When it comes to cities in Fujian, many people immediately think of Xiamen, Quanzhou and Fuzhou. In fact, less than 6 kilometers away from Xiamen, there is another place with few people, fun and low prices, which is called Zhangzhou, one of the "three states" in Fujian.

Zhangzhou is not as famous as Xiamen and Fuzhou, but its area is three times larger than Xiamen, with nine counties and two districts, and its coastline is twice as long as Xiamen.

Zhangzhou is inferior to Quanzhou in terms of economy, but it has beautiful scenery and rich cultural landscape, including beautiful coastline, ancient city, earth buildings and delicious food. It is a scenic spot hidden behind Xiamen.

Zhangzhou is also a famous historical and cultural city. Ancestors lived here 1, years ago. In 686, the female emperor Wu Zetian built Zhangzhou County, which has a history of more than 1,3 places so far, and can be regarded as one of the birthplaces of Minnan culture.

The ancient city of Zhangzhou

The ancient city of Zhangzhou is actually the old city of Zhangzhou, and it is also the bustling city center today. The stone archway stands tall in the Ming Dynasty, and there are many shops and arcades in the street. There are old streets, old buildings, southern Fujian flavor and slow life here.

The building of the ancient city of Zhangzhou has not been renovated on a large scale, and it is original and antique, and the ancient city at night is even more melodious.

Zhangzhou earth building

Fujian earth building is unique in the world. This huge collective house surrounded by defensive earth walls embodies the deep-rooted Confucian traditional concept of living together, blending with mountains and rivers and integrating with heaven and earth, and is an outstanding example of human residence.

Fujian tulou are mainly distributed in the west and south of Fujian, with Yongding Tulou and Zhangzhou Nanjing Tulou being the most famous, including more than 2, Yongding Tulou and 15, Yongjing Tulou. The most representative tulou buildings in Zhangzhou are Tianluokeng Shilou Group, Huaiyuan Building and Hegui Building in Nanjing and Eryi Building in Hua 'an County.

The Tianluokeng Tulou Group in Nanjing is the landmark landscape of Fujian Tulou, which is composed of square Buyun Building, round Zhenchang Building, Ruiyun Building, Hechang Building and oval Wenchang Building, commonly known as "four dishes and one soup".

eryi building

was built in the fifth year of Qing Qianlong (174), which is the representative of Fujian earth building. It is famous for its large scale, scientific design, reasonable layout and well-preserved.

Huaiyuan Building

Huaiyuan Building was built in 195-199, which is a second ring building. The ground in front of the building has a Tai Chi pattern with cobblestones, and the design of the building is quite neat.

"Staggered building"

After hundreds of years of erosion, the cloister pillar on the fourth floor tilted in one direction, and the cloister pillar on the fifth floor tilted in the other direction, with a maximum inclination of 15 degrees, commonly known as "Staggered building". After 7 years of wind and rain, it still stands safely.

Hekeng Tulou Group

Hekeng Tulou Group is located in Qujiang Village, Shuyang Town, Nanjing County. The whole Tulou Group takes the concept of "acting like a natural place" as its planning layout, and 14 large tulou buildings are centrally arranged within less than 1 square kilometer.

Yunshuiyao Ancient Town

Yunshuiyao Ancient Town is an ancient village with a long history. The scenery of the ancient town is natural and fresh, and the architecture is simple and exquisite, especially famous for its streams and ancient banyan trees. There is a 1-kilometer-long ancient road paved with pebbles and a dozen old banyan trees in the village. The older banyan trees are thousands of years old.

Sitting under a big banyan tree, drinking a cup of tea and watching the slowly turning waterwheel is an exciting paradise.

Yunshuiyao Ancient Town, Shuyang Town, Nanjing County, Zhangzhou City

Tickets: 83 yuan (Ctrip)

Zhangzhou Binhai Volcano National Geopark

is located in the coastal area of Zhangpu and Longhai, covering an area of 1 square kilometers, and is a typical Tertiary volcanic geological park. China's coastal volcanic landscape is the most complete, largest and most distinctive scenic spot.

Zhenhaijiao

is located in Zhenhai Village, a seaside fishing village in Longhai City, 25 kilometers away from zhangzhou port. Surrounded by the sea on three sides, it has 27 invincible seascapes. There are blue sea and blue sky, flowers and greenery, but there are no noisy crowds.

sitting on the soft grass, facing the sea and blowing the sea breeze, you can feel the romantic atmosphere of spring. A red and white lighthouse in the distance. Like a lonely old man, silently waiting for the return of travelers.

Dongshan Island

Shaped like a butterfly, it is the second largest island in Fujian Province.

It is a beautiful coastal town full of fireworks and simple fisherman's customs, and the light golden coast sets off colorful houses not far away.

It has not been over-developed, and it retains the original flavor of the sea. This is the location of the film Left Ear.

Address: Dongshan Island, Dongshan County, Zhangzhou City

Tickets: 52 yuan (Ctrip)

Lingtongyan Hanging Temple

Lingtong Mountain is most famous for its dangerous peaks, strange rocks, clear springs and floating clouds.

The Lingtong Temple on Lingtong Rock is built in a natural cave, and it is known as the most beautiful "hanging temple" in the south. It is covered with rocks, and there is a cliff below, with towering peaks and misty clouds, just like a fairyland on earth.

Address: Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City

Tickets: 2 yuan

Zhangzhou Cuisine

The most distinctive dishes in Zhangzhou are mainly seafood and various local braised dishes. Cat porridge, noodles, Dongshan abalone, fried noodles, spiced rolls, clam in Dongxia, salted chicken, braised pork head, braised pork tongue, braised duck, braised chicken, oyster omelet, salted duck, etc.