What are the fun attractions around Quanzhou City?

Quanzhou, referred to as "Li", also known as "Carp City", "Citong City", and "Wenling", is located in the southeast of Fujian Province, bordering Fuzhou to the north, Xiamen to the south, and Taiwan Treasure Island to the east. , governs 4 districts, 3 county-level cities, 5 counties, Quanzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, and Quanzhou Taiwanese Investment Zone. [1]

Quanzhou is one of the first 24 famous historical and cultural cities in the country, the starting point of China’s ancient Maritime Silk Road, and one of the four major ports in the world during the Tang Dynasty. [1]

Quanzhou has 7.2 million overseas Chinese from Quanzhou distributed in 129 countries and regions around the world, 700,000 compatriots living in Hong Kong, and 60,000 compatriots living in Macau. The three together account for 60% of the province. above.

Quanzhou, which was called the "City of Light" by the Italian Marco Polo more than 700 years ago, enjoyed more than 400 years of glory in the Middle Ages. "Look at Xi'an from the ground, and see Quanzhou from the ground." Walking in the middle of the city, the ancient heritage will still flash through inadvertently many times, which is both simple and elegant, exquisite and graceful, both restrained and deep but also stretched and unrestrained.

Tumen Street Located in the center of Quanzhou City, starting from Wenling Road in the east and Zhongshan Road in the west, with a total length of 1,005 meters, it is a prosperous area integrating commerce, tourism, culture, etc.

On this street, which is only more than 1,000 meters long, there are numerous "Maritime Silk Road" cultural relics, and 13 Song and Yuan cultural relics are distributed - Qingjing Temple, Confucius Confucian Temple, Tonghuai Guanyue Temple , Dongguan West Terrace, Zulusu, Family House, Qipanyuan, Donglu Alley, Thirty-two Lanes, etc.

The architectural style of Tumen Street reflects the prosperity of Quanzhou during the Song and Yuan Dynasties to a certain extent. The renovated Tumen Street inherits the style of Quanzhou's southern Fujian architecture and is organically combined with modern architecture. Tumen Street is one of the most prosperous and prosperous streets in Quanzhou, and was selected into the first batch of "Safe Shopping Streets" in the country.

Quanzhou East Lake Park is located in the northeastern corner of Quanzhou City, overlooking Qingyuan Mountain in the north, Lingshan Holy Tomb in the east, suburban cottages in the south, and commercial street in the west. It is the location of Carp Pearl, known as "Carp City", and It is the site of "Star Lake Lotus Fragrance", one of the top ten scenic spots in Quanzhou.