Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China, lying between the Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Mindong linguistic and cultural re
The Fuzhou language, also Foochow, Hokchew, Hok-chiu, Fuzhounese, or Fujianese, is the prestige variety of the Eastern Min branch of Min Chinese spoken mainly in the Mindong region of Eastern Fujian P
Fuzhou
…and in details vary from other areas of the Chinese coast. Besides Mandarin Chinese, the majority local residents of Fuzhou (Fuzhou people) also speak Fuzhounese (福州話), the prestige form of Eastern Min. Min opera, also known as Fuzhou drama, is one of the major operas in Fujian Province. It enjoys popularity in…
A page in the "Dictionary of the Foochow dialect", 3rd Edition, published in 1929