Fuzhou

Xiamen

Gulangyu Island

Wuyi Mountain

Kingdom of Southeast China”, because a series of mountains and hilly lands make up 80 percent of its total territory. It has a population of 34 million including Hans, Shes, Huis, Mongolians, Miaos, Zhuangs, Gaoshans, and so on. Fuzhou City is the capital of the province.
     The province ‘s long history and rich tourist resources are set off splendidly by lush- vegetation-covered mountains

and crystal clear waters. There are more than 40 main scenic spots in the provinces, and 40-odd sites under protection as key cultural relics. The Mount Wuyi is a UNESCO world natural and cultural heritage site. National scenic resorts include Taimu Mountain, Qingyuan Mountain, Gulangyu Island, Wanshi Mountain, and so on. Main sites of historical and cultural interest include Yongquan Temple, Nanshan Temple, Guanghua Temple, Kaiyuan Temple, Nanputuo Temple, and Louyang Bridge.

     Covering an area of almost 1.8 square kilometers, Gulangyu Island is situated in the southwest of Xianmen proper. The blooming flowers, flourishing trees and beautiful scenery win her a name of “Garden on the Sea”. The Sunlight Rock, the highest point on the island, offers tourists a panoramic view of the sea and the city. Shuzhuang Garden is elaborately    

      designed with artificial rocks, zigzagging bridges, beautiful pavilions and ancient caves. The islanders are music lovers and for this the island has earned the nickname “Island of Music”. Standing in front of Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall, a giant statue of the patriotic general, Zhenchenggong is gazing fondly at the sea.

Located in the north of Fujian Provine, Wuyi Mountain is a picturesque and fascinating scenic attraction. Taking an area of 60 square kilometers, the scenic area includes one stream, seven shoals, nine ponds, eleven ravines, thirteen springs, thirty-six peaks, sixty-one rocks, seventy-two caves, ninety-nine cliffs and one hundred and eight scenic spots. Among them the Nine-Bend Stream is the most famous. Meandering around numerous queer peaks, the Nine-Bend Stream winding

nine kilometers with crystal-clear water, which sometimes runsswiftly and sometimes remains quiet. It is an exciting experience for tourists to cruise on a bamboo raft on the Nine-Bend Stream with 9 kilometers in a distance to enjoy the enchanting sight of exotic peaks and historical sites and relics along the bank while listening to the rafters for his beautiful legends and songs.

      Wuyi Mountain is also famous for its cultural relic and historical sites. Over 30 boat-coffins belonging to the ancient Yue people more than 3,000 years ago are still perched in cliff caves up on the cliff side of the steam. In addition, there are over 400 historical sits including palaces, Taoist temples, monasteries and cliff carvings as well as the site of ancient kilns of the Song Dynasty and the imperial tea garden.

      Apart from all these, Muyi Mountain has been called the home of animal species (home to over 400 animal species), the paradise of birds (home to 300bird species), the world of insects (home to over 5,000 insect species), the kingdom of snakes (home to 64 kinds of snakes). For these reason, Wuyi Mountain is the treasure of living things and the key to the research on the origin of living things in Southeast Asia. In 1970 the State Council approved the establishment of the Wuyi Mountain Nature Reserve. In 1987 the reserve was nominated a biosphere reserve under the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Program. In 1999, UNESCO had it registered on the List of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.