Fuzhou
Fu·zhou
F0378400 (fo͞o′jō′) also Foo·chow (fo͞o′jō′, -chou′)Fuzhou
(ˈfuːˈdʒəʊ) ,Foochow
orFuchou
Fu•zhou
(ˈfüˈdʒoʊ)also Foochow
n.
单词 | fuzhou |
释义 | FuzhouFu·zhouF0378400 (fo͞o′jō′) also Foo·chow (fo͞o′jō′, -chou′)Fuzhou(ˈfuːˈdʒəʊ) ,FoochoworFuchouFu•zhou(ˈfüˈdʒoʊ)also Foochown. FuzhouFuzhou,city, Jiangxi prov., China: see LinchuanLinchuanor Linchwan , city (1994 est. pop. 192,800), N central Jiangxi prov., China. It is an agricultural and commercial center and a road hub, known for its hot springs. Barite deposits are nearby. The city was formerly called Fuzhou, Fuchow, or Fu-chou. ..... Click the link for more information. . Fuzhou(fo͞o`jō`) orFoochow(fo͞o`chou`), city (1994 est. pop. 952,300), capital of Fujian prov., China, a port on the Min River delta c.25 mi (40 km) from the coast. A regional commercial and fishing center that used to trade chiefly with Taiwan, Fuzhou was linked with the central Chinese railway system in 1956, and its economic ties are now mostly with the mainland. It has an airport, chemical plants, a small integrated iron and steel complex, textile and paper mills, machine shops, food-processing establishments (tea and sugar), and paper mills. Fuzhou consists of an old walled city, which lies c.2 mi (3 km) from the river, and a modern riverside town. A bridge crosses to Nantai island, the former foreign settlement and business center. Large vessels dock 15 mi (24 km) downstream to transship their goods. In 1984 it was designated as one of 14 open port cities. The old city of Fuzhou dates from the T'ang dynasty (A.D. 618–906). Marco Polo, who called it Fugiu, visited the city on his return journey. After the Opium WarOpium Wars,1839–42 and 1856–60, two wars between China and Western countries that marked the shift of wealth and power from East to West. The first was between Great Britain and China. Early in the 19th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. (1839–42) Fuzhou was established as a treaty porttreaty port, port opened to foreign trade by a treaty. The term is usually confined to ports in those countries that formerly strongly objected to foreign trade or attempted altogether to exclude it. Thus it is used especially in reference to Japan and China. ..... Click the link for more information. . By 1850 it was the principal Chinese port and the world's largest tea-exporting center. Its importance declined when the demand for tea decreased and when harbor silting barred large vessels. Fuzhou has several institutions of higher learning, including Fuzhou Univ. and Fujian Medical College. In the surrounding hills are beautiful pagodas and monasteries, and a summer resort. The name sometimes appears as Fu-chou. Fuzhou, Foochow, Fuchou |
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