South Fujian Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
coast of Fujian
About South Fujian
This region has always been outward-looking. It has been doing foreign trade since the days of theMaritime Silk Road, whenQuanzhouwas one of China's most important ports. In the era of tea clippers, two of China's fivetreaty ports,XiamenandFuzhou, were in Fujian Province and Fuzhou shipped more tea than any other city. Today all those cities are prosperous and still much involved in international trade; Xiamen is aspecial economic zonewith particularly fast development. The region has also been a major source of immigrants. In particular, many overseas Chinese inSoutheast Asiaand mostTaiwaneseare descended from people from this region. The coastal counties of southern Fujian have long been known for extensive skilled use of local stone (granite) in construction. It typically comes cut into
South Fujian Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: