Zhangzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Fujian province with an area of 12,600 square kilometers and a population of 480,000. It borders the cities of Quanzhou and Xiamen to the north, and the cities of Shantou and Chaozhou to the south.?Zhangzhou has received a number of honors for its rich natural resources and cultural heritage,?such as?the titles of “National Historical and Cultural City”, “China's Best Tourist City” and “Fujian Province's Ecological City”. The city is also an ancestral home to one-third of Taiwan population.?? ??? ??