Historical Background Fukushuen Garden was built in 1992 to mark two events: the 70th anniversary of Naha City’s founding and the 10th anniversary of its sister city relationship with Fuzhou City, China. The garden was created to honor the strong historical and cultural ties between the two cities. Generations of Chinese immigrants from Fuzhou, known […]
Written by Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen
The families from Min, known as the 36 families from Min (閩人三十六姓), were sent to the Ryukyu Islands (modern-day Okinawa) under the orders of the Ming Chinese Emperor. These families hailed from the Min region of Fujian Province in southern China. During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Ming Emperor recognized the strategic importance of maintaining […]