Fuzhou, a famous commercial port city, had business contacts with Southeast Asian countries as early as the 1st century A.D., and became a distribution center for bulk import and export goods along the southeast coast of China after the middle of19th century. Fuzhou is also an open coastal city. 1984 was approved by the state as one of the first coastal port cities to open to the outside world. Since then, it has been granted preferential policies such as economic and technological development zones, bonded zones, Taiwanese investment zones, high-tech parks and coastal economic development zones, and enjoyed special policies such as comprehensive reform, financial reform, land lease and capital structure optimization pilot cities endowed by the state, making it the region with the widest opening level, the most complete functions and the widest coverage of preferential policies in China. Fuzhou is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China. There are 2.5 million overseas Chinese in Fuzhou, distributed in more than 50 countries and regions such as Southeast Asia, Europe and America. Fuzhou and Taiwan Province Island are separated only by a strip of water, and it is the closest capital of Chinese mainland to Taiwan Province Province. The county covers an area of 1300 square kilometers with a population of 620,000, including more than 10,000 She people 1 10,000. The long coastline, numerous harbors and vast beaches make Lianjiang unique in marine fishing and aquaculture, and its output ranks first in the province. There are many kinds of seafood, mainly including large yellow croaker, eel, prawn, grouper, clam, clam and laver, among which clam is the favorite food of every household in Fuzhou every summer. Lianjiang is also known as the land of plenty. The banks of Aojiang River are rich in rice, sugarcane, tea, jute, loquat, Phyllostachys pubescens and various trees, and Ma Bitao is well-known at home and abroad. The traditional brewing industry and handicraft industry are widely known, and the industries such as machinery, instruments, fertilizer, shipbuilding and light industry are also quite developed. Lianjiang is rich in Chinese fir, pine and bamboo, with a forest coverage rate of 70%. Beautiful mountains and rivers, scenic spots. There are strange caves in Baidong Mountain of Qingzhi, which are pure natural. Yunju ancient temple tidal pagoda, sunrise shows wonders; Haikou, Weizhenbao, and the "five tigers guarding the door" and "two turtles locking the mouth" of Minjiang River are really natural barriers; There are also places of interest such as Fufu Temple, Baolin Temple and Hanguang Pagoda. Huang Qi Peninsula is dotted with reefs and islands, with winding seawalls and monstrous white waves, which makes people linger. Lianjiang County 1700 years, through vicissitudes of life, Zhong Ling has beautiful scenery, rich humanities and many people with lofty ideals. Of the 72 martyrs, 19 were from Fujian (Lianjiang accounted for 9), so "Huaxian County, Guangdong Province" and "Lianjiang, Fujian Province" should be the most glorious sacrifices in that year.
Lianjiang is the first aquatic county in Fujian and the second aquatic county in China.
Lianjiang Huangqi Port, a famous commercial port in the north and south since ancient times, has a history of 1000 years, leaving many cultural landscapes with great archaeological value. There are well-preserved ancient castles and beacon towers in Yuan Dynasty, Guanyin Pavilion in Ming Dynasty, Shangshufu and Mazu Palace in Qing Dynasty.
Today, it is the only national first-class fishing port in Fuzhou and one of the important trade ports with Taiwan in the mainland.
In 2006, Guanwu Village in Lianjiang, which was rated as one of the "Top Ten Charming Villages in China" by CCTV, was the only village in Fujian Province that was selected as one of the top ten charming villages in China. Known for kelp production, it is known as the "hometown of kelp".
20 10 in may, Lianjiang was awarded the title of "hometown of abalone in China" by China aquatic products processing and circulation association after on-the-spot investigation and evaluation by the expert group.
According to reports, in 20 10, the abalone culture area in Lianjiang County reached 65.438+0.5 million mu, and the total number of abalone cultured was 65.438+0.2 billion, with an estimated annual output value of nearly 2 billion yuan. The abalone production in this county accounts for about 465,438+0% of Fuzhou and 28% of the whole province, making it the largest abalone breeding county in China.
Six treasures of Lianjiang seafood are divided into "frozen six treasures" and "dried six treasures". The quick-frozen six treasures include fish balls, abalone, clove fish, fish dumplings, yellow croaker and seafood Buddha jumping over the wall; The six treasures of dry goods are fish noodles, kelp, shrimp skin, seaweed, dried oysters and dried oysters.
Lianjiang Gui 'an Hot Spring; As one of the few hot spring cities in China, Fuzhou city and its surrounding suburbs are rich in hot spring resources. Gui 'an Village, Pandu Township, Lianjiang County, known as the "North Gate of Fuzhou", is one of the few geothermal concentrated areas in China.
Lianjiang has three unique tourist routes: one is the Minjiang Estuary tourist route with Qingzhi Mountain as the main axis, which shows the scenery along the river; Second, the coastal tourist route mainly based on Huang Qi Peninsula reflects the coastal scenery, seafood flavor and Taiwan-Malaysia characteristics; Third, the western tourist routes, focusing on Gui 'an Hot Spring Golf Course and Zi Shan Reservoir Area, highlight hot spring recuperation, sports tourism and She ethnic customs.
Lianjiang builds a large amusement park-Gui 'an Happy World.