Quanzhou Confucian Temple

|Quanzhou, as the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, is also a World Cultural Heritage site. ✅【Two-Day Tour Itinerary】 Day1️⃣: West Street—Kaiyuan Temple—Xiaoxi Cheng (Internet-famous wall)—Bell Tower—Zhongshan Street—Prefectural Wen Temple—Qingjing Mosque—Guan Yue Temple—Tianhou Palace—Xunpu Village Day2️⃣: Jinjiang Wulin Traditional Village—Golden Coast—Luoja Temple—Guanyin Mountain—Hongta Bay—Shishi Xiaowei Sea—Jinjiang Outer Line 🏡【Accommodation】It is recommended to stay near the Bell Tower on West Street, where attractions and gourmet food are concentrated. Quanzhou West Street Homestay is recommended, a two-minute walk to Zhongshan Street, three minutes to the Bell Tower, and three minutes to West Street. It's a Minnan-style courtyard, perfect for tea and chats. 🌿【Quanzhou Attractions】 🍀West Street: The most intact ancient street district in Quanzhou city, a must-visit street when you come to Quanzhou 🍀Kaiyuan Temple: The largest Buddhist temple in Fujian Province, with the East and West Pagodas located within the temple. The Forbidden City-style red walls here are also worth a photo. 🍀Bell Tower: The central landmark of Quanzhou, blending Minnan and Western styles, and it's actually a traffic light! 🍀Zhongshan Street: The most intact arcade-style commercial street in China, with a history of over a hundred years 🍀Prefectural Wen Temple: Founded during the Tang Dynasty, the largest Confucian temple complex in the southeast region, with the main building Dacheng Hall featuring a double-eave hip-and-gable roof 🍀Guan Yue Temple: Very popular, it is the largest existing martial temple in Fujian Province, mainly dedicated to Guan Yu and Yue Fei. Locals come here to draw lots, which are said to be very efficacious❗ 🍀Tianhou Palace: Founded during the Song Dynasty, it is the highest standard and largest temple dedicated to Mazu in China and abroad 🍀Xunpu Village: Xunpu women wearing floral headdresses are a beautiful sight, and Zhao Liying filmed the Xunpu women here 🍀Jinjiang Wulin Traditional Village: It has Minnan-style official mansions, Nanyang-style foreigner buildings, as well as Roman and Gothic-style Western buildings 💧Golden Coast: One of Quanzhou's eighteen scenic spots, unique with its large Guanyin stone statue and giant cruise ship architecture 💧Luoja Temple: A Buddhist paradise on earth, where the island is the temple, and the temple is the island, stunningly beautiful, a check-in spot just like Li Xian 💧Shishi Xiaowei Sea: This is a sloping road with houses on both sides, offering a sense of depth in photos, much like Weihai 💧Jinjiang Outer Line: Quanzhou's version of the Ten-Mile Long Embankment, with the sea train, seaside swings, and sunset all in one beautiful frame 🍰【Quanzhou Cuisine】 West Street: Zeng's Old Remember Noodle Paste, Uncle Wu's Handmade Mochi, Auntie's Chicken Racks, Spring Brother's Teppanyaki Other: Shuimen Guozi Noodle Paste, Uncle Huang's Four-Fruit Soup, Stan Ginger Duck, Aunt Hou's Meat Zongzi, Hao Chengcai Steak, Aunt Zhuang's Taro Cake

Friday to Sunday, a collection of Quanzhou travel routes~ Day 1 Ningbo🚄Quanzhou | 7:00～12:05 Quanzhou High-speed Train Station🚕Hotel | 12:30～13:00 Hotel🏨: Hello Hotel (Xintian City Plaza Xingxian Road Branch) ———————Rest at the hotel for 30min—————————— Hotel🚕West Street | 13:30～13:50 Lunch: A Hua Beef Shop Afternoon Itinerary 1⃣️Take the little white car to Tianhou Palace (check in at Bingzheng Hall for the four-fruit soup) 2⃣️Walk to Guanyue Temple (most popular for incense, you can draw fortune sticks) 3⃣️Walk to Qingjing Temple (requires a ticket, personally found it a bit boring) 4⃣️Walk to the Confucian Temple (the big banyan tree is spectacular) 5⃣️Take the little white car to the Bell Tower (lots of people taking photos and checking in) 6⃣️Walk through West Street to Kaiyuan Temple (check in at the ancient pagoda and take lots of photos) Evening🚗Back to the hotel to rest and order takeout (Satay noodles) DAY 2 Morning Hotel🚗Ciong Poh Village | 9:30～10:00 1⃣️A small fishing village, lots of people, snap away 2⃣️Find a random flower hairpin shop, basically 40 for a set of hairpins and an outfit, some clothes cost extra (I chose a Qing dynasty Hanfu with an extra 20, total 60) 3⃣️Not much to eat, mostly street stalls, you can sit in a shop Afternoon Ciong Poh Village🚗Wulin Ancient Village | 12:30～13:10 1⃣️It's a group of ancient villages, probably developed later, with flower fields and Nanyang-style architecture, great for snapping photos. 2⃣️Find any costume change shop, 80 for hair styling and a set of Nyonya costume 3⃣️If you don't want to take photos, it might be boring as it's far from Quanzhou city center Evening🚗Go to a mall for dinner (Bullfrog) DAY 3 Morning Sleep until you wake up naturally Hotel🚗West Street | 11:00～11:20 Lunch🥣Hou Grandma's Meat Zongzi (personally found it a bit greasy) West Street🚗Yusha Bay Park | 12:00~13:00 1⃣️Beautiful sea and beach🏖️ 2⃣️Lots of trendy coffee shops, great for taking photos 3⃣️If there's time, take off your shoes and play in the sea🌊 Yusha Bay Park🚗Hotel | 15:30～16:30 Leave luggage at the hotel, go back to pick it up, and rest in the hotel lobby Hotel🚗High-speed Train Station | 16:30~17:00 The high-speed train station is too crowded, no place to sit Quanzhou🚄Ningbo | 18:22~22:53 Got home almost at 12 o'clock, quickly wash up and go to bed.

If you only have 2 days, I recommend you to visit this old city, a World Cultural Heritage site. It is a city of faith, half shrouded in mist and rain, half celestial, and it is a treasure of a small city that I still want to travel to. 👍Highly recommended 2-day and 1-night itinerary DAY1: Quanzhou Station·Chengtian Temple·Bell Tower·Kaiyuan Temple·Xiangfeng Alley·West Street DAY2: Guanyue Temple·Qingjing Mosque·Confucian Temple·Zhongshan Street·Return trip Transportation in Quanzhou Airplane✈️: Quanzhou has Jinjiang International Airport, with airport buses available from the airport. High-speed train: You can choose high-speed trains, cities within Fujian Province can reach by high-speed train from cities like Xiamen and Fuzhou. Great places to visit in Quanzhou📷🌄 West Street: As Quanzhou's calling card, West Street was built during the Song Dynasty and is the most completely preserved cultural and historical district with a thousand years of history. Kaiyuan Temple: The stunning East and West Pagodas are the most completely preserved stone carvings and pagodas in China, and also an important Buddhist building. Zhongshan Street: Features century-old Qinqi buildings, constructed on the basis of absorbing Nanyang style. Chengtian Temple: One of the three major Buddhist temples in Quanzhou, the incarnation place of Master Hongyi, serene and tranquil. ⑤ Bell Tower: A landmark white building in the center of Quanzhou's old city, blending Southern Fujian and Western styles. Guanyue Temple: One of the temples with a long history of incense burning and many devotees, mainly dedicated to Guan Yu and Yue Fei. ➐Confucian Temple: The highest-regulated state-level Confucian temple in Song and Yuan China, with significant political status. ⑧Qingjing Mosque: The oldest existing Islamic mosque in China, one of the four ancient mosques. Xiangfeng Alley: A street full of the atmosphere of daily life and the facade of old city residents. Delicious Quanzhou cuisine🧉 Tusundong: Jelly-like texture with sandworms inside, rich in high protein. ❷ Ginger Duck: Tender duck meat that falls off the bone, leaving just the bone in your mouth. Mianxianhu: Recommend Shuimen Guozi's non-faulty choice, classic intestine pairing, every bite is satisfying. Siguotang: Super many ingredients, if you like it cold, add shaved ice, regardless of the season, just show off a bowl. ❺🧉Betel Nut Taro Paste: Taro paste with added lard, soft, smooth, and delicious. Peanut Soup: Delicious and soft peanut soup, sweet and tasty. Auntie's Chicken Ribs: Salty and sweet flavor, I can't stop nibbling on them. When strolling in the old city district of Quanzhou, shared electric scooters or bicycles are recommended to experience the city. The distance between attractions is only one or two kilometers, and it's not far. The old city has narrow roads and parking is inconvenient, so the main mode of transportation for locals is electric scooters. If you can't ride, you can also choose the unique bus in the old city area, 'Little White Appointment' through the WeChat mini-program. Just search, 2 yuan per person! Just enter the destination, place the order, and the driver will automatically contact you.

The pace of life in Quanzhou is so suitable for living, not hurried or impetuous, especially leisurely and comfortable. Retiring here is too comfortable. The Confucian Temple of Quanzhou Prefecture is the largest existing ancient Confucian temple complex in Southeast China, incorporating architectural styles from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. The overall architecture faces south from the north, with the main buildings strung along the central north-south axis, including the Dacheng Gate, Jinsong Gate, Yuzhen Gate, east and west cloisters, Dacheng Hall, etc., all retaining the stone construction foundations and platforms from the Song dynasty. Geographical location Located near Zhongshan Road in Licheng District, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province.

The Cercis chinensis flowers have bloomed for how many springs How many years have the East and West Pagodas faced each other How many people have crossed the Luoyang Bridge How many ships have sailed out of Quanzhou Bay Quanzhou, also known as Licheng, got its name because the ancient city is shaped like a carp. It is also called the Cercis City because cercis trees were once planted throughout the city. The bell tower to the east of West Street is a landmark of Quanzhou, standing 13.8 meters tall, designed by a British-educated designer, facing the East and West Pagodas from afar. 1. The Temple of Literature, also known as the Confucius Temple or Fuzi Temple, is a temple building commemorating and offering sacrifices to Confucius. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were more than 2,000 such temples across the country. By the Ming and Qing dynasties, every provincial capital, prefecture, and county seat had a Temple of Literature. 2. Guandi Temple. The largest existing martial temple in Fujian Province. Initially, the temple was mainly dedicated to Guan Yu, but in the third year of the Republic of China, Yue Fei was also enshrined in the temple. It is one of the famous historical and cultural landmarks of Quanzhou and is also one of the rare temples in the country that worships both Guan Yu and Yue Fei in the same temple. 3. Qingyuan Mountain. One of the eighteen scenic spots of Quanzhou, the area is beautiful with picturesque lakes and mountains, and its tranquility is incomparable. Walking through Quanzhou, the city is filled with the red of Southern Fujian, with dark red ancient houses, romantic swallowtail roof ridges, and the mottled history written on the eaves and alleys. It is also a city blessed by the gods, where people walk through the mundane world every day with faith and love. Half the city is mundane, half is divine; this is a land of divine revelry. Here, gods and humans coexist, and the gods are boisterous.

🏠🏠【About Accommodation】 I recommend staying 🏠 near West Street. We stayed near Guan Yue Temple, about 2 kilometers away from West Street🛣️, with a snack street nearby, which is very convenient — 🚘🚘【About Transportation】 The more convenient means of transportation are buses🚌 and ride-hailing🚘. The distances between Quanzhou's attractions are not far, and it's very convenient to take a taxi🚗 when traveling with a few people~ — 🗺️🗺️【One-Day Tour Route Recommendation for the Ancient City】 Kaiyuan Temple—West Street—Zhongshan Road—Wen Temple—Guan Yue Temple — 📍📍【Attraction Recommendations】 1️⃣Wen Temple: A group of ancient Confucian temple buildings🏗️, a place where many students come to worship 2️⃣Qingjing Mosque: A mosque with a long history 3️⃣Guan Di Temple: A place with particularly strong incense, where praying for fortune💰 is said to be very effective 4️⃣Chengtian Temple: Less crowded, with a tranquil environment, very suitable for taking photos📷 5️⃣Bell Tower: The landmark building of Quanzhou🏗️ 6️⃣Kaiyuan Temple: The largest temple in Fujian with extremely popular incense, the East and West Pagodas stand within 7️⃣West Street: The most completely preserved ancient street in Quanzhou city center, with lots of food🥘 — 🥘🥘【Food Recommendations】 1️⃣Auntie's Chicken Ribs: Fried until crispy and fragrant🐓 2️⃣Hou A Po's Rice Dumplings: A local food recommended by the locals🥘 3️⃣Bafanglin Quanzhou Restaurant: A must-try local dish on West Street🥗 4️⃣Wu's Handmade Mochi: Chewy and fragrant with peanuts and sesame, very crispy🥜 5️⃣Uncle Wu's Tusan Dong: You can boldly try it — 📷📷【Photo Spot Recommendations】 1️⃣Youli Tiantai Coffee Shop☕️ 2️⃣Jinjiang Wulin Chaodong Building 3️⃣Zhongshan Road Xinhua Bookstore📖 4️⃣Quanzhou Overseas Chinese Commodity Street 5️⃣Huian Xiaozha

As the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road and a World Cultural Heritage site, Quanzhou is a place you must visit at least once in your lifetime! Here, there is a temple every five hundred meters, with half the city bustling with life and the other half like a fairyland, serving as the earthly offices of the gods. 🏡【Accommodation】It is recommended to stay near the West Street Bell Tower, where attractions and gourmet food are concentrated. Quanzhou West Street Homestay is recommended, a two-minute walk to Zhongshan Street, three minutes to the Bell Tower, and three minutes to West Street. It's a Minnan-style courtyard, perfect for tea and chats. ✅【Two-Day Tour Itinerary】 Day1️⃣: West Street—Kaiyuan Temple—Xiaoxi Cheng (Internet-famous wall)—Bell Tower—Zhongshan Street—Fuwen Temple—Qingjing Mosque—Guanyue Temple—Tianhou Palace—Xunpu Village Day2️⃣: Jinjiang Wulin Traditional Village—Golden Coast—Luojia Temple—Guanyin Mountain—Hongta Bay—Shishi Xiaowei Sea—Jinjiang Outer Line 🌿【Quanzhou Attractions】 🍀West Street: The most well-preserved ancient street district in Quanzhou city, a must-visit street when you come to Quanzhou 🍀Kaiyuan Temple: The largest Buddhist temple in Fujian Province, with the East and West Pagodas located within the temple. The red walls here are also super photogenic, just like those in the Forbidden City 🍀Bell Tower: The central landmark of Quanzhou, blending Minnan and Western styles, and it's actually a traffic light! 🍀Zhongshan Street: The most well-preserved arcade-style commercial street in our country, with a history of over a hundred years 🍀Fuwen Temple: Founded during the Tang Dynasty, the largest Confucian temple complex in the southeast region, with the main building, Dacheng Hall, featuring a double-eave hip-and-gable roof 🍀Guanyue Temple: Very popular for its incense offerings, it is the largest existing martial temple in Fujian Province, mainly dedicated to Guan Yu and Yue Fei. Locals come here to draw lots, which are said to be very efficacious❗ 🍀Tianhou Palace: Founded during the Song Dynasty, it is the highest standard and largest temple dedicated to Mazu in China and abroad 🍀Xunpu Village: The Xunpu women, with their hair adorned with flowers, are a beautiful sight. Zhao Liying filmed the Xunpu women here 🍀Jinjiang Wulin Traditional Village: It has Minnan official-style mansions, Nanyang-style foreign buildings, as well as Roman and Gothic-style Western buildings 💧Golden Coast: One of the eighteen scenic spots of Quanzhou, unique for its large Guanyin stone statue and giant cruise ship architecture 💧Luojia Temple: A Buddhist paradise on earth, where the island is the temple, and the temple is the island, stunningly beautiful, a check-in spot just like Li Xian 💧Shishi Xiaowei Sea: This is a sloping road with houses on both sides, offering a sense of depth in photos, very much like Weihai 💧Jinjiang Outer Line: Quanzhou's version of the Ten-Mile Long Embankment, with the sea train, seaside swings, and sunset all in one beautiful frame 🍰【Quanzhou Cuisine】 West Street: Zeng's Old Remember Noodle Paste, Wu's Uncle's Earth Bamboo Shoot Jelly, Wu's Handmade Mochi, Auntie's Chicken Ribs, Chun's Teppanyaki Other: Shuimen Guozi Noodle Paste, Emperor Uncle's Four-Fruit Soup, Stand Ginger Duck, Hou's Grandma's Rice Dumplings, Hao Chengcai Steak, Auntie Zhuang's Taro Cake