Quanzhou - Culture

Culture

Quanzhou is one of the twenty-four famous historic cultural cities first approved by the Chinese government.

  • Liyuan Opera (梨园戏)
  • Puppet Show (提线木偶戏)
  • Gaojia Opera (高甲戏)
  • Dacheng Opera (打城戏)

Notable Historical and cultural sites (the 18 views of Quanzhou as recommended by the Fujian tourism board) include:

  • Qing Yuan mountain (清源山) - The tallest hill within the city limits, which hosts a great view of West lake.
  • East Lake Park (东湖) - Located in the city center. It is home to a small zoo.
  • West lake Park (西湖公园) - The largest body of fresh water within the city limits.
  • Kaiyuan Temple (开元寺) - A very old and famous pair of giant stone pagodas surrounded by temples and wonderful gardens and trees.
  • Ashab Mosque (涂门街) - Said to date to 1009, it is thought to be one of the oldest Mosques in the world and the only one build in that century in China.
  • Scholar Street (状元街) - Champion street about 500 meters long, elegant environment, mainly engaged in tourism and cultural crafts.

Notable Modern cultural sites include:

  • Fengze Square - Located in the city center and acts as a venue for shows and events.
  • Da Ping Shan - The second tallest hill within the city limits, crowned with an enormous equestrian statue of Zheng Chenggong.
  • The Embassy Lounge - Situated in the "1916 Cultural Ideas Zone" which acts as a platform for mixing traditional Chinese art with modern building techniques and designs. It also acts as the unofficial headquarters for the expats of Quanzhou.

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