Brief Introduction to Fuzhou

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Fuzhou City is located in the eastern part of Jiangxi Province. It borders Fujian on the east, adjoining the southern Fujian”Golden Triangle”Economic Zone, and the southern part is adjacent to Shicheng, Ningdu. The western is connecting to Yongfeng, Xingan and Fengcheng. The northern meets Jinxian, Yujiang and Yugan.

Fuzhou holds a history of 2200 years. It is at the height of power and splendor in style of writing since the ancient time, and has produced many famous people, so it is well-known as”Home of Talents”. As early as the Tang Dynasty, the famous poet Wang Bo handed down in his written works “Preface to Tengwang Pavilion”in which he showed his heartfelt praise of “light on Linchuan”. Among the Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties, the Fuzhou natives take up two who are Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong. Yan Shu and Yan Jidao are father and son on Ci(a type of classical Chinese writing style) Tan. The great playwright Tang Xianzu who took the reputation of”Oriental Shakespeare”, Lu Xiangshan, the master of psychology in the Southern Song Dynasty, Rao Yutai who was known as “the Four Famous Dan(the role of female actress in Chinese operas)”in Chinese physics field, the proletarianrevolutionist Li Jingquan and calligrapher Shu Tong.a large number of sage celebrities, are all from Fuzhou. They have made great contribution to the history of China, brought giant honor to our nation.

Fuzhou is rich in cultural tourism resources and ecological tourism resources. Moreover, the historical culture, religious culture, and folk culture are of long standing. In addition, the eco-tourism, leisure resorts and the agricultural sightseeing are pleasing to both the eye and the mind. There are 40 resources being down for historical heritage conservation unit, and three are provincial-level nature preserve zone. The famous scenic spots are:”The Historic Village”-Le’ an Liukeng village, the holy cavity-Nancheng Magu Mountain, the Natural Oxygenous Bar-the Zixi Dajue Mountain tourism area, the first draft of Jiangnan -Nanfeng Zi Xiaoxi draft, the first peak of Gandong–Jun Feng Mountain, Tang Xianzu Memorial,Wang Anshi Memorial，Nanfeng Tan Lake scenic spot，Lichuan Yanquan nature preserve zone，Yihuang South China Tigers nature preserve zone，Zixi Fashui Hot Springs，Linchuan Riyue Hot Springs，Linchuan Jinshan Temple，Yihuang Caoshan Temple，and Jinxi Shushan Temple.As Fuzhou is rich in the unique tourism products，especially the eco-tourism，leisure resorts，agricultural tourism and other new types of tourism products，it has attracted a large number of tourists from home and abroad to enjoy sightseeing.Fuzhou bears convenient transportation，taking obvious location advantages，with Zhejiang adjacent to the eastern part，Fujian to the southern part，and it is 100 km away the province capital Nanchang.The railways of Yingtan-Xiamen，Zhejiang-Jiangxi，Xiangtang-Leping go through the city.The Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway will be opened to Xiangtang-Leping，and the state roads of No.320 and 206 go across the city，At present，there are 12 county-level Travel Bureaus，13 travel agents，and nearly 20 star-rated hotels.Many special products in Fuzhou have enjoyed a good reputation at home and abroad，such as Nanfeng Citrus，Guangchang White Lotus，Tea Plant Mushroom，Lichuan daily Ceramics，Chongren Chicken，Jinxi Honey Pear，Dongxiang Green Shell Eggs，Nancheng Magu Tea，and Magu Rice.The local snacks take unique flavor.The tourism in Fuzhou has become a service system which provides tourists with food，housing，transportation，travel，buying，and entertainment.