Chapter 7.40: Fuzhou City

Overview

Fuzhou is a coastal city in south- eastern China, on the lower reaches of the Minjiang River. The terrain slopes from north-west to south-east. The Taiwan Straits separate Fuzhou from Taiwan Province, which is only 68 nautical miles away at the shortest distance. Fuzhou is a famous historic and cultural city and an open coastal port city. Its coastline of 1137 kilometres is one-third of that of the whole province . The Minjiang River flows through the city. Fuzhou is the provincial capital of Fujian, occupying a total area of 11,968 square kilometres and has a population of 5.89 million. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.40.1.

Table 7.40.1: Major economic indicators, Fuzhou City

Item	2000
Population (millions)	5.8923
Gross domestic product (billion RMB)	100.327
GDP per capita (thousand RMB)
Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB)
Urban residents	7.944
Rural residents	3.86
Savings (billion RMB) [*]	103.385
Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB)	10.88
Gross output of agriculture (billion RMB)	27.742
Industrial value-added (billion RMB)	75.01
Total retail sales of consumer goods	35.117
(billion RMB)
Source: Fuzhou Statistical Bulletin on National Economy and Social Development 2000 Note: Figures are preliminary and unadjusted
[*] Both institutional and private savings.