Liu'ao Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Fujian Province, China
About Liu'ao
The Liu'ao Peninsula is located in the southern part of Fujian's coastline, south ofXiamenandZhangzhou. It is one of the windswept sandy spits sticking out into the Taiwan Strait, along with the Gulei Peninsula farther to the southwest. While most of the peninsula is flat and sandy, it also incorporates several rocky hills, which must have been separate islands in the geological past. To China's ancient mariners, the silhouettes of these hills must have been reminiscent ofao, legendary creatures that are depicted as giant fish or turtles. They counted six of them, thus giving the peninsula its name, "Liu'ao" ("Six ao"). Historically, Liu'ao has lived on fish and vegetables. There are still fishing harbors there, and fresh fish and clams abound in local markets; the sandy soil produces swee
Top Attractions in Liu'ao
Explore the best things to see and do in Liu'ao:
- ★Bagua Fortress
- ★Feicui Bay (Emerald Bay) Resort
- ★Hike on the back of one of theao
- ★Jinjiang Lou
- ★"Liu'ao Abstract Art Gallery"
- ★Liu'ao Old Fortress
- ★Pi Dingjun Memorial
- ★Rui'an Lou
Liu'ao Travel Guide Sections
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