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Trip.Best Top 27 Best Things to Do in Quanzhou [2024]

Explore the best things to do in Quanzhou! Uncover top activities and experiences for an unforgettable visit.
Updated Jun 2024
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    󰺂7.6
    4.3/5
    2346 Review
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 119 reviews
    "The scenery is beautiful, the air is fresh, the design of the attraction is very reasonable, the humanities are also very good, that is, the climbing process is still quite tired, the friends with poor physical strength are not careful to climb the top, you can consider the scenic spot bus"
    Quanzhou.Weat Lake Park/Qingyuan Mountain
    4.6km from downtown
    Highlights: Qingyuan Mountain is the only 5A scenic spot in Quanzhou, which is a local landmark. The mountain is only 500 meters above sea level and is a perfect spot for a casual hike. With thousands of years of history, a major highlight is Laojun Rock. Located at the foothill, it is a detailed carved sculpture of Laozi. Literally taste the culture of Southern Fujian by stopping and taking tea breaks during your hike. Brewing tea on the mountain while observing the view is highly recommended.
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    󰺂7.3
    4.7/5
    1893 Review
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    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 176 reviews
    "Quanzhou Kaiyuan Temple is the largest and best Kaiyuan Temple in Kaiyuan Temple across the country. There are many monuments inside, such as the wall, the two towers of the east and west, the wooden carvings of the great hall, and the hanging arches of the Song Dynasty. For tourists who like history, ancient construction and religion, it is a wonderful attraction."
    Quanzhou.West Street/Kaiyuan Temple
    763m from downtown
    Highlights: Dakaiyuan Temple is located on West Street, Licheng District, Quanzhou City. It has a history of more than 1,300 years. It is an important cultural relic of the southeast coast of China and one of the larger Buddhist temples in Fujian Province. The attractions of Dakaiyuan Temple along the central axis include Tianwang Hall, Baiting Pavilion, Baiting, Daxiong Treasure Hall, Sangpeng Historic Site, Ganlu Jietan, and Tibetan Classical Pavilion. In the Depository of Buddhist Texts are preserved historical relics from the Tang Dynasty to the Warlord Era. In addition, there are stone towers to the east and west and galleries to the east and west.
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  • top_3
    󰺂7.2
    4.2/5
    1322 Review
    From2.32
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 46 reviews
    "Chongwu Ancient City is still worth a visit. There is an ancient city wall in the park. Sea view fishing boat sculpture museum. When I went there that day, it rained heavily. There were very few tourists. It was the east gate. The car park parked in the east gate parking lot. The park went around the west gate. It was dumbfounded. If you want to go back to pick up the car, you have to go back to the original road. Where can I go? I can only spend 13 yuan to call a network car appointment. I feel that this is not scientific and it is not convenient for tourists."
    Hui'an
    35.2km from downtown
    No. 4 of Summer Outings
    Highlights: Chongwu Ancient City is located on the southeastern coast of Hui'an County, facing the Taiwan Strait. It was built in the 20th year of the Hongwu Emperor's reign (1384). However, only one section of the ancient city wall still exists today. There are city gates on all sides, a beacon tower on the city gate, and a wall outside the south gate. To further improve the scenery, we have incorporated many iconic features from Hui'an life--stone carvings--soldiers, characters from Journey to the West etc.
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    4.5/5
    699 Review
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    "Quanzhou business card, tourist punch card holy place. There are a lot of people, but it is also a place full of fireworks. Taste a variety of snacks and delicacies, shuttle in various old streets and alleys, feel beautiful life, full of happiness! There are different beauty in the day and night here, that is, a lot of tourists will affect the mood of play."
    Quanzhou.West Street/Kaiyuan Temple
    634m from downtown
    Highlights: West Street is a relatively early developed street and area in Quanzhou. As early as the Song Dynasty, it has symbolized the prosperity of Quanzhou. It is also a well-preserved ancient block in the urban area of Quanzhou, retaining a large number of buildings with original historical appearance. For more than a thousand years, this ancient block has been like a string of dazzling pearl chains, connecting many colorful cultural relics and ancient residential buildings in Quanzhou since the Tang and Song Dynasties, as well as the famous anecdotes and folklore attached to them. In addition to Kaiyuan Temple, East-West Pagoda, Chengxin Pagoda, celebrity residences, and modern western-style buildings, there are also a large number of unique ancient houses and antique wooden buildings. It is a living architectural museum, which contains both the ancient city The rich historical and cultural accumulation also tells the century-old vicissitudes of the ancient city. Liao's house, No. 35, Wuta Lane, has two rooms and five rooms and is well preserved. There are corridors on both sides of the beech heads, and the wooden windows are in a circular structure, which is quite characteristic; Yan Zhai No. 58 Huitong Lane has three rooms and three bays, with brick carvings on the eaves walls, patios and three rooms with double beech trees. , The front hall is built with bricks and stones, and there are flower-leather windows on both sides of the brick walls, which are well preserved.
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    󰺂6.9
    4.4/5
    194 Review
    "Non-genetic bag puppet show, I watched for half an hour, I felt shocked to me. Three minutes on the stage, ten years of work under the stage, really not casually said. This is a child's work cultivated from a small school. It is harder than lifting a line puppet... It is worth watching the whole half-hour performance in three parts. I especially like the puppets on the same stage. I can see the teacher's movements and expressions. Finally, you can try it yourself. I know that it can be successful if I don't want to be casual. Great 👍🏻 great!"
    Quanzhou.West Street/Kaiyuan Temple
    732m from downtown
    Highlights: Quanzhou West Street puppet theater performances are mainly based on Jinjiang bag puppet performances, that is,Jinjiang bag puppet show, not string puppet show.Jinjiang Bag Puppet Show isLocal traditional drama in Jinjiang City, Fujian Province, one of the national intangible cultural heritages.That is, the Southern Puppetry and Palm Puppetry in Quanzhou area are called Nanguan Puppetry in Taiwan, China. In July 1951, the Southern Puppetry was named Zhangzhong Puppetry, which is a rare type of puppet show in China.Southern style puppetry is popular in southern Fujian, and its origins can be traced back to historical materials of the Jin Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Southern Song Dynasty. From the middle of the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was the period of the rise and development of the southern style of puppetry. According to folklore and "Taiwan General Chronicles", the puppetry originated during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and its founder was Liang Binglin, who was later known as the "number one opera performer". In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, puppet theater performances in Jinjiang and other places flourished and spread to Taiwan. At the same time, artists such as Li Kecha appeared. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, some puppet theater troupes emerged in various counties of Quan County, such as the "Five Tiger Troupes" in southern Fujian during the Tongzhi and Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty. During the Republic of China, puppet theater troupes in Anxi, Hui'an and other places almost spread throughout the county. Jinjiang Bag Puppetry has a unique artistic style, with meticulous division of roles, puppet head carvings with both form and spirit, delicate performances, and lifelike movements.On October 31, 2005, Quanzhou Nanpai Puppet Show (Jinjiang Puppet Show) was selected into the first batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage projects in Fujian Province. On May 20, 2006, the puppet show (Jinjiang Bag Puppet Show) was approved by the state and included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists, with heritage number IV-92.
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    󰺂6.8
    4.6/5
    634 Review
    "There is Kapibala, a small wish has been fulfilled, and there is no need to go to other cities to see it. The beluga show, the big circus is good, the others are also very fun, worth the fare."
    Hui'an
    19.6km from downtown
    No. 1 of Family-friendly Attractions
    Highlights: Introduction to Quanzhou Olebao Ocean Kingdom Paradise Quanzhou Olebao Ocean Kingdom Paradise is located in Quanzhou Baxian Crossing the Sea Tourist Resort, Zhangban Town, Quanzhou Investment Zone. , international circus and other characteristic performances in one large ocean theme park. The transportation here is convenient and the location is superior. Haiwan Avenue, the "traffic artery around the bay" in Quanzhou, directly leads to the scenic spot. It only takes 30 minutes to drive from the center of Quanzhou. The scenic spot is 20 minutes away from the high-speed rail Quanzhou Station, 10 minutes away from Xindong Station, and 40 minutes away from Jinjiang Airport. Quanzhou O'Lebao Ocean Kingdom Paradise takes marine culture as the theme and is divided into eight branches: Whale Bay, Penguin Pavilion, Tropical Rainforest, Underwater World, Finless Porpoise Pavilion, Dolphin Pavilion, Swan Castle, and Fairy Tale World; the park has a grand lineup of seven stars Performances - Moby Dick Love, Dolphin Romance, Sea Lion Academy, Walrus Dance, Mermaid Legend, Water Ballet, and international circus feasts presented by Chinese and foreign actors - Orleburg Circus, bringing trapeze and royal cavalry , Extreme Magic Wheel, Global Speeding and other thrilling audio-visual enjoyment; introduced 20 sets of outdoor large-scale amusement facilities such as mine roller coaster, big sprint, sky flight, melee shark island, and created an indoor paradise exclusively for children--Fairy Tale World ; The Zhenghe Treasure Ship Hotel featuring the experience of the "Great Navigation Era", the Research Hotel with the theme of "Ocean Science Popularization", and the Zhenghe Ocean Hotel with the theme of deep sea exploration have been built to meet the travel needs of the majority of tourists in one stop.
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    󰺂6.8
    4.5/5
    269 Review
    Free
    "The Shaolin Temple performance is very exciting. The Shaolin Temple has a good view. You must go to the mountain. The more you go to the top of the mountain, the better. There are peacocks at the foot of the mountain. The vegetarian buffet at Shaolin Temple is very recommended. It is cheap and delicious and rich in variety."
    Quanzhou.Weat Lake Park/Qingyuan Mountain
    2.9km from downtown
    Highlights: Martial arts films and martial arts books are known as saying that "there is martial arts out of Shaolin," and Shaolin is divided into Shaolin in the north and the south. The Shaolin Temple in Quanzhou, formerly known as "Zhenguo Dongchan Shaolin Temple ", is the legendary South Shaolin Temple.Its architecture is very imposing. After passing through the gate, the first thing to see is the Hall of Heavenly Kings. Then on the central axis, there are the Main Hall, Guanyin Pavilion and the Tripitaka Chamber, and there are Arhat Halls, etc. And there is also a martial arts hall at the entrance of the mountain. The place of performance.
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    󰺂6.4
    4.6/5
    723 Review
    Free
    "#Jinjiang# 4A Wudian City Traditional Block Block is located in the north of Qingyang Mountain in the city center. According to the history book, Qingyang in the Song Dynasty had a market, which was called Wudian City or Wudian City. It had become a bustling red brick block during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Entering the block, people will be attracted by the unique red brick white stone, swallowtail ridge high-rise architectural form, there is a street to explore the impulse. The block is full of well-known historical buildings with more than 100 places, covering the Ming, Qing, Republic of China to the modern period, in addition to the traditional palace-style red brick buildings in southern Anhui, there are earthen houses, there are Chinese and Western buildings, etc. Everywhere the scenery, everywhere the story. The core building belongs to the Cai's family temple, which was completed and rebuilt in 1989. Sitting south and north, five open and two enters. The door wall is carefully carved with blue and white stone materials, and the underside is decorated with multi-layered buckets. The main hall of the hall is high and the beams are strong. Prince Taibao and General Zhongyong are dazzling with various honors. The more than a dozen Jinshixuan faces in the Cai's family temple, the doctor's ingenuity is the Jinjiang Arts and Crafts Exhibition, and the family style on the pillar of the cloth is connected, so that sightseeing has a stop node. This is not only a scenic spot, but also a living and leisure neighborhood. Diners have more reasons to look back than tourists. In addition to the opening of commercial buildings along the street, it is also on the inner side of the west gate, with a fountain square, and several western-style buildings built next to the villa, which will become the old Jinjiang Food Street. Or Chinese or Western, each has its own characteristics, suitable for all ages and young. Enter Yixiangyunhui Hall, order lamb stew set meal, Xiangyun copy hands, the so-called new southern Anhui cuisine, tastes good. Qingyang Mountain in the south adds a touch of rural green to the city center with high-rise buildings, and it is interesting to meet the large red parrots in the north. Push out new, Chinese and Western combined; Close to life, keep up with the times; the creation of Wudian traditional cultural neighborhoods is undoubtedly successful. Close to the neighborhood, you will notice the Wanda Plaza next to it. Wanda has done a similar ancient city development project in Chongqing, obviously, here is even better: unique in the transformation of the old city, new bottles of old wine, loyal to the connotation, give the inner; with a point of face, not fixed on the streets."
    Jinjiang.Jinjiang Wanda Plaza/Wudianshi Traditional Blocks
    10km from downtown
    Highlights: Wudianshi, an AAAA-level Attraction, has a thousand-year cultural history and is the origin of Jinjiang City. The red brick houses with southern Fujian characteristics span the Ming, Qing and Republic of China periods. Wudianshi has produced 11 champions in history. During the Wanli period, Zhuang Jichang was the champion of the same subject as Yuan Chonghuan. The champion Wang Zeng, a descendant of the King of Fujian who lived in Quanzhou, won three consecutive championships (first place in the first, provincial and palace examinations). It has also produced more than 1,400 Jinshi scholars, making it an outstanding representative of the humanities, history, art, architecture and customs of southern Fujian.As the treasure of southern Fujian art, puppetry has not only become an indispensable part of the folk customs of Quanzhou and the entire southern Fujian region for thousands of years, but also has become a popular opera art that is appreciated by the general public and even scholars and literati with its unique skills and wonderful performances.The traditional cultural block of Wudianshi, located between many high-rise buildings, forms a sharp contrast with modern urban civilization, just like an old man who has experienced vicissitudes but is becoming more vigorous, insightful of the changes in history. Walking into Wudian Street, stepping on the ancient stone road, under the sunshine, passing through the alleys and wind, touching the bricks and stones baptized by the years, chewing marshmallows in the mouth, holding the food I loved when I was a child, I returned to the carefree childhood. Every house here has its own story, and each one tells the unique southern Fujian architecture. The large and small buildings in the block are like a thick book of Jinjiang historical architectural art, from the tall Lu Sili Art Museum and Su Xianzhong Art Museum to the Western-style buildings that combine Chinese and Western styles, the "Imperial Palace" red brick buildings with southern Fujian characteristics, and the contemporary literary and artistic freshness of Wumen Gate, you can see that there is no barrier between literature and art here, they complement each other, and the inclusiveness of this kind of architecture makes Wudianshi more diversified and attracts more and more people to come.
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    󰺂6.3
    4.5/5
    126 Review
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 41 reviews
    "Thanks to Huang Dao of the lollipop travel agency for his patient and informative explanation. Huang Dao is knowledgeable and humorous. He likes her explanation very much, so that we have a further understanding of Quanzhou's historical and cultural background."
    Quanzhou.Wanda Plaza/Fengze Square
    2.5km from downtown
    No. 2 of Family-friendly Attractions
    Highlights: Quanzhou Overseas Traffic History Museum is a museum in China with the theme of overseas traffic history. It is a national first-class museum. The museum was founded in 1959, and its original site is located on the east side of the Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, a Buddhist temple. In February 1991, the main building of the new museum was completed on Donghu Street. In 2003, the "Quanzhou Islamic Culture Exhibition Hall" was built on the east side of the main building. These are all part of the Quanzhou Overseas Transportation History Museum. The theme of the Quanzhou Overseas Transportation History Museum is to reflect the ancient overseas transportation, the Maritime Silk Road, and various economic and cultural exchanges arising therefrom. The basic exhibitions in the museum include "Quanzhou Ancient Ship Museum", "Quanzhou and Ancient Overseas Transportation History Exhibition Hall", "China Boat World", "Islamic Culture Exhibition Hall" and "Quanzhou Haijiao Folk Culture Exhibition Hall". The ancient ship exhibition hall is the old museum located in Kaiyuan Temple. It is divided into 2 floors. It mainly displays the Song Dynasty sunken ship excavated from Houzhu Port in Quanzhou Bay in 1974 and its accompanying unearthed objects. The most worth seeing is the Song Dynasty ship model in the museum. . The Song Dynasty ship was unearthed at Houzhu Port in Quanzhou Bay in 1974. It was an early and large-scale overseas trade ship of the Song Dynasty discovered in China at that time. There are also a large number of cultural relics unearthed with the ship, which are very precious. The new museum is very knowledgeable and fun. Here you can see ten different crosses; you can know why Tamil is seen in many temples in Quanzhou; you can see the silk exported from the Silk Road at that time. and pottery; you can also know what weapons were used to resist Japanese pirates; you can also see many different religious tombstones. For those who like museums, study history, or like ship models, the Overseas Transportation History Museum is a must-see attraction. It fully shows the ancient Quanzhou commerce, religion and navigation. And there are very few people in the hall, very clean. If you are traveling with children, you can also bring your children here to gain more knowledge.
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    󰺂6.3
    4.5/5
    143 Review
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 19 reviews
    "The tour guide explained very well. I went to Quanzhou Museum and found that the museum is old. I suggest you go to Quanzhou Water Transportation Museum. The newly renovated one is still higher. I hope Quanzhou is getting better and better."
    Quanzhou.Weat Lake Park/Qingyuan Mountain
    3.1km from downtown
    Highlights: Quanzhou Museum is located on the north side of West Lake Park at the foot of Qingyuan Mountain. It is a comprehensive museum with southern Fujian architectural style. It is also the location of the "World Multicultural Exhibition Center" established by UNESCO. square meters. There are basic exhibitions such as "Quanzhou History and Culture", "Quanzhou Nanyin, Opera Art", as well as "Quanzhou Ancient Calligraphy", "Quanzhou Folk Collection" and other exhibitions. Quanzhou Museum is not only a historical reproduction of Quanzhou ancient port civilization and the "Maritime Silk Road", but also an ideal place for academic research, cultural exchange, tourism and leisure, a base for patriotism education and a place for national lifelong education.
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FAQ

What are some Best Things to Do in Quanzhou?
Some Best Things to Do in Quanzhou include:Qingyuan Mountain, Dakaiyuan Temple, Chongwu Ancient City, West Street, quan zhou xi jie mu ou xi ju biao yan
What are some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Quanzhou?
Some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Quanzhou include:Qingyuan Mountain:4.3, Dakaiyuan Temple:4.7, Chongwu Ancient City:4.2, West Street:4.5, quan zhou xi jie mu ou xi ju biao yan:4.4
At what locations in Quanzhou can Best Things to Do in Quanzhou be found?
The Best Things to Do in Quanzhou are mainly located in:Qingyuan Mountain:Quanzhou, Dakaiyuan Temple:Quanzhou, Chongwu Ancient City:Hui'an, West Street:Quanzhou, quan zhou xi jie mu ou xi ju biao yan:Quanzhou
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