[2025 Fuzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Yulong Wanshou Palace (Updated Jun)

Day 1: Fuzhou Cultural Tour: Wang Anshi Memorial Hall - Yulong Wanshou Palace - St. Joseph's Church - Zhengjue Ancient Temple - Wenchangli Historical and Cultural Block Day 2: Exploring Art and Ancient Villages - Celebrity Sculpture Garden - Dafang Dutch Creative Village - Nanfeng Qiawan Ancient Town ✅Wang Anshi Memorial Hall: 🈺 Tuesday–Sunday 9:00–17:00. Free admission. This is a complex of garden buildings modeled after the Song Dynasty style, featuring Mingyue Xuan, Zhizhu Yuan, Xinyi Yuan, Jinggong Pavilion, Banshan Hall, and more. The exhibition area is not large, but the natural landscape is unique, showcasing the life and achievements of Wang Anshi. ✅St. Joseph's Church: 🈺 Monday-Sunday 8:00-18:00 Free admission China's third largest Catholic church, a century-old pink Gothic building revealing a unique world inside. A very beautiful church, stunning when lit up at night ⛪ ✅Yulong Wanshou Palace: 🈺 Tuesday-Sunday 9:00-11:00, 13:00-17:00. Free admission. A three-courtyard Qing Dynasty building that has witnessed much history. Here, you can trace the course of history and feel the passage of time. ✅Zhengjue Ancient Temple: 🈺 Monday–Sunday 7:00–21:00. Free admission. A thousand-year-old ancient temple from the Tang Dynasty, filled with wisps of sandalwood incense and thriving with worshippers. Built during the Tang Dynasty, its most eye-catching feature is the pagoda within the temple grounds, standing like a landmark in Wenchangli. The night view is absolutely beautiful. ✅ Wenchangli History and Culture: 🎫: Free | Live Show Ticket RMB 88 🈺 This area best showcases the historical charm of the ancient city, featuring numerous ancient buildings, historical relics, and intangible cultural heritage. The renovated old streets retain the appearance of the prosperous ancient streets of Linchuan. Yulong Wanshou Palace, St. Joseph's Church, and Zhengjue Temple are all concentrated here. ✅ Celebrity Sculpture Garden: 🎫: Free 🈺: Open 24 hours. The park features sculptures of 66 historical figures from Fuzhou and is a large city theme park. ✅ Dafang Holland Creative Village: A 900-year-old ancient village transformed into an art village jointly created by China and the Netherlands, featuring a collision of Chinese and Western architectural art. ✅ Nanfeng Qiawan Ancient Town boasts a unique appearance. Stroll along the riverside streets and take in the beautiful scenery: stone slab bridges, bamboo rafts, Hongfu Tower, long winding alleys, old red stone walls, and small bridges over flowing water. The town is filled with poetic charm and the vibrant atmosphere of daily life. Food Recommendations 🌟Lao Wu Shao Cai Guan: Their stewed soft-shelled turtle is incredibly tender and flavorful, packed with collagen. It's great value for money and a huge favorite among locals. 🌟 Fu Fu Luo Si: River Snail Braised Chicken & Softshell Turtle with Pork Ribs. This established Fuzhou restaurant's River Snail Braised Chicken is incredibly appetizing, while the Softshell Turtle with Pork Ribs boasts a rich texture. These are two must-order signature dishes. 🌟 At Xiao Xu Shrimp Restaurant, the stir-fries and barbecue are both excellent, especially the large shrimp – they're tender and definitely worth trying! 🐄 Lao Gu Beef Offal Shop's recommended dishes: Beef Offal, Linchuan Shredded Lotus Root. The beef offal is tender, juicy, and gets spicier the more you eat. The Linchuan shredded lotus root is crisp, tender, and fragrant – a perfect match! 🌟 Zhang Mengzi Beef Offal: Stir-fried Yellow Beef, Beef Omasum Soup. The stir-fried yellow beef is deliciously spicy and satisfying, and the beef omasum soup is savory with a rich broth. 🌟 Fuji Restaurant: Crispy and springy sliced pork belly paired with crunchy intestines and celery—a delightful mix of textures!

Transportation: Self-driving Attraction tickets: Free ️St. Joseph's Cathedral: ️️️️️ 📍Address: Fuzhou City Founded in the 34th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, it has a history of hundreds of years and is the largest Catholic church in Fuzhou. Gothic architectural style, bright colors, sturdy and upright Corinthian columns, red, yellow, blue, and green special-shaped stained glass windows, beautiful. ⛩Zhengjue Ancient Temple: ️️️️️ 📍Address: Fuzhou City Founded in the Tang Dynasty, the temple was established by Mazu Dao. It was later destroyed and rebuilt after the reform and opening up. The rapid development here has renamed it as 'Zhengjue Ancient Temple'. The Buddha statues and murals in the ancient temple are worth seeing. ⛩Yulong Wanshou Palace: ️️️️️ 📍Address: Fuzhou City A temple commemorating Xu Zhenjun, first built during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, was later destroyed and rebuilt on the original site during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, it was expanded and named 'Yulong Biejing', also known as 'Jiangxi Guild Hall', which was a place for connecting hometowns, mediating disputes, commercial intermediaries, and commercial financing. 🏛Linru Academy: ️️️️ 📍Address: Linchuan District, Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province Also known as Nanhu Academy, it was first built in the ninth year of Chunyou in the Song Dynasty. It was built in accordance with the structure of ancient academies, with a symmetrical central axis and a multi-entry courtyard layout. Here you can feel the atmosphere and historical heritage of the ancient academy. 💫Summary: The attractions of Fuzhou's one-day tour are diverse, including religious cultural ancient buildings and academies with a long history. St. Joseph's Cathedral and Zhengjue Ancient Temple are the largest Catholic church and ancient temple in Fuzhou, Yulong Wanshou Palace is a temple commemorating Xu Zhenjun, and Linru Academy is an academy built in accordance with the structure of ancient academies. These attractions are worth visiting to experience the religious culture and historical heritage of Fuzhou.💖

Fuzhou Travel Guide: 📍First stop: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church️ Unfortunately, it is not open to the public yet, so we can only admire this historic building from the outside. 📍Second stop: Yulong Wanshou Palace It is open to the public free of charge and you can visit it freely to experience the wisdom and art of the ancients. 📍Third stop: Opera Museum🎭 The adult ticket price is 30 yuan and the student ticket price is 15 yuan. There is a rich collection of opera relics here, allowing you to appreciate the charm of opera. 📍Fourth stop: Zhengjue Ancient Temple🛕 It is open to the public free of charge and you can come here to experience tranquility and peace. 📍Fifth stop: Peony Pavilion Reservations are required and fees are included in the Nanchang Cultural and Tourism Card. Come here to enjoy the flowers and take photos. Food recommendations: 1️⃣Xiao Xu Xia said: Secret lobster, fried shrimp, and handmade rice cakes are so delicious that you can’t stop eating! 🦐🥢 2️⃣1 cent profit: stir-fried shrimps, pickled pork intestines, and dried bamboo shoots, authentic taste and affordable price! 3️⃣Luo Xuan Iced Mung Beans: Iced mung beans, fried skewers, and braised food, refreshing and cooling, with endless aftertaste! 💖Travel Tips: During the peak tourist season, be sure to book attractions in advance! Especially the attractions covered by the Nanchang Cultural and Tourism Card are extremely popular! Make sure to book early to avoid missing out! ⏰ When tasting local food, you can choose according to the recommendations, so that you can better experience Fuzhou's unique food culture. 😋 Fuzhou·Jiangxi

Fuzhou Yulong Wanshou Palace is located on the south side of Dagong East Road in Linchuan District walking next to the famous Wenchangli Old Street. was built during the reign of Emperor Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty by the fundraising of the six counties of Fuzhou Prefecture. West to the east, 80 meters long, 54 meters wide, covers an area of 4320 square meters of simple and elegant majestic Yulong Wanshou Palace design is divided into three layers from the inside out front door entrance is At the bottom of the stage, the stage is built on the second floor and the third floor. Fuzhou is the tourist slogan which is "a place with dreams and dramas". The origin of this slogan is from the famous Chinese opera writers in the Ming Dynasty. The writer's Tang Xianzu said that Tang's ancestral home moved to Yunjia Township, Linchuan County, Tangjiashan (that is, today's Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province) has long been recognized as a recognized Opera have the opportunity to watch a dramatic work at the Yulong Wanshou Palace