- Fuzhou by Edgar Mann
Fuzhou, Foochow, Fuchoua port in SE China, capital of Fujian province on the Min Jiang: one of the original five treaty ports (1842). Pop.: 1 398 000 (2005 est...
- Lin, Chia Chiao by Melanie Adkins
... 1916– ) physicist; born in Foochow, China. He came to the U.S.A. To study at the California Institute of Technology (Ph.D. 1944), taught there (1943–45), then moved to Brown (1945–47) before joining the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1947–87). He made major contributions to the theory of hydrodynamic stability (1955), turbulent flow (1963 ...
- Fuzhou by Skylar Potter
Or Fu-chou conventional FoochowCity (pop., 2003 est.: 1,387,266), capital of Fujian province,...
- Formosa Strait by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... the southern part of the strait. The current flows south in the winter and north in the summer; the velocity is 1 km/hr. There are strong tidal currents. The ports of Kaohsiung, Foochow, and Hsiamen (China) are situated on the strait.
- Fuchou by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... also Foochow), a city in East China; situated on the Min Chiang, near the river’s mouth on the East China Sea. Capital of Fukien Province. Population, 740,000 (1975).Fouchou is a major commercial port; its outer port, Mawei, is accessible to seagoing vessels. Goods shipped from Fuchou include tea, timber, camphor, fruits, paper, and ...