Fuzhou's Ultimate Travel Guide 🫵

🤘🏻 I arrived in Fuzhou late in the afternoon and was leaving the next day, so I only had time to explore the city at night. I decided to go on a whirlwind tour of the city's highlights. 🉑
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📍 **Route**:
Yantaishan Historical and Cultural District → Three Lanes and Seven Alleys → Mingda Food Street. ✨ This route condenses Fuzhou's 2,200-year history into a single day, from colonial architecture to Ming and Qing cultural relics, and ends with delicious street food. 😍🎉
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✅ Yantaishan Historical and Cultural District
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- 🏛️ Stroll through the "Yantaishan International Architecture Complex" and take photos of the stone church ⛪, the former US consulate, and other buildings from 17 countries.
- 🌉 Climb to the top of the Yantaishan Park Observation Deck and enjoy panoramic views of the Min River and Zhongzhou Island. 📸
- 🏠 Visit the "No. 2 Aiguo Road" century-old mansion (now the Yantaishan History Museum).
- 📮 Take retro photos in front of the red brick building of the "Min Customs Tax Office". 🎞️
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📌 **Tips**:
✔️ This area is best visited on a sunny day, as the photos will turn out better.
✔️ Follow the classic route along Lequn Road → Meiwu Road → Cangqian Road. 🗺️
✔️ Roads are congested during holidays and may even be closed, so we recommend taking the subway or ferry.
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✅ Three Lanes and Seven Alleys:
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- 🌳 Take photos of the famous heart-shaped tree 💚 on the "Main Street" of Nanhou Street, and explore the "Three Lanes" of Yijin Lane, Wenru Lane, and Guanglu Lane.
- 📜 Visit the former residences of Lin Juemin and Bing Xin (the birthplace of "A Letter to My Wife" 📖).
- 🏯 Visit the former residence of Yan Fu to see the fusion of Chinese and Western architecture.
- 🎭 Watch a Min opera performance at the Shuixie Theater (performances are held at 14:00 and 16:00 every day 🎤).
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✔️ The "Useless Space" bookstore 📚 in Wenru Lane has a collection of rare ancient books.
✔️ Try your hand at Fuzhou lacquer art DIY 🎨 at the Yellow Building in Huang Lane.
✔️ "Yonghe Fish Balls" 🐟 on Nanhou Street makes fresh shark balls!
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✅ Mingda Food Street:
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- 🍜 Shanggan Yixin Noodles and Dumplings (a century-old restaurant 🥟).
- 🥟 Tongli Rouyan (intangible cultural heritage, fresh Yanpi ✨).
- 🥜 Meiyabo Peanut Soup + Taro Paste (warm and sweet 🍨).
- 🐮 Dadao Beef (served with freshly fried dough sticks! 🧈).
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**🚇 Transportation Tips**:
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- Yantaishan → Three Lanes and Seven Alleys: Subway Line 1 🚇 (Shangteng Station → Dongjiekou Station) 25 minutes
- Three Lanes and Seven Alleys → Daming Food Street: 10-minute walk across Yangqiao East Road 👟
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**💡 Special Reminder**:
- 👟 Wear comfortable flat shoes! The entire route is paved with stone slabs and has slopes.