Meaning of Fu-chien | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“We know⟳ that Italians were trading in the Black Sea ports, and the Arabs in the ports of southern China- in Fu-chien and Kuang-tung. Zayton (Ch'üan-chou in Fu-chien?) is mentioned by Marco Polo as 'the greatest port in the world'.”

“When this line was about to be completed, toward the end⟳ of 1956, official newspapers reported that henceforth ‘rich iron⟳ ore, timber and figs’ produced in Fu-chien could be shipped out for the benefit of other parts of the country [29].”

“Administrative divisions: since in the past the authorities claimed to be the government of all China, the central administrative divisions include⟳ the provinces of Fu-chien (some 20 offshore islands of Fujian Province including Quemoy and Matsu) and Taiwan (the island of Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands);”

“While Chu Hsi’s fame in the Southern Sung academy movement rests on his revival of White Deer Grotto in Chiang-hsi, he was most active in founding academies in his adoptive home, Fu-chien. His ancestral home was Wu-yuan County (Hui, Chiang-tung), but he was born, educated, and spent much of his career both in and out of office in Fu-chien.”

“"You do not care if I am a peasant girl born beneath a harnessed ox in the fields of Fu-chien?" "I do not care if you were born in the Forbidden City, of the body of an angel on a couch of ivory." He put⟳ down the glasses. "You are aboard my ship without my permission, behaving dreadfully. If you are a divinity, then I will bid you welcome⟳ and make⟳ the best of my hospitality. If you are an insolent peasant girl from Fu-chien, then I will throw⟳ you into the sea and tell⟳ you to swim⟳ for that distant shore."”

“Kinmen County used to belong⟳ to Tungan County of Fuchien Province.”

Fuchien Kinmen District Prosecutors Office

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