Putian (ancient name: Xinghua, alias: Puyang, Puxian) is a prefecture-level city in Fujian, located on the central coast of Fujian, on the west bank of Taiwan Strait, with Fuzhou, the provincial capital, in the north, Quanzhou, a famous historical city, in the south, Daiyun Mountain in the west and Taiwan Province Strait across the sea in the southeast.
Putian City, as of 202 1, Putian City has jurisdiction over one county, four districts and two administrative committees, with a land area of 4,200 square kilometers and a sea area of1.000 square kilometers. By the end of 2020, the registered population of the city was 3.655 million, and the permanent population was 32 1. 1.000.
Known as "Zou Lu on the seashore" and "a famous literary country", it is a famous historical and cultural city in Fujian Province. In June, 2020, 10 was awarded as a national model city (county) with double support.