Fujian Information
A guide for travelers planning their vacation
Fujian Province known as "Min", popular as ancestral homeland of many overseas Chinese. Beside the Han nationality, there are She, Hui, Gaoshan and other with total 48 ethnics among them. These various ethnics and exotic cultures gives value added for Fujian Tourism. As one of nearest gate that connected China to other regions, such as Southeast Asia, West Asia, Mediterranean, and East Africa led Fujian as trade center and cultural exchange in the China's history. At the age of ancient "maritime silk road", merchant ships sets sail from Fujian and Guangdong province carrying Chinese silk, porcelain and tea via Malacca Strait to India and Persia (today Iran).
Fujian Province well known as production center of tea in China. According to the written record, the production of tea in Fujian began since 4th century. Base on long experience about tea producing, makes Fujian constantly produces five kinds of tea, such as Oolong tea, black, green, white and scented tea.
Major Cities
Popular Destination
- Guanghua Temple in Putian
- Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, known as "Garden on the Sea"
- Hakka Round Houses in Longyan
- Kaiyuan Monastery in Quanzhou
- Meizhou Island in Putian
- South Putuo Temple in Xiamen
- Wuyi Mountain is a famous for its scenery area and tea garden
- Yongquan Temple in Fuzhou