Quanzhou, also known as Licheng, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province, is one of the central cities in the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait and a modern industrial and trade port city approved by the Fujian Provincial People's Government. Quanzhou is located in the east of China, east longitude117 25'-19 5', north latitude 24 3'-25 56', and borders Fuzhou and Putian in the north.