Quanzhou City, one of the three largest cities in Fujian Province, has a total area of 11,015 square kilometers and a permanent population of approximately 8.89 million people. Quanzhou City has a long history. It was the world's largest port during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Time flows slowly in this small city, with temples and monuments everywhere. Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, etc. all have their own territories in this city, so Quanzhou is also called the "Office of the Gods."
In early spring, stop in Quanzhou and feel the charm of this southern Fujian city. This trip lasts 3 days and 3 nights and will be presented to you in two videos.
D1: Arrive in Quanzhou in the morning
√ Take the high-speed rail to Quanzhou Station and check into a hotel near West Street.
√ Take a stroll in the ancient city of Quanzhou (there are white minibuses around the ancient city, similar to the Tuk tuk in Thailand, they stop when you wave and can go to any place in the ancient city, 2 yuan/person), visit Kaiyuan Temple, West Street, Tianhou Temple, Goldfish Alley, Confucian Temple, etc.
D2: One day in Quanzhou
√ Get up early in the morning and go to Xunpu Village, a drive of about 12 kilometers; watch the "Xiaopu Shunji Palace Mazu Tianxiang Tour", including the wandering gods, English singing and dancing, hairpin girls, dragon and lion dances, how exciting!
√ In the evening, return to Quanzhou’s modern business district and enjoy the night view of Quanzhou.
⭐Introduction to main locations⭐
❀ Kaiyuan Temple 🌞 ------ Opening hours: 06:30-17:30
Kaiyuan Temple is an important cultural relic on the southeast coast of China and the largest Buddhist temple in Fujian Province. The Sutra Pavilion contains cultural relics from the Tang Dynasty to the Republic of China.
❀ West Street 🌞
West Street is the earliest street developed in Quanzhou. As early as the Song Dynasty, West Street symbolized the prosperity of Quanzhou. West Street is the most complete ancient street in Quanzhou, retaining the original appearance of a large number of historical buildings.
❀ Thean Hou Temple 🌞 ------ Opening hours: 07:00-17:00
Tianhou Temple was built in the Song Dynasty (1196 AD) and is the largest Mazu temple in Southeast Asia. The Tianhou Palace retains some components from the Song Dynasty and wooden structures from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
❀ Confucian Temple 🌞 ------ Opening hours: 08:00-17:30
The Quanzhou Confucian Temple was first built in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty (713-741 AD). It is a large-scale building and was later built by the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. It is an organic combination of the Central Plains culture of the Song Dynasty and the ancient architectural art of southern Fujian.
❀ Xunpu Village 🌞
The people living in Zhangpu Village are descendants of ancient Arabs. Although they have intermarried with the local Han people for generations, the Central Asian heritage still exists, mainly reflected in the oyster shell houses and the headdresses of the women in Zhangpu. The women of Xunpu believe that "if you have a hairpin in this life, you will be beautiful in the next life".
【Time Directory】
00:00:00 Highlights
00:01:47 Kaiyuan Temple
00:12:18 Shopping on West Street
00:16:30 Quanfu Xiaoxicheng
00:24:42 Teenage Dragon Dance
00:26:35 Thean Hou Temple
00:31:51 Goldfish Lane
00:37:40 Confucius Confucian Temple
00:45:17 Mazu Tianxiang patrols the territory
01:09:00 Quanzhou night