Fujian has nine prefecture-level cities. They are Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Putian, Longyan, Sanming, Nanping and Ningde.
Fujian Province, abbreviated as \"Min\
Fujian Province is located at the crossroads of the East China Sea and the South China Sea. It is the historical starting point of the Shanghai Silk Road and Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas. It is also a maritime trade center.
The terrain of Fujian Province is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, showing a \"mountain and sea\" situation. The area of mountains and hills in Fujian Province accounts for about 90% of the total area of the province. It spans the four major water systems of Minjiang River, Jinjiang River, Jiulong River and Tingjiang River, and has a subtropical oceanic monsoon climate.
According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, Fujian's permanent population will be 41.87 million in 2021. In 2021, Fujian's GDP reached 4,881,036 billion yuan, an increase of 8.0 percent over the previous year.
At present, Fujian is divided into nine cities and one district according to administration, such as Putian, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Longyan, Sanming, Nanping, Ningde, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Pingtan experimental Zone, of which Xiamen is a state-planned separate city. According to the economic and financial income and contribution size, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Xiamen and Fuzhou are the leading cities, Longyan Ningde Sanming is in hot pursuit, and Nanping City is the last mountain city.