Chengqi Tulou in Gaobei Tulou Cluster, UNESCO World Heritage site, Yongding, Fujian, China

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Fujian

Fujian (福建, Fújiàn) is an attractive coastal province with a long seafaring history. As a significant stop on the maritime Silk Road, its cities developed an easy cosmopolitan outlook and visitors are surprised by the traces of elsewhere in its architecture, food, language and people.

Attractions

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  • Sānfāng Qīxiàng

    Sānfāng Qīxiàng

    Fuzhou

    This ‘downtown’ series of ancient residential buildings is known as ‘Three Lanes and Seven Alleys'. Thousands of visitors wander the white-walled streets…

  • Guandi Temple

    Guandi Temple

    Fujian

    This magnificently carved temple is immediately identifiable by its showy dragon-decorated roofs and a shroud of smoke emanating from furnaces burning…

  • Linzexu Memorial Hall

    Linzexu Memorial Hall

    Fuzhou

    The former residence of the anti-opium trade reformer is a surprisingly well-presented museum. It offers an overview of Fuzhou’s seafaring history,…

  • Nanputuo Temple

    Nanputuo Temple

    Xiamen

    This Buddhist temple complex on the southern side of Xiamen is one of the most famous temples among the Fujianese, and is also considered a pilgrimage…

  • Cao’an Manichaean Temple

    Cao’an Manichaean Temple

    Fujian

    This quirky temple is dedicated to Manichaeism, a religion originating in Persia in the 3rd century, combining elements of Zoroastrian, Christian and…

  • Wuyi Shan Scenic Area

    Wuyi Shan Scenic Area

    Fujian

    Trails within the scenic area connect all the major sites. Good walks include the 530m Great King Peak (大王峰, Dàwáng Fēng), accessed through the main…

  • Xunpu Village

    Xunpu Village

    Fujian

    The fishing village of Xunpu (sometimes Xunbu), some 10km southeast of the city centre of Quanzhou, was on the old trade route of the maritime Silk Road…

  • Kaiyuan Temple

    Kaiyuan Temple

    Fujian

    In the northwest of the city, one of the oldest temples in Quanzhou dates back to AD 686 and is the largest in Fujian. Surrounded by trees, Kaiyuan Temple…

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