Is the total area of ??Taiwan Island larger than that of Fujian Province?

No. The total area of ??Taiwan Island is 36,000 square kilometers, and the total land area of ??Fujian Province is 121,400 square kilometers.

Taiwan is located in the southeastern waters of mainland China, facing the Pacific Ocean to the east, facing Fujian Province across the Taiwan Strait to the west, and facing the Philippine Islands across the Bashi Strait to the south. Taiwan Province consists of two major island groups, Taiwan Island, the largest island in China, and surrounding islands and the Penghu Islands, with more than 80 islands in total.

Fujian Province is located on the southeast coast of China, adjacent to Zhejiang Province in the northeast, Jiangxi Province in the northwest, Guangdong Province in the southwest, and facing Taiwan Province across the Taiwan Strait in the southeast. The terrain of Fujian is "close to mountains and sea", with the terrain high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The area of ??mountains and hills within the territory accounts for about 90% of the total area of ??the province.

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Taiwan’s historical evolution

Taiwan has a deep and long relationship with the mainland. In ancient times, Taiwan was connected to the mainland. Due to crustal movement some millions of years ago, part of the land sank and seawater entered, forming the Taiwan Strait, and the island of Taiwan was separated from the mainland.

Taiwan’s recorded history can be traced back to 230 AD. During the Three Kingdoms period, King Wu Sun Quan sent generals Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhuge to lead a fleet of more than 10,000 sergeants and more than 30 ships to Yizhou (today's Taiwan). It was the residents of mainland China who used advanced cultural knowledge to develop Taiwan. the beginning of.

After the Ming Dynasty, people from mainland China and Taiwan had constant exchanges. During the Yongle period, Zheng He led his fleet to stop in Taiwan.

The historical evolution of Fujian

In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), Zou Wuzhu was recognized as the king of Fujian and Yue. In the third year of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty (193 BC), the territory of Fujian and Yue was divided, and Zou Yao was granted the title of King of the East China Sea.

In the third year of Daye of the Sui Dynasty (607), the three counties of Jian'an, Jin'an, and Nan'an were merged into one, called Jian'an County; the original 15 counties were merged into four (namely, Min County, Jian'an, Nan'an, Longxi).

During the Northern Song Dynasty, Fujian Road was established, and the administrative divisions were divided into six states: Fujian, Jian, Quan, Zhang, Ting, Nanjian, and Shaowu and Xinghua armies. During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, Jianzhou was promoted to Jianning Prefecture. The Fujian Road thus includes one government, five states, and two armies; the government, state, and army are actually administrative agencies at the same level, totaling 8, so Fujian is known as "Eight Fujian".

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