Fujian Province (Tongyong Pinyin spelling; Fuchien according to Wades-Giles and Fukien according to Postal System Pinyin; Chinese: 福建省) is a province on the coast of southeastern China. Since 1949, Fujian has been split between two separate governments: the vast majority of Fujian province has been governed by the People's Republic of China based in mainland China; while a number of offshore islands have been governed by the Republic of China (ROC) based in Taiwan. This article describes the specific portion of Fujian governed by the ROC (Taiwan). See Fujian for a description of the entire province, especially the part currently governed by the PRC (mainland). Tongyong Pinyin (Chinese: 通用拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally Universal/General Usage Sound-combining) is the current official romanization of the Chinese language adopted by the national government (although not all local governments) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since late 2000, announced by the Mandarin Promotion Council of the Ministry of Education. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... In the early twentieth century, China (starting with the dying Qing Empire) used Postal (Office) System Pinyin (Traditional Chinese:郵政式拼音 Pinyin: Yóuzhèngshì PÄ«nyÄ«n) (unrelated to the modern Hanyu Pinyin), based on Wade-Giles (in particularly, Herbert Giless A Chinese-English Dictionary) for postal purposes, especially for... A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng (省 shÄ›ng), which is an administrative division of China. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: 中国大陆; Traditional Chinese: 中國大陸; pinyin: Zhōnggúo Dàlù; literally The Chinese Massive Landmass or Continental China) is an informal (disputed — see talk page) geographical term which is usually synonymous with the area... Motto: None Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital Taipei City (de facto) Nanjing (de jure)1 Largest city Taipei City Official language(s) Mandarin (GuóyÇ”) Government Semi-presidential system  - President Chen Shui-bian  - Vice President Annette Lu  - Premier Su Tseng-chang Establishment Xinhai Revolution   - Declared October... Fujian (Chinese: 福建; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ...

The seat of the provincial government of ROC-controlled Fujian is Chincheng Township of Kinmen County. Between 1956 to 1992, the ROC moved the Fujian provincial government out of Fujian territory altogether, to Sindian, Taipei County, Taiwan Province. Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... Sindian City (新店市) is a city in the southern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Taipei County (Chinese: 台北縣; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tai-pei Hsien; POJ: Tâi-pak-koān) is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

福建省 Fukien Province
Capital	Chincheng Township
Area	182.66 km² (3rd)
Population (2001)	71,000 (4th)
GDP (PPP)	NT$ to be added billion
Fukien Province of the Republic of China. (See also a more detailed map on which ROC-administered islands are marked off with broken lines.) Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... The following is a list of first-order divisions under effective jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by area. ... The following is a list of first-order divisions under effective jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ranked by population. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (681x800, 206 KB)Clean up from Image:Taiwan Straits. ...

Geography and administration

The ROC governs its portion of Fujian province under two counties: Kinmen County and Lienchiang County. Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... The Matsu Islands (馬祖列島 or less frequently, 馬祖群島 Pinyin: MÇŽzÇ”) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江 Pinyin: Liánjiāng), Fukien Province of the Republic of China (ROC, now based on Taiwan). ...

The situation of Lienchiang County is a smaller analogy of Fujian: like Fujian, it is split between the PRC government, which governs the vast majority of it as Lianjiang County (spelled according to the Hanyu Pinyin romanization system), and the ROC government which governs a few offshore islands of it, namely the Matsu Islands and some surrounding island groups. Kinmen County, on the other hand, is entirely within the jurisdiction of the ROC government. Lianjiang (連江; 连江; Liánjiāng; Lien²-chiang¹) is a county on the coast of Fujian Province, China. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... The Matsu Islands (馬祖列島 or less frequently, 馬祖群島 Pinyin: MÇŽzÇ”) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江 Pinyin: Liánjiāng), Fukien Province of the Republic of China (ROC, now based on Taiwan). ... Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ...

The following are the islands of Fujian under the administration of the ROC, given by county:

• Kinmen County (金門縣)
  • Quemoy (金門島)
  • Lesser Quemoy (小金門島)
  • Wuciou (烏坵嶼)
    • Daciou (大坵)
    • Siaociou (小坵)
  • Dongding (東碇)
  • Dadan (大擔) and Erdan (二擔)
• Lienchiang County (連江縣)
  • Nangan (南竿島)
  • Beigan (北竿島)
  • Jyuguang Islands (莒光列島), called Baiquan Islands (白犬列岛) by the PRC
  • Dongyin (東引島)
  • Minor islands: Liang (亮島), Gaodeng (高登)

These islands have a total area of 182.66 km² and a total population of 71,000 (2001). Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... Lesser Quemoy is one of the islands of the Quemoy (Kinmen) group. ... The Taiwan Strait. ... The Matsu Islands (馬祖列島 or less frequently, 馬祖群島 Pinyin: MÇŽzÇ”) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江 Pinyin: Liánjiāng), Fukien Province of the Republic of China (ROC, now based on Taiwan). ... Nankan (南竿鄉 Pinyin: Nángān) is one of the Matsu Islands and the capital township of the Lienchiang County (which coincides geographically with the Matsus) of the Republic of China. ... Jyuguang (莒光鄉 Pinyin: Jǔguāng Wade-Giles: Chü³-kuang²) is a township of Lienchiang County, Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Dongyin (Chinese: 東引) is an island in the Taiwan Strait off the coast of Fujian. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

History

During the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of China (ROC) lost mainland China, including most of Fujian province, and was forced to relocate to Taiwan, while the victorious communist forces established the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. In the Battle of Kuningtou, however, ROC forces were able to defend the island of Quemoy just off the coast of Fujian from communist attack. As a result, the Republic of China has been able to hold on to a number of offshore islands of Fujian, and has continued to maintain a separate Fujian provincial government to govern these islands, parallel to the province of Fujian in mainland China. Combatants Chinese Nationalist Party Chinese Communist Party Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong Strength 3,600,000 circa June 1948 2,800,000 circa June 1948 The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: 國共内戰; Simplified Chinese: 国共内战; Pinyin: guógòng neìzhàn; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in... The Battle of Kuningtou (古寧頭之役) was a battle fought over Quemoy in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949. ... Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... Motto: None Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital Taipei City (de facto) Nanjing (de jure)1 Largest city Taipei City Official language(s) Mandarin (GuóyÇ”) Government Semi-presidential system  - President Chen Shui-bian  - Vice President Annette Lu  - Premier Su Tseng-chang Establishment Xinhai Revolution   - Declared October...

In 1956, the ROC government moved the provincial government of Fujian to Sindian City, Taiwan, and the islands were placed under an extraordinarily tight military administration due to their extreme proximity to Mainland China. With the easing of cross-Straits relationships and the democratization of Taiwan in the 1990s, the islands were returned to civilian government in 1992. The provincial government has been moved back to Quemoy, on Fujian soil, in 1996. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sindian City (新店市) is a city in the southern part of Taipei County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from 2000 and 2001. ... Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ...

Recently, the ROC has significantly diluted the powers of the two provinces it administers, namely Taiwan Province and Fujian. Most of the authority of the ROC's Fuchien province has been delegated to the two county governments of Quemoy and Lienchiang. Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) (pop. ... The Matsu Islands (馬祖列島 or less frequently, 馬祖群島 Pinyin: MÇŽzÇ”) are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County (連江 Pinyin: Liánjiāng), Fukien Province of the Republic of China (ROC, now based on Taiwan). ...

List of Governors

• Tai Chung-yu (1945 - May 1986)
• Wu Chin-tzan (June 1986 - February 9, 1998)
• Yen Chung-cheng (February 10, 1998 - )

External links

• ROC FuJian Provincial Government (in Traditional Chinese)

Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ...

Administrative divisions of the Republic of China

Provinces (streamlined): Taiwan Province | Fuchien Province Central Municipalities: Kaohsiung City | Taipei City Counties (Taiwan Province): Changhua County | Chiayi County | Hsinchu County | Hualien County | Kaohsiung County | Miaoli County | Nantou County | Penghu County | Pingtung County | Taichung County | Tainan County | Taipei County | Taitung County | Taoyuan County | Yilan County | Yunlin County Counties (Fuchien Province): Kinmen County | Lienchiang County Provincial Cities (Taiwan Province): Chiayi City | Hsinchu City | Keelung City | Taichung City | Tainan City