Coastal Heritage & Earth Buildings
🗓️ Best time: October–April | ⏱️ 4–6 days
FuJian is two worlds in one province. Along the coast, Quanzhou was once the world's busiest port — the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road — and its stone-built old town still feels like a living museum. A few hours north, Xiapu's tidal mudflats create abstract patterns that draw photographers from around the world. Inland, the Hakka tulou (round earth buildings) are UNESCO-listed fortresses that housed entire clans in self-contained villages. The province also produces China's most famous oolong teas — Tieguanyin from Anxi, Da Hong Pao from Wuyi Mountain.
