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Historical evolution

Fujian is referred to as "Min". In the 21st year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (733), the "Fujian Economic and Strategic Envoy" was established, and it was first called "Fujian". The Southern Song Dynasty had 1 government, 5 states and 2 armies, so it was also called "Eight Min". Fujian has historically been the birthplace and commercial distribution center of important cultures such as the Maritime Silk Road, Zheng He's Voyages to the West, and Islam. Fuzhou and Xiamen were once designated as one of the five treaty ports in the country. Mawei Port at the mouth of the Minjiang River is the pioneer of China's modern shipbuilding industry and the cradle of cultivating scientific and technological talents.

Fujian was an economically and culturally developed region in history. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, with the opening of ports and the opening of the Maritime Silk Road, Fujian had frequent trade exchanges with overseas countries, entered its economic heyday, and occupied an important position in the country. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Fujian's silk weaving, sugar, tea, shipbuilding, and paper industries all developed to varying degrees. However, since the feudal ruling class implemented the "sea ban" of seclusion, Fujian's economy has been seriously affected. Especially after China became semi-feudal and semi-colonial in modern times, Fujian's economy went from bad to worse, with a fragile foundation and a deformed structure. By 1949, it was one of the provinces with the lowest economic development level in the country's coastal areas.

Fujian has a long history, and there were human activities in primitive society. It belongs to a branch of the Guyue ethnic group and is called "Eastern Yue". During the Warring States Period, the State of Yue was defeated by Chu troops; some royal families of the State of Yue fled south to Fujian and southern Zhejiang, and their descendants merged with the Min people in Fujian and became "Min Yue people". After Qin Shihuang unified China in 221 BC, Fujian built Minzhong County, which appeared as an administrative unit on the Chinese map for the first time. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, five states were established: Fuji, Jian, Quan, Zhang and Ting. In the 21st year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (AD 733), in order to strengthen border defense, the "Fujian Economic and Strategic Envoy" was established. The word "Fujian" began to appear. During the Five Dynasties, Wang Shenzhi, the king of Fujian, established the country of Fujian based on Fujian, which basically laid the foundation for the subsequent provincial boundaries. Fujian is also known as "Eight Fujian". During the Southern Song Dynasty, Fujian built 1 prefecture, 5 prefectures and 2 armies. The prefecture, prefecture and army were administrative agencies at the same level. There were 8 counties in total, so it was called "Eight Min". After the Song Dynasty, the old system was basically inherited. In the 23rd year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1684), Taiwan Prefecture was added, and in the twelfth year of Emperor Guangxu (AD 1886), a separate province was established. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Fujian Province had 9 prefectures, 2 prefectures, 58 counties and 6 departments. After the Revolution of 1911, the prefectural and state systems were abolished in the second year of the Republic of China (1913 AD) and a three-level system of provinces, roads and counties was established. After several adjustments, by the time of liberation, the province had 2 cities and 7 administrative inspection districts.** *There are 67 counties. After Fujian was liberated in 1949, the province had 2 cities, 8 regions, and 67 counties. In 1951, two additional cities, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, were entrusted with the leadership of special agencies. In the following 20 years, the administrative divisions were adjusted several times. Since the reform and opening up, Fujian has adjusted its administrative divisions according to its own characteristics, and transformed regions into prefecture-level cities, forming a city-county system. By the end of 2000, the province had 9 provincial-level cities, 14 county-level cities, 25 municipal districts, and 46 counties (including Kinmen County).

Fujian has a long history, and science and culture once flourished. 5,000 years ago, our ancestors lived and multiplied here, creating the Tanshishan Culture that is comparable to the Yangshao Youhua and Hemudu cultures. During the Three Kingdoms period, due to the developed shipbuilding industry and navigation technology, Fujian became a naval base and foreign trade port for Sun Wu. During the Southern Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, Quanzhou became one of the largest commercial ports in the world, having commercial relations with more than 100 countries and regions, forming the famous "Maritime Silk Road". During Zheng He's seven voyages to the West in the Ming Dynasty, he stopped in Fujian many times, recruited sailors, built ships, and set sail from Fujian. During the fifth year of Tongzhi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, Fuzhou Shipping Bureau and China's first naval school were established in Mawei; it became the cradle of China's modern navy and shipbuilding industry. Fujian has a long history of talented people, and a number of outstanding figures with influence in Chinese history have emerged, such as the astronomer Su Song, the originator of forensic medicine Song Ci, the thinker and writer Li Zhi, the phonologist Chen Di, the scholar and calligrapher Huang Daozhou, Cai Xiang, literati Yan Yu, Yang Yi, Liu Yong, historians Zheng Qiao and Yuan Shu, national heroes Zheng Chenggong and Lin Zexu, thinkers and translators Yan Fu and Lin Shu, railway construction expert Zhan Tianyou, etc. With their courage and dedication, they have made indelible contributions to the development and prosperity of the Chinese nation.

Historically, the Fujian people have waged countless heroic struggles against oppression and aggression, and have a glorious revolutionary tradition. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the people of Fujian have contributed thousands of outstanding sons and daughters and made outstanding contributions to the cause of liberation of the Chinese people.

Fujian is one of the key old area provinces in the country. The old areas are distributed in 62 counties (cities); among them, there are 46 old area counties (cities), 518 old area townships (towns), 7772 old area administrative villages, and 2919 old revolutionary base villages. .