Fuding City lies in the northeast of Ningde and next to
Zhejiang Province and is surrounded by hills on 3 sides and the sea on 1
side. The total land area is 1,526km2 and seawaters 14957.7km2.Fuding
County was set up in Qing Dynasty in 1739AD and in 1995 it was promoted to
a city at county level. Now the city of Fuding has jurisdiction over 10
towns, 2 villages, 3 neighborhood offices and a population of 554,000.The
transportation by land and water is fast and convenient, with No.104 State
Road running through. Shacheng port is so broad and deep that ships of
thousands of tons can come and go freely at any time. Fuding also has rich
natural resources and famous specialties such as "Basalt-the Eastern
Wonder"," Shaddock-the Marvelous Fruit in the World",
"Fuding Areca Taro ---Chinese Famous Taro", "Bailin Arts on
Making Tea", and "Mingdong Beer". "Hualong
"carburetor enjoys the best quality among its trade in China and
leather clothes are sold even to Hungary and some countries of the former
Soviet Union. Aquatic products such as yellow croakers, groupers, prawns,
crabs, jumping fish, blood clams are famous for their rich and taste.
Taimu Mountain, which is one of the national scenic spots, combines
mountains, seas, rivers and humane sceneries. It is called "the
Paradise at Sea" for its Steep Mountain, wonderful stones, secluded
caves and foggy impression. Yushan Island, which has a rolling grassland
and beautiful sceneries of hills and lakes, is called" the Heavenly
Mountain in South China". Moreover, Fuding is one of the advanced
national cities on the achievements made in culture.