During the Yongjia period of the Western Jin Dynasty, the people of the Central Plains moved south to avoid war, so they were named after living in the river. The land area is 649 square kilometers, the sea area is 957 square kilometers, and the coastline is 12 1 km.
Jinjiang is densely populated and barren. Since ancient times, they have had the entrepreneurial impulse of shipbuilding and external contact, which has prompted Jinjiang people to gradually go overseas. Ten families and nine overseas Chinese are one of the biggest characteristics of Jinjiang. There are 3 million overseas Chinese in Jinjiang, which is three times the local population. Together with millions of foreigners, there are 5 million Jinjiang people at home and abroad. It covers more than 60 countries and regions in the world, especially in Southeast Asia.
During my work in Fujian, I went to Jinjiang in July of six years, summed up and put forward six Jinjiang experiences with the main content of always adhering to and correctly handling the five major relationships, and emphasized on 20 19 that Jinjiang experiences still have guiding significance.
Jinjiang is known as a cultural relic with sound in China, a Buddhist country at sea, a Buddhist country in Quannan and a coastal Zou Lu. It has a long history. Hester's starting point. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the ancient port of Erythrina in Quanzhou, Jinjiang was known as the largest port in the East and an important starting point of the Maritime Silk Road. Excellent literature and art. Folk arts such as Nanyin, Puppet in the Palm and Gaojia Opera are well-known at home and abroad.