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Useful Information

CurrencyRenminbi (RMB)
Electric Plug Details
Two parallel flat blades
Electricity
220Volt, 50Hz
IDD City Code
10
IDD Country Code
591
Language
Putonghau (Mandarin)
Mobile System
GSM
Time Zone
GMT/UTC +8()
Useful Telephone
Emergencies 120
Police Dial 110
Fire & Ambulance 119


Attraction

Lin Zexu Memorial Hall, nesting in Macau Lu, and established in 1905, Lin Zexu Memorial Hall exhibits the history of Lin Zexu, a folk hero of China who banned opium-smoking and the opium trade.
Transportation: bus Nos. 1, 5, 818 and 946

West Lake Park, situated in the northwest of Fuzhou in Hubin Lu, is famed for its similarity to West Lake in Hangzhou. It has been a tourist attraction since the Tang Dynasty (618-907). West Lake Park is the most completed ancient garden in Fuzhou City and is called a pearl of gardens in Fujian Province.

Earth Towers of the Hakkas is a unique style of Chinese village architectures. In terms of architectural characteristics, the rounded earth tower is more traditional with the Hakkas and is a typical example of a Hakkas folk residence.

There are many reasons for visiting Mawei. If you want to know more about ancient battlefield, if you want to look around the base of ship-making, if you are crazy about historic sites, then visiting Mawei is indeed a wise choice.

Fuzhou Zoo, also a place of scenic beauty characterized by traditional Chinese architecture. About 100 species of wildlife are kept in the 5-hectare garden. The caring and taming of the giant panda here ranks among the best in the nation. After patient experimenting and training the beast here is made to accept a series of ecological, biological and bio-chemical tests without compulsion or anesthetics. This made it possible to get much more accurate data in these respects than otherwise obtained. The giant pandas here can entertain spectators with such sophisticated shows as cycling, writing, ball-play and slipping down the slide.

 



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