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Fujian Province
Situated
in the southeastern coast of China , Fujian Province Borders on
Zhejiang,Jiangxi,Guangdong
Provinces and faces Taiwan across
the Strait. Area: over 120000 km2.
The
province is mountainous and only the area along the coast is occupied
by plains. Mountainous areas and hilly lands make up 80% of its
total area.
Fujian
enjoys a subtropic climate , characterized by hot summer but cool
winter. The annual mean temperature is 17-22°C , and the annual
rainfall is 1100-2000mm. It has a frost-free Period of 240-300 days
in a year.
The
province is rich in tourist resources and famous for its picturesque
sceneries. It possesses more than 40 famous scenic spots and over
40 major historic and cultural sites under state protection. The
national major famous scenic areas include Mt.Wuyi, Mt.Taimu,Mt.Qingyuan,
Gulangyu-Warrshishan, Taoyuan Cave, Linyin Stone Forest , Yuanyang
Brook , Mt. Guanzhi and Jinhu Lake in Taming. Others,such as the
"Eighteen sights in Gushan" and the "Thirty
six Wonderful Views in Wushan Hill" are also the attractive
tourist sites.
Fujian
is famous for its traditional handicraft articles , such as bodiless
lacquerware in Fuzhou, stone carving in Shoushan, bamboo woven articles
in Anxi, shell carving in Pingtan, etc, especially, the narcissus
in Zhangzhou enjoys good fame throughout the country.
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