Fuzhou attractions

The Three Lanes and Seven Alleys is a general name for the ten lanes and alleys on Nanhou street from north to south. The Three Lanes include Yimian lane, Wenru lane and Guanglu lane, and the Seven Alleys include Yangqiao alley, Langguan alley, Anmin alley, Yellow alley, Tower alley, Palace alley and Jipi alley. The total area of the ten lanes covers 40 hector, with 268 ancient civilian residences.

Drum Hill- formed 135 million years ago, it is called drum hill because on the top of the hill stands a large stone, which is as smooth as a drum, it is said that when storms coming, the drum-like stone would rumble as if it were a real drum. The main peak is 969 meters high and the total area is 48 square kilometers.
The hill has beautiful sceneries and has always been the Buddhism resort at Fuzhou. Yongquan temple, which was built for more than 1000 years, lies in the mountain basin at the altitude of 450 meters on the southwest side of the main peak. The magnificent temple is carefully designed, which means you can't never see the temple when you are on the hill, and when you enter the temple, the hills are out of your sight. It is considered as the essence of China's ancient architecture.
Besides the temple there is a pottery Buddhism tower, it is quite rare in China. On the east side of the temple, you can see 200 stone inscriptions, which had been carved since Song Dynasty and 20 scenic spots, such as Drinking stone, Shuiyun pavilion and stone gate. In the south, you can visit more than 50 places such as the Dragon pavilion, orchid garden, Buddha's platform, and Songtao building.

Minjiang Park - Located on both sides of Minjiang River, the 7.5 mile-long Minjiang Park is the largest park in Fuzhou City. Originally, it was called “Jiangbin Park”, meaning the park lying beside the river. By combining the surrounding natural landscape and the unique Minjiang traditional culture, Minjiang Park fully reflects the characteristics of ecology, openness and water access.

Zhuzifang Block (located in the central area of the downtown) is a large ancient architectural museum of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911). It is a must-see sight for the architectural styles of which the old city is famed.