Fujian (福建省) · 8 places · 7 cities
8 places in Fujian, grouped by city. The last column is the gate: 3 of them are open at all hours, and the others close, often earlier than the light does.
Most common here: Geopark (4), Mountain and forest (3), Historic garden or scenic site (1). See all provinces, or the background on parks.
2 places
Ningde (宁德市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Baishuiyang (白水洋)UNESCO GEOPARKA sheet of flat rock 80,000 square metres in area under water only ankle deep, which people run and cycle across. There is nothing quite like it elsewhere. | Geopark | 8:00 to 17:00 |
| Taimu Mountain (太姥山)UNESCO GEOPARKGranite peaks standing straight above the sea on three sides, weathered into named shapes. The main summit is 917 m, and the geopark runs down to the shore. | Mountain and forest | 7:00 to 17:00 |
1 place
Fuzhou (福州)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Gushan Mountain (鼓山)A hill of 998 m above Fuzhou with Yongquan Temple near the top, and more than three hundred cliff inscriptions cut between the Song and the Qing along the old stone path. | Mountain and forest | Open at all hours |
1 place
Longyan (龙岩市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Fujian Tulou (福建土楼)UNESCO CULTURALRammed-earth communal houses built by Hakka and Minnan lineages from the Song onward, 46 of them inscribed in 2008. Each holds several dozen families around a single courtyard. | Geopark | 8:00 to 18:00 |
1 place
Nanping (南平)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Wuyi Mountain (武夷山)UNESCO MIXEDListed for both culture and nature. Bamboo rafts drift the nine bends of the Jiuqu stream past red sandstone cliffs. Six original Da Hong Pao tea bushes, about 350 years old, still grow on the rock face above. | Mountain and forest | Open at all hours |
1 place
Quanzhou (泉州)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Qingyuan Mountain (清源山)UNESCO CULTURALThe hill Quanzhou is named after, and a Daoist site. The Song figure of Laozi, carved from a natural boulder and 5.6 m high, is recorded as the largest and earliest Daoist stone carving surviving in China. | Geopark | 7:00 to 18:00 |
1 place
Sanming (三明市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Taining Dajin Lake (泰宁大金湖)UNESCO GEOPARKUNESCO NATURALDanxia rock standing in water: 38 square kilometres of reservoir with red cliffs around it. Ganlu temple is built into a single cave on one supporting pillar. Boats are the only way to see it. | Geopark | 8:00 to 17:00 |
1 place
Xiamen (厦门)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Gulangyu Island (鼓浪屿风景名胜区)UNESCO CULTURALA car-free island of 1.78 square kilometres facing Xiamen, built up by foreign consulates and returning Chinese merchants. Over a thousand villas in mixed styles, and two museums of keyboard instruments. | Historic garden or scenic site | Open at all hours |
Which Ones Need a Whole Day
A city park is an hour before dinner. A geopark can be a full day with a shuttle and a cable car, and the gate closes earlier than the park does. Tell our local team where you will be and they will say which of these fit the day you have.