asia. The exercises took place off the coast of Fujian province opposite Taiwan. A warning issued by the local maritime safety agency said the drills would be conducted near Pingtan, a county about 80 miles from Hsinchu city across the strait in northwestern Taiwan.

2022 July 30, “A roundup of news from around the world.”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-01, National:


右營

/joʊ̯⁵¹ iŋ³⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵¹ iŋ³⁵/

(～社區) Youying (a residential community of Tancheng, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


瑞龍

/ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

/ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

(～社區) Ruilong (a residential community of Tancheng, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


佳林

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lin³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lin³⁵/

(～社區) Jialin (a residential community of Tancheng, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


城東

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/saŋ¹¹ tuŋ²⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/saŋ¹¹ tuŋ²⁴/

(～社區) Chengdong (a residential community of Tancheng, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


桂山

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/kʷɐi̯³³ saːn⁵⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/kʷɐi̯³³ saːn⁵⁵/

(～社區) Guishan (a residential community of Tancheng, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


寶湖

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵/

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵/

(～社區) Baohu (a residential community of Tancheng, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


Tancheng

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 潭城 (Tánchéng).

A town in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China


南賴

/nän³⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹/

/nän³⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹/

(～村) Nanlai (a village in Aoqian, Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


Mulan

en-proper-noun

Mulan (countable and uncountable, plural Mulans)

From Mandarin 木蘭／木兰 (Mùlán, literally “magnolia”).

Any of several places in China:
A river in Fujian, China


秀篆

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³³ syːn²²/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³³ syːn²²/

(～鎮) Xiuzhuan (a town in Zhao'an, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


官陂

/ku̯än⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Guanbei (a town in Zhao'an, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


四都

(～鎮) Sidu (a town in Zhao'an, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)

(～鎮) Sidu (a town in Changting, Longyan, Fujian, China)


靈川

/liŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

/liŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Lingchuan (a town in Chengxiang district, Putian, Fujian, China)


崇安

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/sʊŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔŋ²⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/sʊŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔŋ²⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/

(～街道) Chong'an (a subdistrict of Wuyishan, Nanping, Fujian, China)

(～縣) (historical) Chong'an (a former county of Fujian, China; modern Wuyishan)


鎮前

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sɐn³³ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sɐn³³ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

(～鎮) Zhenqian (a town in Zhenghe, Nanping, Fujian, China)


迪口

/ti³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɪk̚² hɐu̯³⁵/

/ti³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɪk̚² hɐu̯³⁵/

(～鎮) Dikou (a town in Jian'ou, Nanping, Fujian, China)


石陂

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/sɛːk̚² pei̯⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/sɛːk̚² pei̯⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Shibei (a town in Pucheng, Nanping, Fujian, China)


龍湖

/lʊŋ³⁵ xu³⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ wuː²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ou⁵⁵/

/lʊŋ³⁵ xu³⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ wuː²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ou⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Longhu (a town in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


Jinjiang

/d͡ʒɪnˈd͡ʒ(i)æŋ/

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 晉江／晋江 (Jìnjiāng, “Jin River”).

Jacques Amoyt in his volume The Manila Chinese traced Fukienese in the Philippines as originating from six hsien - Chinchiang, Nanan, Huian, T'ungan, Anch'i and Yungch'un and from the cities of Amoy (Hsiamen) and Chinchiang, formerly known as Ch'uanchou. Chinchiang hsien alone contains the ancestral homes of at least 50 percent of the emigrants.

[1976, Robert J. Bolton, “The Minnan Chinese - An Overview A Vignette”, in Treasure Island: Church Growth Among Taiwan's Urban Minnan Chinese [寶島], South Pasadena, Cali.: William Carey Library, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 20:

Another report said some people in Chinchiang in Fukien province saw Lt. Col. Fan flying along the seashore in the wrong direction and decided something must be happening.

[1977 September 25, “Reds reported shocked by Fan's defection to Taiwan”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVIII, number 38, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, columns 1, 2:

Jinhua and others are spending big to get there. In Jinjiang, a city in Fujian Province once known as a shoe-manufacturing center, Jinhua’s new factory is almost finished. Rising five stories and stretching several football fields long, the structure boasts 100,000 square feet of new office space.

2018 June 22, Paul Mozur, “Inside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids for Tech Power”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-06-22, Technology:

The Taiwanese-controlled island of Kinmen located just off the Chinese coast has begun importing water from its neighbor via a pipeline despite heightened tensions between Beijing and Taipei.
Water from Jinjiang in China’s Fujian province began flowing through the 16-kilometer (10-mile)-long pipeline Sunday under a 30-year contract.

2018 August 6, “Taiwan’s Kinmen island begins importing water from China”, in AP News, archived from the original on 2023-03-07:

A county-level city in Quanzhou, Fujian, China


臺山

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

(～列島) Taishan (an archipelago in Shacheng, Fuding, Ningde, Fujian, China)

(～村) Taishan (a village in Shacheng, Fuding, Ningde, Fujian, China)


九峰

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Jiufeng (a town in Pinghe, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


吳航

/ŋ̍²¹ hɔːŋ²¹/

/ŋ̍²¹ hɔːŋ²¹/

(～街道) Wuhang (a subdistrict of Changle, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)

(～鎮) (historical) Wuhang (a town in Changle, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


Changle

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 長樂／长乐 (Chánglè).

Diongloh, a small port on the Min river 15 miles southeast of Foochow, fell to Chinese troops on Saturday.[…]Approximately 200 Japanese who tried to make a stand at Diongloh were wiped out, the Chinese said.

[1945 May 22 [1945 May 21], Spencer Moosa, “Chinese Take Railhead as Japs Retire”, in Hope Star, Hope, Ark., sourced from Chungking (AP), →OCLC, page 6, column 7:

Such an informal recruitment process seems to give just about anybody with the right connections or in the right social circles the opportunity to enter the business. Such was the story of a teacher in Changle County who became involved in the business because her husband was without a stable job at one point.

2008, Sheldon X. Zhang, Chinese Human Smuggling Organizations, Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 31:

Nowadays, the craft has been listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Fuzhou City. Four inheriting bases for the craft have been set up in four schools in Changle District of Fuzhou, where Chen spends his leisure time teaching students.

2021 June 6, “GLOBALink Young craftsman revives hundred-year-old handicraft in SE China's Fujian”, in huaxia, editor, Xinhua News Agency, archived from the original on 2021-06-06:

The New York outpost, which was set up by the city of Fuzhou, is based in the offices of a Chinese community organization, the America Changle Association NY, according to the state-run China Youth Daily, which last year published a document listing various police outposts. Changle is a district in the city of Fuzhou. The article has since been deleted.

2023 January 12, Megha Rajagopalan, William K. Rashbaum, “With F.B.I. Search, U.S. Escalates Global Fight Over Chinese Police Outposts”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-01-12, Europe:

A district of Fuzhou, Fujian, China; former county of Fujian, China.


Yongding

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永定 (Yǒngdìng).

It was never easy to get in or out of Chen Dong, in the rugged and mountainous southwestern corner of Yongding County in Fujian Province, near the border with Guangdong Province. For most of the 20th century, there were no paved roads in the area, so walking to the nearest town could take days.

2003 August 17, David W. Chen, “A China Odyssey Sheds Light on a Murky Past, and Hints at the Future”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2011-02-20, World:

Communal packed-earth buildings in China date back 6,000 years, but tulou took the style to a whole new level both in scale and sophistication. In 2008, Unesco recognised their importance and gave 46 buildings a World Heritage listing. Three clusters of tulou – Hongkeng, Gaobei and Chuxi – in Yongding district, near the border with Guangdong, account for 21 of them. However, the Lin elders tell me the listing has done little to help them, and tulou in various states of disrepair dot the countryside.

2017 October 17, “Inside Fujian’s Unesco-listed Hakka roundhouses: their history, architecture and why heritage status is mixed blessing”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-10-19, Travel & Leisure:

A district of Longyan, Fujian, China, formerly a county.


赤溪

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɛːk̚³ kʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɛːk̚³ kʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

(～鎮) Chixi (a town in Jiaocheng district, Ningde, Fujian, China)


Gulangyu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鼓浪嶼／鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngyǔ).

ON approaching Amoy, (Hiámun ching, 夏門城,) from the southward, Chapel island, called by the Chinese Tungting 東椗 and situated in lat. 24° 10.'3 N., and long. 118° 13.'5 E., or 9.44 E. of the S.W. point of Kúláng seu 鼓浪嶼, may been seen from four to five leagues : it has an even surface, is about 200 feet high, and its circumference three cables. It is perforated at its southeast extreme, which shows when it bears E.N.E. or W.S.W.

[1843 August, “Sailing directions to accompany seven charts of the coast of China, between Amoy bay, and the Yángtsz’ kiáng.”, in The Chinese Repository, volume XII, number 8, Canton, →OCLC, page 401:

A large sign on Xiamen's Gulangyu Island, favored address for residents here, says "military zone, entry forbidden," closing off the portion of the island closest to the Nationalist islands.[…]
Gulangyu island has a spectacular crows-nest lookout reached by winding stone staircases. From so high, the Nationalist islands look like lumps of cookie batter dropped onto the smooth harbor, with picturesque sailing junks not far away.

1980 April 9 [1980 April 8], Jay Mathews, “Nationalist Islands Sound Siren Call to Mainland Chinese”, in The Washington Post, sourced from XIAMEN (Amoy), China, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-08-28, Politics:

If Unesco accepts two new applications under consideration, China could become the country with the most heritage sites, surpassing Italy, which has 51. That landmark has been touted by Chinese state media as a major accomplishment. China’s second application under review this year covers Gulangyu, the pedestrian-only island near the city of Xiamen, in Fujian Province.

2017 July 6, Steven Lee Myers, “China Is Challenged on Bid for Unesco Heritage Status in Tibetan Area”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-07-06, Asia Pacific:


샤먼

zh-l

廈門／厦门 (Xiàmén)

Xiamen (a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)


Yanping

From Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 延平 (Yánpíng).

The Chinese String Puppet Show is a folk art with unique Chinese characteristics. The string puppets in Taqian Town, in Yanping District of Nanping City, Fujian Province, enjoy a long and rich history.

2002 October, Wang Shiliang, “Daqiang Puppets”, in China Tourism, number 267, H.K. China Tourism Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 80, column 2:

It must be pointed out that due to the intervention of the government in 1998; the snake god contest had new contents in its ceremony activities. For example, there is a placard with eye-catching slogan of "to revitalize Zhanghu by developing economy" at the forefront of the parade and a rostrum at the centre of the town for the authorities of the government in Yanping district, Nanping and those of the town. All of the parades were expected to pass by here and put on a show.

2012, Ma Guoqing, “Globalization: Production of Culture and Cultural Identity — Ethnic Group, Local Society and Transnational Cultural Circle”, in Deng Zhenglai, editor, Globalization and Localization: The Chinese Perspective, volume 3, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 214:


Sansha

From Mandarin 三沙 (Sānshā) Wade–Giles romanization: San¹-sha¹, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.

Sansha Bay, 62 miles north of Foochow, is one of the good harbors on the China coast. It has deep water and is surrounded on all sides by steep precipices.

1945 May, Notes on the China Coast, volume XIV, number 5, →OCLC, page 22:

Shelter port on Fukien coast The Sansha [phonetic] storm shelter port in Hsiapu County, Fukien, was completed in September after several years' work.

1963, Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East Weekly Supplement, number 3, British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service, →OCLC, page 30:

In order to receive the Taiwan fishermen compatriots, the Fujian Provincial Revolutionary Committee in early 1978 formally established these reception stations at the four fishing ports of Sansha in Xiapu [Hsiapu],[...]The Sansha reception station in Xiapu received 12 Taiwan fishing boats in 1978 and everytime^([sic]) helped repair the boats and engines, provided fuel and drinking water and purchased grain, meat, vegetables and other foods before they departed.

1979, Daily Report: People's Republic of China, numbers 12-22, →ISSN, →OCLC:

I once went to the farther north coast of Fujian Province, our province's northeast part, Sansha Town of Xiapu County, (三沙镇，霞浦县) where, off the coast, the sea water in some place is bluer than it is here. At that time in Sansha Town, after I saw the blue water and an islet which emerges from the blue sea, so bleak, so solitary that I dreamed a fantastic dream at night: I was like a fish in the deep, unfathomable blue.

2015, 高坚辉 [Jianhui Gao], Stories from Fujian, China, →ISBN, →OCLC:

Boats are moored to take shelter in waters off Sansha town in Xiapu county in southeastern China's Fujian province on Monday.

2020 August 4, “Typhoon Hagupit hits east China and heads towards Shanghai”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 2020-08-04:


何厝

/xɤ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/xɤ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

(～社區) Hecuo (a residential community of Lianqian, Siming district, Xiamen, Fujian, China)


孫厝

/su̯ən⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/su̯ən⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

(～社區) Suncuo (a residential community of Qiaoying, Jimei district, Xiamen, Fujian, China)


顏厝

/jɛn³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɛn³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

(～鎮) Yancuo (a town in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


Dadeng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大嶝 (Dàdèng).

Agricultural zone established on Fujian's Dadeng Island Dadeng town on Dadeng Island, near Xiamen city in Fujian, has been designated an agricultural development zone.

1992, Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:

Dadeng Island, home to the newly built Dadeng Town market, has offered duty-free Taiwanese products since 1999.

2012, Beijing Review, volume 55, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 32:

Xiang'an Administrative District has a coverage area of 412sqkm, a sea area of 134 sqkm and a shoreline of 75km. It has 180sqkm lands that can be used for urban construction and a forest coverage ratio of 31.75%. It has four towns (Xindian, Maxiang, Neicuo and Xinxu), one subdistrict (Dadeng Subdistrict) and one farm (Damaoshan Farm) within its jurisdiction.

2019 October 31, “Xiang'an District”, in Invest Xiamen [投资厦门 厦门市招商办], archived from the original on 2023-03-25:

A subdistrict of Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a town

Dadeng Island (大嶝岛) In 1988, I was so entranced by my Chinese-English dictionary's 'model English sentences' that I read it cover to cover twice! (Read some of them on page 218). For example, how would you use the word "suppose?" The dictionary suggested, "I suppose she's gone to practice grenade throwing again."
What a hot date she'd make! But after visiting Dadeng Island's Cross-Straits Conflict Museum, I understood what got China's lassies hot under the collar.

2003, William N. Brown, 美丽厦门 [Amoy Magic], Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 186:

Everywhere on the mainland the defeated KMT was forced to retreat except in the Guningtou battle (Quemoy battle) of 1949 when the KMT won a rare victory in a key battle which prevented the Communists from "liberating" Taiwan by force. In the same year, after taking over Xiamen and Dadeng Island, the Communist Party attempted to take over Quemoy and attack Taiwan/Penghu.

2011, Journal of Chinese Overseas, volume 7, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 172:

The Kinmen-Xiamen submarine cable project was launched in 1996, after top ranking officials from Taiwan and China telecommunication companies held a meeting in Taiwan, Lu said. The system has two cables, an 11-kilometer one that runs directly between Kinmen's Lake Tzu and Xiamen's Guanyin Mountain, and a 9.7 km cable between Kinmen's Kuningtou and Xiamen's Dadeng Island, Lu said.

2012 August 21, Esme Chiang, C.J. Lin, “Chunghwa Telecom completes 1st cross-strait cable system”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2023-03-25, Business:

Located in the southeast waters off Xiamen's Xiang'an district, Dadeng island is one of the closest mainland territories to Taiwan's Jinmen county.
If you stand on the Dadeng Baiha reef, which is only 1,800 meters away from Jinmen, you can see Taiwan with the naked eye.
[...]Another must-do on Dadeng island is to visit the duty-free market that sells food and daily necessities from Taiwan.

2012 November 15, Hu Meidong, Sun Li, “Savoring Dadeng island's coastal pleasures”, in China Daily, archived from the original on 2012-11-18:

4.2.3 Dredging-Produced SSC Increment and Marine Pollution
In and around Xiamen Bay, there are wildlife conservation areas and tourism functional zones (see Fig. 7), for example, the Chinese white dolphin nature reserve in the Xunjiang water, the Xiamen Branchiostoma conservation between Kinmen and Dadeng, the Xiamen rare and endangered species protection zone located to the south of Xiang'an and Dadeng, and a tourism functional zone along the eastern Xiamen coast. In recent years, however, to support the coastal reclamation projects in Xiamen, extensive dredging works have taken place in Xiamen Bay, especially in the shallow water near Xiang'an and Dadeng areas.

2019, Xiao Hua Wang, editor, Sediment Dynamics of Chinese Muddy Coasts and Estuaries, Academic Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 114:

Carrying a luggage, Jiang took a taxi from Xiamen in Fujian province to Dadeng Island, where he rowed towards the Kinmen Islands of Taiwan 1.8 kilometers away.
[...]As the Dadeng Isles, which comprises Dadeng, Xiaodeng and Jiaoyu, are located merely several kilometers away from Taiwan’s offshore county of Kinmen, they were used as military bases during the civil war in 1958.

2021 May 6, Second Chinese man crosses Taiwan Strait in one week, Apple Daily, archived from the original on 2021-06-17:

The invasion force disbanded on Oct. 29, leaving 250 men stationed on the island. On Nov. 28, the White Hawk Defense Force’s first division took over and set up headquarters in today’s Jincheng (金城) area. Meanwhile, the KMT moved the Kinmen County Government office to Dadeng Island (大嶝島) to the north, which is now part of the city of Xiamen.

2022 October 23, Han Cheung, “Taiwan in Time: ‘Eight years of vicissitude’”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-23, Features, page 13:

An island in Dadeng, Xiang'an district, Xiamen, Fujian, China


松政

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²¹/

(～縣) (historical) Songzheng (a former county in Fujian, China, now corresponding to Songxi and Zhenghe)


Shanghang

In June of that year, Lin led a Red Army detachment to the village of Tsaihsi, in the Shanghang county of Fukien Province.

1970, Martin Ebon, “Boy from Hupeh (1907-1930)”, in Lin Piao: The Life and Writings of China's New Ruler, New York: Stein and Day, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 19:

Riverside Pavilion, to the east of Floating Bridge Gate, Shanghang County in western Fukien Province is an unusual pavilion.

1977, Ho Wei, “My Visits to Riverside Pavilion”, in Chinese Literature [中国文学], volume 7, Peking: Foreign Languages Press, page 10:

This 1941 volume contains, for example, Mao's October 1930 investigation of the Jiangxi county of Xingguo and reports on the administration of two subcounty areas in Xingguo and in Shanghang County, Fujian.

1990, “Introduction”, in Roger Thompson, transl., Report from Xunwu, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 38:

Zijin had been ordered to curb gold mining production after a pollution discharge in Shanghang county, Fujian province, and it expected to lose about 1 tonne of gold production this year as a result.

2010 July 28, Donny Kwok, “Zijin says executive detained in toxic spill probe”, in Ken Wills, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-08-27:


Minhou

We left Foochow after an early breakfast, and after half an hour on a boat ferry that took us from the city environs across the Min River and up a tributary, we landed in Minhou county, and took the highway that led across Yungtai county to Tehua.

1975, Rewi Alley, “Some Fukien Pottery Kilns, Ancient and Modern”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XIV, number 3, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 26, column 2:

Wang, a one-time fan factory worker joined the police force in Minhou county in Fujian in 1979.

2018 February 28, Ben Blanchard, Benjamin Kang Lim, Philip Wen, “Exclusive: Xi confidant set to become China's new spy master - sources”, in Philip McClellan, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2018-11-28, World News:

Since 2015, Tang and his wife, Xing Zhen, have been living in a reclusive, mountainous part of Minhou county, in southeastern Fujian province, about two hours’ drive from the capital, Fuzhou.

2019 November 16, Denise Hruby, “China’s new communes: self-sustainability in Fujian province”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-11-16, Environment:


Xiang'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 翔安 (Xiáng'ān).

Sokolov’s phone had GPS and maps, which he had been watching with interest ever since they had left the airport in their wake. They were roaring down Xunjianggang, a strait about three kilometers wide that ran between Xiamen Island and the northeastern district of Xiang’an.

2011, Neal Stephenson, Reamde, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 465:

In general, the residential suitability of all public services in Siming and Huli district were the best,[...]However, the performance in Xiang'an district was the worst, with a 23.56 average residential score and 51.40% regional disparity.

2020, Yu Zhao et al., “Towards Sustainable Urban Communities: A Composite Spatial Accessibility Assessment for Residental Suitability Based on Network Big Data”, in Big Data Research for Social Sciences and Social Impact, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 149:

Tseng, who had gained experience planting dragon fruit in Taiwan, came to Xiamen, Fujian province, to start his business in 2015.
He built a plantation in Xiamen's Xiang'an district after finding that the Chinese mainland had great potential for agricultural development. He established a dragon fruit cooperative to attract residents to join him and help revitalize the rural economy.

2021 August 27, Meidong Hu, Zheng Caixiong, “Tropical dragon fruit comes to Gansu”, in China Daily, archived from the original on 2021-08-28:


永安

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/wɪŋ¹³ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/iŋ³³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋaŋ⁵⁵/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/wɪŋ¹³ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/iŋ³³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋaŋ⁵⁵/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

(～市, formerly ～縣) Yong'an (a county-level city and former county of Sanming, Fujian, China)


永安

永安 (canonical)
Eian (romanization)
えいあん (hiragana historical)

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 永安 (Yǒng'ān).

obor

Yong'an (a county-level city in Sanming, Fujian, China)


永安

Alternative form of 永安 (“Yong'an (a county-level city in Sanming, Fujian, China)”)


湄洲島

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mei̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵/

/mi⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒieu⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo³³/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mei̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵/

/mi⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒieu⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo³³/

Meizhou Island (an island in Putian, Fujian, China)


步文

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ bun¹³/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ bun¹³/

(～街道, formerly ～鎮) Buwen (a subdistrict of Longwen district, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


Fu'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 福安 (Fú'ān).

Residents of a Fujian province city smashed an ambulance and overturned three police vans after a car crash over the weekend, as yet another relatively minor incidents resulted in public unrest on the mainland.
The riot in Fuan city appears to have started on Saturday night after a man driving without a licence fled police and struck three scooters and another car, injuring five people.[…]
Four of the injured crash victims were still in hospital, while the remaining victim had been treated and released according to a statement issued by the publicity department of Ningde , which oversees Fuan.

[2012 November 19, Mandy Zuo, “Anger over crash response in Fuan city sparks riot against police”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2012-11-28, China:

When I first arrived in Ningde, I went to Tanyang Village, which has been working in partnership with the Ethnic Affairs Commission of Fu’an County. People in the village have managed to lift themselves out of poverty by planting Kyoho grapes. In 1988, their per capita income reached 700 yuan. This is a great success story.

2016 [1989 June], Jinping Xi, “Strengthening the Great Unity of All Ethnic Groups- Reflections on Promoting the Common Prosperity of Ethnic Minorities”, in Up and Out of Poverty: Selected Speeches in Fujian, Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://archive.org/details/up-and-out-of-poverty/page/n153/:

Police officials in the city of Fu’an, where Guo is based, as well as the city of Ningde, which oversees Fu’an, said they “did not know” anything about the reported detention.

2018 March 27, Nicole Winfield, “Report: Key unofficial bishop in Vatican-China deal detained”, in AP News, archived from the original on 2023-03-18:

Photo taken on Dec. 31, 2020 shows cameras monitoring the plant diseases and pests at a 5G-assisted smart tea farm in Fu'an City, southeast China's Fujian Province.

2021 August 4, “Xi Focus: Rural vitalization in full swing”, in huaxia, editor, Xinhua News Agency, archived from the original on 2021-08-04:

A county-level city in Ningde, Fujian, China, formerly a county.


桃城

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/tʰou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/tʰou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

(～鎮) Taocheng (a town in Yongchun, Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


閩縣

/min²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/min³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋaiŋ²⁴²/

/ban²⁴⁻²² kuãi²²/

/ban²³⁻³³ kuãi³³/

/ban²⁴⁻¹¹ kuãi³³/

/min²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/min³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋaiŋ²⁴²/

/ban²⁴⁻²² kuãi²²/

/ban²³⁻³³ kuãi³³/

/ban²⁴⁻¹¹ kuãi³³/

(historical) Min (a historical county of Fujian, China)


湄洲灣

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

/mei̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ waːn⁵⁵/

/bi²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² uan⁴⁴/

/bi¹³⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² uan⁴⁴/

/bi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ uan⁴⁴/

/bi²³⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ uan⁴⁴/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

/mei̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ waːn⁵⁵/

/bi²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² uan⁴⁴/

/bi¹³⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² uan⁴⁴/

/bi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ uan⁴⁴/

/bi²³⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ uan⁴⁴/

Meizhou (a bay of Putian, Fujian, China)


楓亭

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

(～鎮) Fengting (a town in Xianyou, Putian, Fujian, China)


飛鸞

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ lu̯än³⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ lu̯än³⁵/

(～鎮) Feiluan (a town in Jiaocheng district, Ningde, Fujian, China)


Tuyền Châu

[twiən˨˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧]

[twiəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧]

[t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩ cəw˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 泉州, composed of 泉 (“spring”) and 州 (“province”).

vi-etym-sino

Quanzhou (a prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian, China)


臺江

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰoi̯¹¹ koŋ²⁴/

/tai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾øyŋ⁵⁵/

/tai²⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²⁴⁻²² kaŋ³³/

/tai¹³⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²³⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰoi̯¹¹ koŋ²⁴/

/tai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾øyŋ⁵⁵/

/tai²⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²⁴⁻²² kaŋ³³/

/tai¹³⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²³⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(～區) Taijiang (a district of Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


Tong'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 同安 (Tóng'ān).

Other cases include a dispute over sandy terrain in Yangzizhou, Puqi county, Hubei, on July 18, 1925 (ten killed, twelve wounded; Puqi WSZL, vol. 2, 1986, pp. 110-13) and one for three full years, from 1945 to 1948, in Tong’an, Fujian (Tong’an WSZL, vol. 9, 1989, p. 133).

2001, Lucien Bianco, “Early Twentieth-Century Xiedou”, in Peasants Without the Party: Grass-roots Movements in Twentieth-Century China, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 206:

ABC Xiamen Tong'an Rural Bank Limited Liability Company was established in June 2012 in Tong'an District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, with a registered capital of RMB100 million, 51% of which was held by the Bank.

2019, “Discussion and Analysis”, in 2019 Annual Report, Agricultural Bank of China, page 56:

A district of Xiamen, Fujian, China, formerly a county.

(historical) An ancient county of Fujian, China, including present-day Xiamen, Kinmen and part of Longhai.


Dongshan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東山／东山 (Dōngshān).

Less than a year later in Dongshan County (about 60 miles southwest of Xiamen), rumors spread that the chemical plant would be relocated there instead, only to spark another wave of protests.

2010, Elizabeth C. Economy, “China: The Great Leap Backward?”, in Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century, 7th edition, CQ Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 317:


Zhangpu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 漳浦 (Zhāngpǔ).

In Chang-p’u county (Chang-chou prefecture), for example, a gazetteer records 1.475 tou of seed per mou were used, while in Hai-ch’eng, its neighbor to the east, a figure of 1.2 tou of seed per mou is noted.

[1972, Evelyn Sakakida Rawski, Agricultural Change and the Peasant Economy of South China, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 17:

Seven of the people infected have died. The woman who fell ill in the latest case lived in Zhangpu County in the southeastern coastal province of Fujian.

2006 February 10, “Bird flu outbreak puzzles Chinese officials”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-14:


Hui'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 惠安 (Huì'ān).

When I first watched The Twin Bracelets in 1993 in the United States, I was skeptical of its being marketed as a lesbian film. After several years of fieldwork in eastern Hui’an County, a coastal region of southeast China, where the story ostensibly takes place, I became more convinced that the film was being misread in the United States, in large part due to the tendency to subsume same-sex intimacy under sexual identity.

2012, Sara L. Friedman, “Another Kind of Love?”, in Media, Erotics, and Transnational Asia, Duke University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 234:


寧洋

/niŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/niŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

(～縣) (historical) Ningyang (a former county of Fujian, China; disestablished in 1956)


Jianyang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 建陽／建阳 (Jiànyáng).

It said 90 buildings collapsed in the storm that hit Jianyang county of Fujian Province. The agency quoted county authorities as saying the casualties included students and teachers in local schools.

1983 April 14, “AROUND THE WORLD; Tornado Kills 54 In South China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-09-27, Around the World, page 11:

A district and former county of Nanping, Fujian, China.


Jianning

Borrowed from Mandarin 建寧／建宁 (Jiànníng).

The baojuan mentions Zhenghe 政和 county in Jianning prefecture as one of the first places to which the group spread in Fujian; see Baojuan chuji 1994, 358 (Sanzu xingjiao yinyou baojuan 三祖行腳因由寶卷, 33b).

2009, Eugenio Menegon, Ancestors, Virgins, & Friars: Christianity as a Local Religion in Late Imperial China, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 75:

A former prefecture of Fujian, China; modern Jian'ou.


鷺島

/lu⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ to⁵³/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² to⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ to⁵³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ to⁵³/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ tɤ⁴¹/

/lu⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ to⁵³/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² to⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ to⁵³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ to⁵³/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ tɤ⁴¹/

Xiamen Island, Amoy Island (an island in Xiamen Bay, Fujian, China)


鷺江

/lu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² kaŋ³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² kaŋ³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

the strait between Xiamen Island (廈門島／厦门岛 (Xiàmén dǎo)) and Gulang Island (鼓浪嶼／鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngyǔ)) in Fujian, China


汀江

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Ting River (a river in western Fujian and a main tributary of the Han River)


Datian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大田 (Dàtián).

If Fujian Province can be said to have a Babel, tiny Datian County can stake a pretty solid claim. In this 800 square miles of rural central Fujian, where fields of rice and tobacco grow in the shadow of tall mountains, no fewer than five dialects are spoken in addition to Mandarin.

2005 July 10, Howard W. French, “Uniting China to Speak Mandarin, the One Official Language: Easier Said Than Done”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-05-10, Asia Pacific:


Tấn Giang

[tən˧˦ zaːŋ˧˧]

[təŋ˦˧˥ jaːŋ˧˧]

[təŋ˦˥ jaːŋ˧˧]

Jinjiang (a county-level city and former county of Quanzhou, Fujian, in southeastern China)


Hạ Môn

[haː˨˩ʔ moŋ˧˧]

[haː˨˩˨ moŋ˧˧]

Xiamen (a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)


Phúc Châu

[fʊwk͡p̚˧˦ t͡ɕəw˧˧]

[fʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕəw˧˧]

[fʊwk͡p̚˦˥ cəw˧˧]

Fuzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Fujian, in southeastern China)


琅岐

/lɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/l̃au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ie⁵³/

/lɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/l̃au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ie⁵³/

(～鎮) Langqi (a town in Mawei district, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)


湄洲

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/


푸저우

Fuzhou (the provincial capital of Fujian, China)