In the context of constant deepening of cooperation in economy and trade and social communication between China's Mainland and Taiwan,deepening the cooperation of credit investigation can effectively ensure deepen...In the context of constant deepening of cooperation in economy and trade and social communication between China's Mainland and Taiwan,deepening the cooperation of credit investigation can effectively ensure deepening and stable development of trade exchanges and social communication between China's Mainland and Taiwan. This paper firstly elaborated significance of credit investigation cooperation,then compared current situation of establishment of credit investigation system,and finally put forward guiding principle and specific recommendations for credit investigation cooperation between China's Mainland and Taiwan.展开更多
This paper analyzed the distribution of thermohaline and circulation characteristics of Zhejiang and Fujian waters,based on the cross-sectional thermohaline data and on current data (up to 30 d duration) at fixed-po...This paper analyzed the distribution of thermohaline and circulation characteristics of Zhejiang and Fujian waters,based on the cross-sectional thermohaline data and on current data (up to 30 d duration) at fixed-point moorings,collected in the summer of 2006.We also performed low-pass filtering and spectrum analysis on the mooring submersible buoy data.Based on that analysis,we discussed the characteristics of low frequency currents and time-variations in these waters.The main conclusions are as follows.(1) There is a low salinity pinnate area near the Hangzhou Bay in summer,and outside the low salinity area,an obvious salinity front is present from surface to bottom near 123 E.There is also a temperature front below the surface at a corresponding position.(2) Bottom water of the Taiwan Warm Current comes from the subsurface of Kuroshio.(3) The direction of low frequency current at fixed anchor stations is N-NE or S,which mainly depends on the interaction of control currents in this waters.(4) Significant spectral peaks at all mooring stations are typically semidiurnal and diurnal tides.Semidiurnal tidal waves are the main ones in these waters,and have more energy closer to the shore.(5) Significant energy spectral peaks of middle period (3 to 8 d) of currents are responses to weather frequency.(6) Significant energy spectral peaks of long periods at the surface or bottom are probably responses to seasonal wind or bottom friction,while,the long period peaks of other depths can reflect cyclical changes of interactions between currents.We conclude that the pulsation period of the Taiwan Warm Current in these waters is 10-17 d.展开更多
Comparative study of LUCC between Fujian and Taiwan provinces could be a good case for study because of their geographical proximities and historical, cultural similarities. Fujian and Taiwan had gone through and curr...Comparative study of LUCC between Fujian and Taiwan provinces could be a good case for study because of their geographical proximities and historical, cultural similarities. Fujian and Taiwan had gone through and currently are in different economic development stages. Taiwan is in the stage of post-industrialization and Fujian is in the intermediate stage of industrialization. By using the official statistics, changes of built-land in Fujian and Taiwan were analyzed in details. The results showed that these two provinces seemed to have the same characteristics of built-land changes, i.e., accelerating development, and concentrated distribution on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, forming a pattern with the economic layout of two sides acting in cooperation with eath other. If comparing different industrialized areas in Fujian with industrialized stages in Taiwan, it is clear that these two provinces seemed to have the same characteristics of synthesized index of built-land change (Lc), i.e., which is from stabilization or comparative stabilization at the initial stages of industrialization to high expansion at the intermediate stages of industrialization, then followed by low consumption at later stages of industrialization, but the Lc of the initial and the later stages of industrialization in Taiwan were slightly higher than those in Fujian. The results from comparison on relevant indexes have shown: The industrial structure changing rate of Fujian is actually higher than that of built-land in Taiwan, but its using efficiency of regional built-land is also obviously lower than that in Taiwan in the intermediate and later stages of industrialization of Fujian. The major driving forces of the built-land changes in both provinces were analyzed in Causal Models of Path Analysis, and its result indicated that the difference in built-land changes of the two provinces is closely related to their economic development stages and industrial structure. Countermeasure for the realization of sustainable utilization of built-land in Fujian put forward in this article is to strengthen its intension and tap the latent power.展开更多
Concerning the ecological studies of the Hydromedusae and Ctenophores in Taiwan Strait, we have only two papers available on these studies in the southwest of Taiwan Strait. Throughout the western Taiwan Strait, for t...Concerning the ecological studies of the Hydromedusae and Ctenophores in Taiwan Strait, we have only two papers available on these studies in the southwest of Taiwan Strait. Throughout the western Taiwan Strait, for the first time the paper reports species composition, seasonal change, hori zontal distribution, ecological characteristics of the Hydromedusae and Ctenophores and their relationship to the environmental factors.展开更多
A cruise through the western sea area of the Taiwan Strait was carried out by the R/ V Dong Fang Hong in December, 1987. Eight anchored and 10 not anchored stations were set up. Over 25 time-series current observation...A cruise through the western sea area of the Taiwan Strait was carried out by the R/ V Dong Fang Hong in December, 1987. Eight anchored and 10 not anchored stations were set up. Over 25 time-series current observations were made at each station and CTD (Conductivity-temperature-depth) measurements were made at 5 anchored and 10 not anchored stations. Based on the measured data, fine-structures and step-like vertical structures of temperature and salinity were analysed, and a tentative wintertime current structure in the Taiwan Strait was described.展开更多
Fujian,as known to all,will play the card of cooperating with Taiwan in its FTZ blueprint.The proximity to each other and deep-rooted cultural similarities have both contributed to the flourishing communication and co...Fujian,as known to all,will play the card of cooperating with Taiwan in its FTZ blueprint.The proximity to each other and deep-rooted cultural similarities have both contributed to the flourishing communication and collaboration between Fujian and Taiwan over a long period.With the establishment of the FTZ in Fujian,namely parts of Pingtan,Fuzhou and Xiamen,deepened cooperation will be made with an explosion of business opportunities,said insiders.展开更多
China Visit I had an opportunity to visit China,particularly Beijing and Eastern coastal cities of Quanzhou and Xiamen in the special economic zone in Fujian Province at the invitation of the Chinese Association for I...China Visit I had an opportunity to visit China,particularly Beijing and Eastern coastal cities of Quanzhou and Xiamen in the special economic zone in Fujian Province at the invitation of the Chinese Association for International展开更多
Fujian is in the coastal area of southeast China. It isalso known as Min. Ancestors of many Taiwan Residents now livingin Taiwan were from Fujian and the Chinese people on bothsides are concerned by shared family tree...Fujian is in the coastal area of southeast China. It isalso known as Min. Ancestors of many Taiwan Residents now livingin Taiwan were from Fujian and the Chinese people on bothsides are concerned by shared family trees. Since展开更多
After the winter and summer current structures on two or three latitudinal sections in Taiwan Strait were obtained from the measured current data, the seawater flux through the sections were cal -culated. In summer, t...After the winter and summer current structures on two or three latitudinal sections in Taiwan Strait were obtained from the measured current data, the seawater flux through the sections were cal -culated. In summer, the currents in the central and northern part of Taiwan Strait normally flow northward at a net flux of 3.32×l06m3 /s. In winter, the high temperature and salinity Kuroshio and South China Sea water enter Taiwan Strait from the southern section at 1.69× 106m3/s and 0.59×10 m3/s respectively, while the East China Sea water enters Taiwan Strait from the northern section at 1.02×106m3/s. About 0.40×106m3/s of the seawater enters the South China Sea along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong; the other 0.62×106m3/s of the seawater is mixed with the Kuroshio water and the South China Sea water in the northern sea area . The net northward flux is 1.74×106m3/s in winter.展开更多
报道福建北部山区三明地区及台湾中部南投山区所采集的真菌标本,经过形态特征、显微构造及ITS序列分析与鉴定,确认为干巴菌(Thelephora ganbajun M. Zang)。结合文献分析,认为干巴菌的生长分布范围在21°N-27°N之区域。此发现...报道福建北部山区三明地区及台湾中部南投山区所采集的真菌标本,经过形态特征、显微构造及ITS序列分析与鉴定,确认为干巴菌(Thelephora ganbajun M. Zang)。结合文献分析,认为干巴菌的生长分布范围在21°N-27°N之区域。此发现提供了干巴菌在中国新的分布地区,丰富了中国干巴菌的分布资料。展开更多
Since the last rising of sea level, two branches of the Kuroshio, the Huanghai ( Yellow Sea ) coastal current (HCC; mainly cold water mass)and the Changjiang River outflow have controlled the modem dynamic deposition ...Since the last rising of sea level, two branches of the Kuroshio, the Huanghai ( Yellow Sea ) coastal current (HCC; mainly cold water mass)and the Changjiang River outflow have controlled the modem dynamic deposition in the East China Sea. There are three depositing areas on the sea-bed under the above currents: a relict sand area un der the Taiwan Warm Current and the Huanghai Warm Current at the south-eastern area, the about 60 km2 round mud bank under the Huanghai CoastalCurrent at the northernarea and the large subaqueous delta of mainly fine sand and silt under the Changjiang discharge flow in its estuary and the large narrow mud bank under the Zhejiang-Fujian Coastal Current, another round mud bank under the Changjiang discharge flow off Hangzhou Bay. The relict sand area has a coarsesand block under the Taiwan Warm Current bypassing Taiwan at the northern part of the island.The two round mud banks were formed in relatively static states by an anticlockwise converging cyclonic eddy. The展开更多
The 22nd China International Man-made Fiber Conference,themed on'Collaborative Development of Global Man-made Fiber Industry-Innovation,Coordination,Green and Common Interests',was held in Fuzhou city,Fujian p...The 22nd China International Man-made Fiber Conference,themed on'Collaborative Development of Global Man-made Fiber Industry-Innovation,Coordination,Green and Common Interests',was held in Fuzhou city,Fujian province on September 7th,2016,focusing on the development and cooperation of global man-made fiber industry in展开更多
Based on the typhoon track and intensity data and the precipitation data of typhoon in China during 1961–2020,the overall characteristics of the rainstorm in Fujian caused by typhoon passing though Taiwan Island were...Based on the typhoon track and intensity data and the precipitation data of typhoon in China during 1961–2020,the overall characteristics of the rainstorm in Fujian caused by typhoon passing though Taiwan Island were studied.More than 80 percent of typhoons passing though the Taiwan Island can bring heavy rain to Fujian.There are 1.5 events of typhoon rainstorm in Fujian every year,and the average annual impact days are 3.0.In terms of spatial distribution,the frequency and intensity of cross-island typhoon rainstorm decrease rapidly from the coastal areas of Fujian to the inland areas,and Zherong,Changle and Jiu xianshan stations in the coastal areas are the high value centers.The typhoon paths of cross-island typhoon rainstorm in Fujian are mainly divided into three categories:landing-Fujian type(including landing-Fujian northeast turning,landing-Fujian middle northbound and landing-Fujian south westbound),landing-Guangdong and Zhejiang type and offshore turning type,among which landing-Fujian type typhoon has the most significant influence(only the landing-Fujian type appears the rainstorm of≥50 mm·(24 h);),and the rainstorm intensity,influence range and asymmetrical structure of the rainstorm are the strongest,the most extensive and the most significant in the landing-Fujian middle northbound path.Based on the NCEP reanalysis data,the comparative analysis of the environmental fields causing the difference of precipitation intensity between the two typhoons landing-Fujian middle northbound and landing-Fujian south westbound shows that:To the landing-Fujian middle northbound track,strong wind speed area on the north side of the typhoon center leads to strong onshore winds,in the role of mountain terrain,piedmont has better convergence and very strong deep vertical upward movement,with better moisture conditions,it can send low high-energy water vapor to the middle,the precipitation dynamics and water vapor conditions are significantly stronger than the landing-Fujian south westbound track,resulting in more typhoon heavy rain.展开更多
Ⅰ. STATE OF THE STUDY ON EUSTATIC FLUCTUATIONS This paper is a brief review of the study of eustatic fluctuations of the Fujian Coast since 1931. As early as 1912, Richthofen believed that emergence
The Chinese Government deems Free Trade Agreements(FTAs)as a new platform to further opening-up to the outside and speeding up domestic reforms,an effective approach to integrate into global economy and strengthen eco...The Chinese Government deems Free Trade Agreements(FTAs)as a new platform to further opening-up to the outside and speeding up domestic reforms,an effective approach to integrate into global economy and strengthen economic cooperation with other economies,as well as particularly an important展开更多
"Under the guidance of the opening-up concept,promoting a new round of openingup initiatives,growing a free trade zone network and developing the strategy implementation of China’s free trade zone is a great mis..."Under the guidance of the opening-up concept,promoting a new round of openingup initiatives,growing a free trade zone network and developing the strategy implementation of China’s free trade zone is a great mission and also a significant breakthrough for the current opening-up policy,"said Chen Wenling,Chief Economist of CCIEE(China Center for International Economic Exchange)recently.展开更多
The development of service industry has shaken off the bondage of geographical locations in the information age.Tianjin FTZ features financial leasing industry,Guangdong FTZ involves high-end financial service,while F...The development of service industry has shaken off the bondage of geographical locations in the information age.Tianjin FTZ features financial leasing industry,Guangdong FTZ involves high-end financial service,while Fujian FTZ focuses on trade financing cooperation with Taiwan.The scenario will probably develop towards homogeneity of financial services and competitions will shift to talent attraction and policy optimization.展开更多
ACCORDING to archaeolo-gists,as early as 5,000 yearsago the local culture ofpresent-day Fujian Provincee was calledthe Tanshishan culture.When Empe-ror Wudi of the Han Dynasty con-quered the Minyue nation,large num-be...ACCORDING to archaeolo-gists,as early as 5,000 yearsago the local culture ofpresent-day Fujian Provincee was calledthe Tanshishan culture.When Empe-ror Wudi of the Han Dynasty con-quered the Minyue nation,large num-bers of people immigrated from theCentral Plains into Fujian.After theSong and Yuan dynasties,the Mari-time Silk Road brought prosperity toQuanzhou,a major sea port in Fujian.In more recent history Fuzhou andXiamen were opened as trading portsthrough which foreign culture andWestern civilization poured in.East-展开更多
基金Supported by Special Project of Fujian Provincial Department of Finance(K81MLV05A)
文摘In the context of constant deepening of cooperation in economy and trade and social communication between China's Mainland and Taiwan,deepening the cooperation of credit investigation can effectively ensure deepening and stable development of trade exchanges and social communication between China's Mainland and Taiwan. This paper firstly elaborated significance of credit investigation cooperation,then compared current situation of establishment of credit investigation system,and finally put forward guiding principle and specific recommendations for credit investigation cooperation between China's Mainland and Taiwan.
基金The Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean under contract Nos 200905001,200905010 and 201005019the Research Programs of the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai under contract No.09DZ1201200the Young Scientist Foundation of the State Oceanic Administration of China under contract No.2011209
文摘This paper analyzed the distribution of thermohaline and circulation characteristics of Zhejiang and Fujian waters,based on the cross-sectional thermohaline data and on current data (up to 30 d duration) at fixed-point moorings,collected in the summer of 2006.We also performed low-pass filtering and spectrum analysis on the mooring submersible buoy data.Based on that analysis,we discussed the characteristics of low frequency currents and time-variations in these waters.The main conclusions are as follows.(1) There is a low salinity pinnate area near the Hangzhou Bay in summer,and outside the low salinity area,an obvious salinity front is present from surface to bottom near 123 E.There is also a temperature front below the surface at a corresponding position.(2) Bottom water of the Taiwan Warm Current comes from the subsurface of Kuroshio.(3) The direction of low frequency current at fixed anchor stations is N-NE or S,which mainly depends on the interaction of control currents in this waters.(4) Significant spectral peaks at all mooring stations are typically semidiurnal and diurnal tides.Semidiurnal tidal waves are the main ones in these waters,and have more energy closer to the shore.(5) Significant energy spectral peaks of middle period (3 to 8 d) of currents are responses to weather frequency.(6) Significant energy spectral peaks of long periods at the surface or bottom are probably responses to seasonal wind or bottom friction,while,the long period peaks of other depths can reflect cyclical changes of interactions between currents.We conclude that the pulsation period of the Taiwan Warm Current in these waters is 10-17 d.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.40371054Fujian Provincial Project, No.D0510014In-novative construction on resources and environment of the Economic Zone on the West Side of the Taiwan Straits
文摘Comparative study of LUCC between Fujian and Taiwan provinces could be a good case for study because of their geographical proximities and historical, cultural similarities. Fujian and Taiwan had gone through and currently are in different economic development stages. Taiwan is in the stage of post-industrialization and Fujian is in the intermediate stage of industrialization. By using the official statistics, changes of built-land in Fujian and Taiwan were analyzed in details. The results showed that these two provinces seemed to have the same characteristics of built-land changes, i.e., accelerating development, and concentrated distribution on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, forming a pattern with the economic layout of two sides acting in cooperation with eath other. If comparing different industrialized areas in Fujian with industrialized stages in Taiwan, it is clear that these two provinces seemed to have the same characteristics of synthesized index of built-land change (Lc), i.e., which is from stabilization or comparative stabilization at the initial stages of industrialization to high expansion at the intermediate stages of industrialization, then followed by low consumption at later stages of industrialization, but the Lc of the initial and the later stages of industrialization in Taiwan were slightly higher than those in Fujian. The results from comparison on relevant indexes have shown: The industrial structure changing rate of Fujian is actually higher than that of built-land in Taiwan, but its using efficiency of regional built-land is also obviously lower than that in Taiwan in the intermediate and later stages of industrialization of Fujian. The major driving forces of the built-land changes in both provinces were analyzed in Causal Models of Path Analysis, and its result indicated that the difference in built-land changes of the two provinces is closely related to their economic development stages and industrial structure. Countermeasure for the realization of sustainable utilization of built-land in Fujian put forward in this article is to strengthen its intension and tap the latent power.
文摘Concerning the ecological studies of the Hydromedusae and Ctenophores in Taiwan Strait, we have only two papers available on these studies in the southwest of Taiwan Strait. Throughout the western Taiwan Strait, for the first time the paper reports species composition, seasonal change, hori zontal distribution, ecological characteristics of the Hydromedusae and Ctenophores and their relationship to the environmental factors.
文摘A cruise through the western sea area of the Taiwan Strait was carried out by the R/ V Dong Fang Hong in December, 1987. Eight anchored and 10 not anchored stations were set up. Over 25 time-series current observations were made at each station and CTD (Conductivity-temperature-depth) measurements were made at 5 anchored and 10 not anchored stations. Based on the measured data, fine-structures and step-like vertical structures of temperature and salinity were analysed, and a tentative wintertime current structure in the Taiwan Strait was described.
文摘Fujian,as known to all,will play the card of cooperating with Taiwan in its FTZ blueprint.The proximity to each other and deep-rooted cultural similarities have both contributed to the flourishing communication and collaboration between Fujian and Taiwan over a long period.With the establishment of the FTZ in Fujian,namely parts of Pingtan,Fuzhou and Xiamen,deepened cooperation will be made with an explosion of business opportunities,said insiders.
文摘China Visit I had an opportunity to visit China,particularly Beijing and Eastern coastal cities of Quanzhou and Xiamen in the special economic zone in Fujian Province at the invitation of the Chinese Association for International
文摘Fujian is in the coastal area of southeast China. It isalso known as Min. Ancestors of many Taiwan Residents now livingin Taiwan were from Fujian and the Chinese people on bothsides are concerned by shared family trees. Since
文摘After the winter and summer current structures on two or three latitudinal sections in Taiwan Strait were obtained from the measured current data, the seawater flux through the sections were cal -culated. In summer, the currents in the central and northern part of Taiwan Strait normally flow northward at a net flux of 3.32×l06m3 /s. In winter, the high temperature and salinity Kuroshio and South China Sea water enter Taiwan Strait from the southern section at 1.69× 106m3/s and 0.59×10 m3/s respectively, while the East China Sea water enters Taiwan Strait from the northern section at 1.02×106m3/s. About 0.40×106m3/s of the seawater enters the South China Sea along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong; the other 0.62×106m3/s of the seawater is mixed with the Kuroshio water and the South China Sea water in the northern sea area . The net northward flux is 1.74×106m3/s in winter.
文摘报道福建北部山区三明地区及台湾中部南投山区所采集的真菌标本,经过形态特征、显微构造及ITS序列分析与鉴定,确认为干巴菌(Thelephora ganbajun M. Zang)。结合文献分析,认为干巴菌的生长分布范围在21°N-27°N之区域。此发现提供了干巴菌在中国新的分布地区,丰富了中国干巴菌的分布资料。
文摘Since the last rising of sea level, two branches of the Kuroshio, the Huanghai ( Yellow Sea ) coastal current (HCC; mainly cold water mass)and the Changjiang River outflow have controlled the modem dynamic deposition in the East China Sea. There are three depositing areas on the sea-bed under the above currents: a relict sand area un der the Taiwan Warm Current and the Huanghai Warm Current at the south-eastern area, the about 60 km2 round mud bank under the Huanghai CoastalCurrent at the northernarea and the large subaqueous delta of mainly fine sand and silt under the Changjiang discharge flow in its estuary and the large narrow mud bank under the Zhejiang-Fujian Coastal Current, another round mud bank under the Changjiang discharge flow off Hangzhou Bay. The relict sand area has a coarsesand block under the Taiwan Warm Current bypassing Taiwan at the northern part of the island.The two round mud banks were formed in relatively static states by an anticlockwise converging cyclonic eddy. The
文摘The 22nd China International Man-made Fiber Conference,themed on'Collaborative Development of Global Man-made Fiber Industry-Innovation,Coordination,Green and Common Interests',was held in Fuzhou city,Fujian province on September 7th,2016,focusing on the development and cooperation of global man-made fiber industry in
基金sponsored by the General project of Science and Technology Department of Fujian Province (2021J01456)the Major Science and the Technology project of Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Hazardous Weather(2020TF04)。
文摘Based on the typhoon track and intensity data and the precipitation data of typhoon in China during 1961–2020,the overall characteristics of the rainstorm in Fujian caused by typhoon passing though Taiwan Island were studied.More than 80 percent of typhoons passing though the Taiwan Island can bring heavy rain to Fujian.There are 1.5 events of typhoon rainstorm in Fujian every year,and the average annual impact days are 3.0.In terms of spatial distribution,the frequency and intensity of cross-island typhoon rainstorm decrease rapidly from the coastal areas of Fujian to the inland areas,and Zherong,Changle and Jiu xianshan stations in the coastal areas are the high value centers.The typhoon paths of cross-island typhoon rainstorm in Fujian are mainly divided into three categories:landing-Fujian type(including landing-Fujian northeast turning,landing-Fujian middle northbound and landing-Fujian south westbound),landing-Guangdong and Zhejiang type and offshore turning type,among which landing-Fujian type typhoon has the most significant influence(only the landing-Fujian type appears the rainstorm of≥50 mm·(24 h);),and the rainstorm intensity,influence range and asymmetrical structure of the rainstorm are the strongest,the most extensive and the most significant in the landing-Fujian middle northbound path.Based on the NCEP reanalysis data,the comparative analysis of the environmental fields causing the difference of precipitation intensity between the two typhoons landing-Fujian middle northbound and landing-Fujian south westbound shows that:To the landing-Fujian middle northbound track,strong wind speed area on the north side of the typhoon center leads to strong onshore winds,in the role of mountain terrain,piedmont has better convergence and very strong deep vertical upward movement,with better moisture conditions,it can send low high-energy water vapor to the middle,the precipitation dynamics and water vapor conditions are significantly stronger than the landing-Fujian south westbound track,resulting in more typhoon heavy rain.
文摘Ⅰ. STATE OF THE STUDY ON EUSTATIC FLUCTUATIONS This paper is a brief review of the study of eustatic fluctuations of the Fujian Coast since 1931. As early as 1912, Richthofen believed that emergence
文摘The Chinese Government deems Free Trade Agreements(FTAs)as a new platform to further opening-up to the outside and speeding up domestic reforms,an effective approach to integrate into global economy and strengthen economic cooperation with other economies,as well as particularly an important
文摘"Under the guidance of the opening-up concept,promoting a new round of openingup initiatives,growing a free trade zone network and developing the strategy implementation of China’s free trade zone is a great mission and also a significant breakthrough for the current opening-up policy,"said Chen Wenling,Chief Economist of CCIEE(China Center for International Economic Exchange)recently.
文摘The development of service industry has shaken off the bondage of geographical locations in the information age.Tianjin FTZ features financial leasing industry,Guangdong FTZ involves high-end financial service,while Fujian FTZ focuses on trade financing cooperation with Taiwan.The scenario will probably develop towards homogeneity of financial services and competitions will shift to talent attraction and policy optimization.
文摘ACCORDING to archaeolo-gists,as early as 5,000 yearsago the local culture ofpresent-day Fujian Provincee was calledthe Tanshishan culture.When Empe-ror Wudi of the Han Dynasty con-quered the Minyue nation,large num-bers of people immigrated from theCentral Plains into Fujian.After theSong and Yuan dynasties,the Mari-time Silk Road brought prosperity toQuanzhou,a major sea port in Fujian.In more recent history Fuzhou andXiamen were opened as trading portsthrough which foreign culture andWestern civilization poured in.East-