Evaluating　the　ecological　health　of　Fujian　Province,　the　first　pilot　demonstration　zone　and　experimental　area　for　ecological　civilization　in　China,　would　contribute　to　the　advancement　of　the　ecological　civilization　process.　The　critical　challenges　in　ecological　health　assessment　are　how　to　construct　a　rational　indicator　system　and　objective⁃　ly　select　crucial　evaluation　indicators　that　align　with　the　research　area.　Grounded　in　the　pressure⁃state⁃response　(PSR)　framework　and　ecological　hierarchical　network　(EHN)　framework,　coupled　with　a　quantitative　screening　model　of　network　indicator　system　based　on　goal　optimization　theory,　we　calculated　the　ecological　health　composite　index　(EHCI)　for　Fujian　Province　from　2001　to　2021,　and　analyzed　its　spatial　and　temporal　dynamics.　The　results　showed　that:　(1)　The　final　indicators　obtained　through　the　indicator　system　and　screening　model　effectively　cap⁃　tured　ecosystem　characteristics　of　the　study　area.　The　spatial　variation　of　calculated　ecological　health　status　aligned　with　existing　literature　and　real⁃world　conditions,　affirming　the　rationality　of　the　constructed　indicator　system　and　screening　model　for　the　effective　construction　of　the　indicator　system　and　objective　selection　of　key　indicators.　(2)　Over　the　two　decades,　Fujian　Province　had　maintained　a　favorable　ecological　health　status,　with　over　82%　of　the　area　being　classified　as　excellent.　The　overall　spatial　distribution　of　ecological　health　status　exhibited　a　characteristic　pattern　of　high　values　in　inland　and　low　values　in　coastal　areas,　showing　significant　correlations　with　both　human　and　natural　factors.　(3)　During　the　21　years　of　implementing　the　ecological　province　construction　in　Fujian,　the　overall　ecological　health　had　been　improved.　The　area　of　ecological　improvement　surpassed　degraded　areas,　with　Zhangzhou,　Longyan,　and　Quanzhou　exhibiting　the　most　significant　improvements.　Ecological　improvement　was　pri⁃　marily　attributed　to　the　effectiveness　of　soil　erosion　control　and　the　progress　of　policies　and　projects　related　to　the　ecological　environment.　©　2024　Ecological　Society　of　China.　All　rights　reserved.