The 10 Best Things to Do in Fuzhou, China

September 29, 2017 Alice Mieles

Fuzhou, formerly romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong (lit. Eastern Fujian) linguistic and cultural area.
Restaurants in Fuzhou

1. Architectural buildings of Sanfang Qixiang and Zhuzi Workshop

Nanhou Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou 350001, China +86 591 8767 5791
Excellent
33%
Good
44%
Satisfactory
19%
Poor
3%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 309 reviews

Architectural buildings of Sanfang Qixiang and Zhuzi Workshop

Reviewed By topfuel42 - Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

This is a wonderful snapshot of buildings and architecture in the old town. The streets are wide, uncluttered and full of friendly local people doing the same as you, just wandering.
Shops sell the usual trinkets with some excellent calligraphy etc, but beware some prices as they seem to vary depending on your perceived wealth!
The mist sprays from the top of the buildings really do keep the streets cooler, which is welcome.
Well worth your time to visit.

2. Xihu Park of Fuzhou

No.70 Hubin Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou 350001, China
Excellent
28%
Good
49%
Satisfactory
22%
Poor
1%
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4 based on 139 reviews

Xihu Park of Fuzhou

Reviewed By Rui W - North Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Xihu - meaning West Lake. Not to confuse with West Lake in Hangzhou :)
My mother-in-law brought us here as it's a place she loves to go when she was young.
It's a nice and peaceful place in the city. Great for slow walk, morning exercises, running and boating.
We rented a electric boat and sailed around to enjoy the nice weather.

3. Drum Mountain (Gu Shan)

Gushan Town, Jin'an District, Fuzhou 350014, China
Excellent
32%
Good
47%
Satisfactory
19%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 159 reviews

Drum Mountain (Gu Shan)

Reviewed By KennyQQ - Singapore City, null, Singapore

How to go:
I took a metered taxi from my hotel in downtown to Gushan Main gate with cable car . Fare about 35RMB
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Going up the mountain:
Mini Van touts at the entrance at the foot of the mountain. 9 RMB per person.
Cable car up. 1 way 35RMB Return 70RMB
Walk and climbing stairs : FREE a lot stops and food/drinks pitstops.
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Views:
I took the cable car ride up is about 25mins to reach. You will see nice view of Fuzhou city and many trekkers below you.
The cable car station at the top is not really the top or peak.
To go to Yongquan Temple Gushan you will have to walk the mountain trek and stone pavements for another 20 minutes. Quite a walk from the cable car station to reach the temple. Other sites along the way can be avoided.
Temple entrance fee is 40RMB many locals will avoid this century old temple because of the price.
It quiet place good for Buddhist to take a look at this. But I am a tourist I travel from a place far away. I do understand the entrance fee is quite pricy to visit. Maybe the local take a cut from it rather than the temple monks. I treat is as part of my donation to the temple.

4. Linzexu Memorial of Fuzhou

No.16 Aomen Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou 350001, China +86 591 8756 8854
Excellent
49%
Good
45%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 59 reviews

Linzexu Memorial of Fuzhou

Reviewed By nellielim - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This memorial hall is in Three Lanes and Seven Alleys in Lin Zexu's house. He was a Qing Dynasty man who led the fight against opium smuggling. More than 100 exhibits are on display here including Lin's official clothes, seals, memorials to the throne and calligraphy. The museum recounts how he fought against the invasion of Western countries but also has an open attitude towards modern cultures, science and technology from the West. Worth a visit.

5. Xichan Temple

Fengwei Village, Hongshan Town, Gulou District, Fuzhou 350002, China
Excellent
64%
Good
23%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
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4.5 based on 46 reviews

Xichan Temple

Reviewed By ip202659 - Porto, Portugal

A beautiful Buddhist Temple in Fuzhou, well worth the detour if you're in town. The pictures do it justice.

6. Nanhou Street

North side is Yang Bridge Crossing, south side is Jipi Road, Mawei District, Fuzhou 350015, China
Excellent
33%
Good
52%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4 based on 60 reviews

Nanhou Street

Reviewed By AndrewYew - Singapore, Singapore

This place is better know as San Fang Qi Xiang, 三坊七巷 which means Three Lanes and Seven Alleys. This place is tastefully developed into a commercial street. If you get too much of a culture shock, there is also a MacDonald's. Other than the shops, some of the house has great historical value. Many of the houses are opened as free art galleries so you can enter for a good look. If you head to the end of the street, you can go to Lin Zexu's house for a visit.

7. Fuzhou National Forest Park

Fufei Road, Jin'an District, Fuzhou 350012, China +86 591 8791 3726
Excellent
45%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
1%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 58 reviews

Fuzhou National Forest Park

Reviewed By Usman A

Few minutes drive from main City, National Forest Park is spread on a vast area with lots of different trees, lakes, rides for kids etc. The two major attractions of this place are Thousand years old Banyan tree & pool where you can feed bread to golden colored fish.

8. Yushan Mountain

North side of Wuyi Square, Gulou District, Fuzhou 350005, China
Excellent
37%
Good
34%
Satisfactory
29%
Poor
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4 based on 44 reviews

Yushan Mountain

Reviewed By happynomad79 - Singapore

We chartered a private transport to bring us from Jiji town to Dongpu lodge where we stayed for one night before starting the climb the next day.
It was pretty cold up in the lodge. The lodge was quite run-down with rudimentary bath room. Hot bath (not shower) was provided. We had to bathe with a bucket. Meals (dinner and breakfast) were provided by the lodge. The meals (had to pre-arrange) were balanced with vege, meat and even fish but was not very tasty. Blankets (not sleeping bags) were also provided but the linens didn't look very clean.
The climb from dongpu lodge to Paiyun lodge took us 4.5 hours. It was not as difficult as we expected. Definitely much easier compared to first part of Rinjani and Mt Kota Kinabalu.
Paiyun lodge was much newer, cleaner and well organized than Dongpu lodge. Sleeping bags with clean sleeping bags linens were provided by the lodge. Meals (had to pre-arrange). We started the summit hike around 3pm and it took us 2.5 hours to reach the summit. Again the hike was not as strenuous as Rinjani or Mt KK summit hike. But the summit trails were very much narrower with precarious drop-off compared to Mount KK.
In generally the hike is easier compared to Rinjani and Mount KK . In terms of scenery, Yushan offers comparable or better (for the first day hike) to Mount KK.

9. Fuzhou Chating Park

Guangda Road, Taijiang District, Fuzhou 350004, China
Excellent
36%
Good
51%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4 based on 22 reviews

Fuzhou Chating Park

Reviewed By Visit F

Take a walk at Chating Park with your family and enjoy the leisure, comfort, serenity and peace here. Designed as a traditional classical park, Chating Park primarily comprises waterscapes. There are multiple interconnected lotus pools where 100+ lotus species are planted and nearly 10,000 carps are bred.

10. Fujian Museum

No.36 Hutou Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou 350003, China +86 591 8375 7670
Excellent
28%
Good
52%
Satisfactory
20%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4 based on 25 reviews

Fujian Museum

Reviewed By leafsfan927 - Chesapeake, Virginia

The Fujian museum had very interesting exhibits of traditional art and craftsmanship. It had a focus on the shipping industry that was really informative. The museum was spacious. All exhibits were easily accessible. If it is raining, be very cautious, as the marble entry is very slippery!

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