Zhangzhou City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Fujian Province, is the national coastal economic open zone approved by the State Council, and is one of the regions that have implemented the opening up earlier in the country. At the same time, it is also the central city of the economic zone on the west side of the Straits, and is located at the southern end of the Golden Triangle in southern Fujian. The city has a land area of 12600 square kilometers and a sea area of 18600 square kilometers. The terrain of the area is inclined from northwest to southeast, and the landforms are low and middle mountains, hilly platforms and alluvial plains in turn, with Zhangzhou Plain, the largest plain in Fujian Province. It is a subtropical monsoon humid climate with an annual average temperature of 21 ℃, annual sunshine of 2000 hours, abundant rainfall, frost-free period of more than 330 days, and average rainfall of about 1500 mm. It is a natural "big greenhouse". By 2021, Zhangzhou had jurisdiction over 4 municipal districts and 7 counties, and the municipal government was stationed in Xiangcheng District. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent resident population of Zhangzhou was 5054328. In 2021, the gross regional product of Zhangzhou will reach 502.44 billion yuan.

In the 25th year of Emperor Qin Shihuang (222 BC), after "Qin has merged into the world", the former land of Fujian and Vietnam was classified as Minzhong County, and now Zhangzhou was a Minzhong County, which was the beginning of being officially incorporated into the central territory. Zhangzhou was founded on December 9, the second year of Zhuigong in the Tang Dynasty (686). The state is governed by Xilin, which belongs to Lingnan Road and governs Zhangpu and Huaien counties.

There are 324 and 319 national highways, Xiamen-Zhanghai, Zhangzhao and Zhanglong expressways, Yingzhou-Xiamen Railway and Xiamen-Shenzhen and Longzhou-Xiamen high-speed railways passing through the territory of Zhangzhou. Zhangzhou Port can directly connect with Southeast Asian countries, forming a three-dimensional transportation network of railways, highways and waterways. 58.9 kilometers from downtown to Xiamen International Airport. There are Dongshan Island, Zhangzhou Coastal Volcano National Geological Park, Nanjing Tulou, Yundongyan and other scenic spots in Zhangzhou.

Zhangzhou is a national historical and cultural city, a national civilized city, a national cultural and ecological protection zone, a national health city, a national model city for mutual support, and an excellent tourist city in China.