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Mawei Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

district of Fuzhou, Fujian, China

About Mawei

To 19th-century seamen, what is now Mawei wasPagoda Anchorageand the pagoda was often the first conspicuously Chinese thing a sailor saw. In that period, Fuzhou shipped more tea than any other Chinese city and nearly all of the loading was done at Mawei. The name Mawei came from a legend that in the river there was a huge stone which looked like a horse (ma), whose tail (wei) was toward the town.

Top Attractions in Mawei

Explore the best things to see and do in Mawei:

  • Foochow Arsenal Culture City
  • Fuzhou Majiang Sea War Memorial
  • Langqi Island
  • Luoxing Pagoda Park
  • Maxian Mountain Park
  • Museum of Foochow Arsenal 1866

Where to Stay in Mawei

  • 🏨Banghui Hotel
  • 🏨Haishangmingzhu Hotel
  • 🏨Mawei Seamen's Club

Mawei Travel Guide Sections

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