They are Fuzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Sanming, Putian, Nanping, Longyan and Ningde.

Fujian, named after the two prefectures of Fuzhou and Jianzhou within its borders, each taking its initials, is an important outlet to the sea on the Chinese mainland, and an important window and base for China's interaction with the world. Fujian is a provincial administrative region of the People's Republic of China. Abbreviation "Min", alias: Min, the land of Min, Hercynian, the provincial capital: Fuzhou, belongs to the region: East China.