Minnan, Banlam or Minnan Golden Triangle (Chinese: 闽南金三角; pinyin: Mǐnnán jīnsānjiǎo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm kim-saⁿ-kak; lit. 'South Fujian Golden Triangle'), refers to the coastal region in South Fujian Province, China, which includes the prefecture-level cities of Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou.[1] The region accounts for 40 percent of the GDP of Fujian Province.[2] It is the native homeland of the Hokkien people who speak the Hokkien language or Minnan language, a variety of Southern Min.[3]
Minnan (South Fujian)
闽南 | |
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 From top: Xiamen's CBD, Xiamen University, colonial houses on Gulangyu Island, South Putuo Temple, beach on Gulangyu Island and Haicang Bridge | |
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| Coordinates: 25°00′N 118°00′E / 25.0°N 118.0°E | |
| Country |  China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Cities | |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,806.3 km2 (9,963.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | ~17,049,863 (2,010) |
| Demonym(s) | Minnan, Hokkien, Banlamese, Hoklo |
Other terms used on the Minnan region include the one sinologist G. William Skinner used, which was the term Zhang-Quan (漳泉分区) to describe the region in his guide to the physiographic macroregions of China.
References
edit- ^ http://www.fjfao.gov.cn/english/foreignersinfujian/fujianintheeyesofforeigners/201112/t20111222_625021.htm [dead link]
- ^ Multiregional Economic Development in China Rongxing Guo, Hao Gui, Luc Changlei Guo. p 21
- ^ http://www.fjfao.gov.cn/english/foreignersinfujian/fujianintheeyesofforeigners/201112/t20111222_625021.htm [dead link]
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