Minnan, BanlamorMinnan Golden Triangle (simplified Chinese: 闽南金三角; traditional Chinese: 閩南金三角; pinyin: Mǐnnán jīnsānjiǎo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm kim-saⁿ-kak; lit. 'South Fujian Golden Triangle'), refers to the coastal region in South Fujian Province, China, which includes the prefecture-level citiesofXiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou.[1] The region accounts for 40 percent of the GDP of Fujian Province.[2] It is the native homeland of the Hokkien people who speak the Hokkien language or Minnan language, a variety of Southern Min.[3]
Minnan (South Fujian)
闽南/閩南
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From top: Xiamen's CBD, Xiamen University, colonial houses on Gulangyu Island, South Putuo Temple, beach on Gulangyu Island and Haicang Bridge
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| Coordinates: 25°00′N 118°00′E / 25.0°N 118.0°E / 25.0; 118.0 | |
| Country |  People's Republic of China Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Cities | List |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,806.3 km2 (9,963.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | ~17,049,863 (2,010) |
| Demonym(s) | Minnan, Hokkien, Banlamese, Hoklo |
Other terms used on the Minnan region include the one sinologist G. William Skinner used, which was the term Zhang-Quan (漳泉分區) to describe the region in his guide to the physiographic macroregions of China.
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