Putian
Overview
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in eastern Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
province, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It borders Fuzhou
Fuzhou
Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong linguistic and cultural area....
City to the north, Quanzhou
Quanzhou
Quanzhou is a prefecture-level city in Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders all other prefecture-level cities in Fujian but two and faces the Taiwan Strait...
City to the south, and the Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait
The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait, formerly known as the Black Ditch, is a 180-km-wide strait separating Mainland China and Taiwan. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to East China Sea to the northeast...
to the east.
Putian's municipal
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
executive, legislature and judiciary
Intermediate people's court
An intermediate people's court is the second lowest local people's court in the People's Republic of China. According to the Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China, the intermediate people's courts handle relevant important local cases in the first instance and hear...
are in Chengxiang District
Chengxiang District
Chengxiang District is a district of Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of Putian city....
(城厢区), together with the CPC
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
and Public Security
Public Security Bureau
In the People's Republic of China, a public security bureau refers to the government offices while the smaller offices are called Police posts which are similar in concept to the Japanese Kōban system) present in each province and municipality that handles policing , public security, and...
bureaux. The municipal region comprises three other districts
District (China)
The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China....
and one county:
- Hanjiang District (涵江区)
- Licheng DistrictLicheng DistrictLicheng is a district in Quanzhou Municipality, FJ.-Cultural Attractions:*Kaiyuan Temple *Qingjing Mosque - 1000 years old in 2009-Administration:The district comprises eight Street Offices :* Jiangnan * Fuqiao...
(荔城区) - Xiuyu DistrictXiuyu DistrictXiuyu is a district in the municipal region of Putian, Fujian. The district executive, legislature and judiciary are in Hushi Town , together with the CPC and PSB branches.-Notable Islands:Xiuyu District administers many islands, including -...
(秀屿区) - Xianyou CountyXianyou CountyXianyou is a county in the municipal region of Putian, FJ.-Administration:The county executive, legislature, and judiciary are in Licheng Street Committee , along with the CPC and PSB branches.-Towns :*Linan *Laidian...
(仙游县)
The Han Chinese
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
are the majority ethnic group.
Puxian Min
Puxian Min
Pu–Xian or Puxian Min , also known as Xinghua, is a branch of Min Chinese.Puxian is a word combination of two place names of Putian City and Xianyou County ....
is the largest dialect spoken in Putian.
