Changle
Changle (simplified Chinese:长乐; traditional Chinese:長樂; pinyin:Chánglè, Foochow Romanized: Diòng-lŏ̤h) is a county-level city located in eastern Fujian province, China. Another Changle (昌乐市) is located in Shandong province. Administered by Fuzhou City, it is occupies a land area of 648 square kilometres (250 sq mi) and a sea area of 1,327 square kilometres (512 sq mi). Changle was established in the sixth year of Emperor Wu-De (623 AD) during the Tang Dynasty, and it became a county-level city on February 18, 1994. The city faces ****** across the ****** Strait and is connected to Mawei Economic and Technological Zone by the Min River. The city may change its present status to a district due to a government proposal.