The capital of Fujian province, Fuzhou has been the political center of Fujian since the Qin Dynasty and was the temporary capital of China at the end of the Song and the Mingdynasties.
Fuzhou is both a historic and a cultural city with an over two-thousand-year of history and in 908, Fuzhou was expanded.
In terms of geography, the center of Fuzhou City is Wuyi Square and Dongjiekou is the commercial center of downtownFuzhou.
Fuzhou lies on the Minjian river in the east of Fujian province and some 50km/30mi from the sea.
Fuzhou is known as ''Banyan Town'' because of the subtropical banyan trees planted during the Song period (960-1279).
In 1949 industrialization commenced when Fuzhou was linked to the major rail routes and the Minjiang river was extended to accommodate shipping; the main branches are engineering and light industry.
