Fuzhou people, also known as Foochowese, Hokchew, Hokchia, Hokchiu, Fuzhou Shiyi people (福州十邑人), Eastern Min or Mindong are residents of either Fuzhou and Mindong regions and the Gutian and Pingnan counties of Fujian province and Matsu Islands in Taiwan. Fuzhou people are a part of the Min Chinese-speaking group that speaks Eastern Min or specifically Fuzhou dialect. There is also a significant overseas Fuzhou population, particularly distributed in Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, United States, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
Hockchew women in Bible Women's Training School during a women's class in Fuzhou, 1873.
A native Fuzhou detective in 1898
Yan Fu, a scientist who translated many of Charles Darwin's works and ideas into Chinese.
A famous protein scientist, Hsien Wu was the first to propose that protein denaturation was a purely conformational change.
Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Fuzhou lies 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 region.
Image: Fuzhou Taixi CBD
Image: Wuyi Square 72262 Fuzhou (49222318623)
Image: Zhenhai tower front
Image: 林文忠公祠屏门
