Fuzhou City, abbreviated as "Yung", also known as Banyan City, the ancient name of Min Du, Fujian Province, prefecture-level city, the provincial capital, Type I large cities, second-tier cities, located in the eastern part of Fujian Province, the lower reaches of the Minjiang River and the coastal areas; the landscape is a typical estuarine basin, mainly mountainous hills; is a typical subtropical monsoon climate, warm and humid, four seasons are evergreen. The city has a total area of 11,968.53 square kilometers. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Fuzhou City was 8.448 million. As of October 2023, Fuzhou City has 6 municipal districts and 6 counties under its jurisdiction, with 1 county-level city in its stead, and the Municipal People's Government is located at No. 96, Wushan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou City.
Fuzhou City has a long history and deep cultural heritage, with a history of more than 2,200 years since the founding of the city. In the 13th year of Tang Kaiyuan (725), Fuzhou was elevated to be the capital of Fuzhou, and the capital was set up in the city (now Guping Road). The name of Fuzhou has been used until now, and it was named because of a Fushan Mountain in its territory, and the city was built in the fifth year of Emperor Gao Di of the Han Dynasty (202 years ago). Since the Ming Dynasty, Fuzhou has been the capital of Fujian Province; in 1946, Fuzhou was established as a city. Fuzhou is the core city of Fuzhou Metropolitan Area, one of the central cities of the Economic Zone on the West Coast of the Taiwan Straits as approved by the State Council, a riverside and coastal ecological garden city, and the residence of the Army organs in the Eastern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Fuzhou is a national famous historical and cultural city, with four major cultural cards, such as Tan Shi Shan, Ship's Government, San Fang Qixiang, Shoushan Stone, etc., from which a number of historical celebrities, such as Lin Zexu, Shen Baozhen, Yan Fu, etc., have come out. Fuzhou Mawei District is the cradle of China's modern navy, the birthplace of China's shipbuilding culture, and one of the five earliest open ports of commerce in modern China.
In 2023, the gross regional product of Fuzhou City amounted to 1292.847 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 5.2% at constant prices. Among them, the added value of primary industry was 72.159 billion yuan, up 4.0%; the added value of secondary industry was 467.512 billion yuan, up 4.8%; the added value of tertiary industry was 753.177 billion yuan, up 5.5%.
