Fuzhou , City, Fujian Province, China
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...chou , city (1994 est. pop. 952,300), capital of Fujian prov., China, a port on the Min River delta c.25 mi (40 km) from the coast...of 14 open port cities. The old city of Fuzhou dates from the Tang dynasty (a.d. 618 906). Marco Polo, who called it Fugiu, visited...