I.Overview Why should Fujian be known to the outside world? -Fujian is one of the first provinces in China that is open to the outside world -Over 2000 years ago,Fuzhou began China's maritime shipbuilding industry -over the thousands of years Fujian was the great gateway through which sailed Chinese merchants and explorers,as well as foreign merchants,emissaries (envoys)and missionaries from all over the world I. Overview  Why should Fujian be known to the outside world? - Fujian is one of the first provinces in China that is open to the outside world -Over 2000 years ago, Fuzhou began China’s maritime shipbuilding industry -over the thousands of years Fujian was the great gateway through which sailed Chinese merchants and explorers, as well as foreign merchants, emissaries (envoys) and missionaries from all over the world