Editing Fuqing (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Fuqing Longjiang Qiao 20120303-04.jpg|thumb|left|The Lóng River Bridge near the [[river mouth]] of the [[Long River (Fujian)|eponymous river]] in [[Haikou, Fujian|Haikou]], dating from the [[Song dynasty]].]]
Fuqing is located on the north-central section of the coast of Fujian, south of the urban area of [[Fuzhou]] and north of [[Putian]]. It is the southernmost administrative division of Fuzhou on the mainland and is the only [[county-level city]] under the administration of Fuzhou. To the northwest of Fuqing lies [[Yongtai County]], on its northern border is [[Minhou County]], and to its northeast is [[Changle, Fuzhou|the district of Changle]]. The entire southwestern land border is shared with [[Hanjiang, Putian]]. The territory of Fuqing also includes over 100 islands,<ref name="Caldwell_1953_quote1"/> and is connected by road to the major islands of [[Pingtan County]].

The highest point of Fuqing is Guya Peak ({{lang-zh|c=古崖山尾|p=Gǔyá Shānwěi}}), which is situated on its border with [[Minhou County]] to the north, and has a height of {{convert|1003|m|ft}} above sea level. The northern part of the county-level city is situated in the valley of the [[Long River (Fujian)|Long]] River ({{lang-zh|s=龙江|t=龍江|p=Lóngjiāng|tr=Dragon River}}), which includes the city's central urban area. 

Fuqing has a long indented coastline on the [[Taiwan Strait]], mostly consisting of rocky shores. A prominent part of its territory is the Longgao Peninsula ({{lang-zh|s=龙高半岛|t=龍高半島|p=Lóng-Gāo Bàndǎo|labels=no}}),<ref>{{cite web|title=福清龙高半岛地区发现富水地段 |url=https://zrzyt.fujian.gov.cn/zwgk/xwdt/tpxw/201401/t20140113_665418.htm |website=福建省自然资源厅 |publisher=海峡资源报 |date=2014-01-13|language=zh}}</ref> named for two of its major towns, [[Longtian, Fujian|Longtian]] and [[Gaoshan, Fujian|Gaoshan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=福清福庐山：矿坑蝶变生态公园 |url=https://zrzyt.fujian.gov.cn/zwgk/xwdt/zrzyyw/202310/t20231016_6273436.htm |website=福建省自然资源厅 |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=zh}}</ref> This peninsula also forms two major bays: Fuqing Bay  ({{lang-zh|s=福清湾|t=福清灣|p=Fúqīng Wān|labels=no}}) to its north, and Xinghua Bay ({{lang-zh|s=兴化湾|t=興化灣|p=Xīnghuà Wān|labels=no}}) to its south. The jagged coastline has given rise to a multitude of harbors and ports, including [[Haikou, Fujian|Haikou]], situated at the [[river mouth|mouth]] of the [[Long River (Fujian)|Lóng]].<ref name="Caldwell_1953_quote1">{{cite book |last1=Caldwell |first1=John Cope |title=China Coast Family |date=1953 |publisher=H. Regnery Company |url=https://scalar.chass.ncsu.edu/bodies-and-structures-2/fuqing |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref>


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