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[[File:Fukushuen.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A view at the [[Fukushuen|Fukushûen]] (Fuzhou Gardens) in [[Naha]], [[Okinawa]], a reproduction of a famous garden in Fuzhou]]

[[File:Fukushuen.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A view at the [[Fukushuen|Fukushûen]] (Fuzhou Gardens) in [[Naha]], [[Okinawa]], a reproduction of a famous garden in Fuzhou]]

*''Chinese/Japanese'': 福州 ''(Fúzhōu; Fukushuu)''

*''Chinese/Japanese'': 福州 ''(Fúzhōu; Fukushuu)''

==History==

==History==

The city is located on the northern bank of the lower reaches of the Min River, and has been an active mercantile port since the [[Tang Dynasty]].  

The city is located on the northern bank of the lower reaches of the Min River, and has been an active mercantile port since the [[Tang Dynasty]]. As the chief city in the region of [[Minnan]] culture and language, the city is sometimes known as Mǐn. It is also sometimes known as Róngchéng, or Banyan City, for its many [[banyan]] trees.<ref>Akamine Mamoru, Lina Terrell (trans.), Robert Huey (ed.), ''The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia'', University of Hawaii Press (2017), 113.</ref>

Japanese activity in Fuzhou increased especially in the 14th century, when increased pirate activity in the waters around Korea caused many ships to abandon their [[Ningpo]]-via-[[Hakata]] route and to seek a more southerly port in China.<ref>Uezato Takashi. "The Formation of the Port City of Naha in Ryukyu and the World of Maritime Asia: From the Perspective of a Japanese Network." ''[[Acta Asiatica]]'' 95 (2008). p58.</ref>

Japanese activity in Fuzhou increased especially in the 14th century, when increased pirate activity in the waters around Korea caused many ships to abandon their [[Ningpo]]-via-[[Hakata]] route and to seek a more southerly port in China.<ref>Uezato Takashi. "The Formation of the Port City of Naha in Ryukyu and the World of Maritime Asia: From the Perspective of a Japanese Network." ''[[Acta Asiatica]]'' 95 (2008). p58.</ref>