If You're NearbyHeritageUNESCOTemples

Quanzhou

A great medieval trading port of the maritime Silk Road, with temples, mosques and stone bridges on the World Heritage list.

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Best Time to Go
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Our full guide to Quanzhou is being written. It's on the East China list as If You're Nearby.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Fujian Tulou

About 63 miles away

Huge round earthen houses built by Hakka clans, in the Fujian hills.

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Worth a Detour
Cities

Xiamen

Fujian
About 46 miles away

A breezy port with the car-free island of Gulangyu, and a base for the tulou.

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Cities · Skylines

Shanghai

About 471 miles away

The Bund's old banks, facing Pudong's futuristic skyline.

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The Full Short List

East China

Shanghai, water towns and Huangshan.

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