Fuqing
English
Alternative forms
- Fooching, Futsing (archaic)
- Fuching, Fu-ch'ing (Wade–Giles)
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 福清 (Fúqīng).
Proper noun
Fuqing
- A county-level city in Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
- 2007 October 13, “China to build sea bridge to 5th-largest island”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 15 June 2022, World News:
- The 1.1 billion yuan ($152 million) sea bridge will connect Pingtan Island, located in the Taiwan Strait, to Fuqing, a city on the main landmass of eastern Fujian Province, […]
- 2021 January 30, “China’s first Hualong One nuclear reactor begins operations”, in AP News, archived from the original on 30 January 2021:
- The reactor, located in the city of Fuqing city in China’s southeastern Fujian province, was designed to have a 60-year lifespan, with its core equipment domestically produced.
Synonyms
- (from Hokkien) Hokchia, Hockchia
- (from Eastern Min) Hokchiang
Translations
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Fuqing”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1296, column 2
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