A sunny day in Quanzhou, Fujian

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April 15th 2013

Published: April 15th 2013

A beautiful and relaxing day in Quanzhou, Fujian, at the beginning of April. Good life with Becky! Like every year around Tomb Sweeping Festival (Qingming Jie) the weather around Fuzhou was rainy and pretty unpredictable. We got up at least 3 times at 6am to go to Quanzhou but as it was raining, we ended up going back to sleep every time! But finally one morning the sky was clear and blue, so we ... Read Full Entry

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Jeremy Chiron

Jeremyaroundtheworld

I am a 36-year old language teacher, currently working in Beijing. I was born in France but China has been my home for many years. I taught French and English in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, for 6 years. I never thought I would stay in China for such a long time but it’s been an amazing experience! Professionally speaking, teaching Chinese students is extremely rewarding. They are so hard-working and eager to learn new things. And then China… there aren’t enough words to describe this intricate (hence fascinating) country. “China is not to be liked or disliked: i... full info

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Chinese temple art

Old Quanzhou street life

Quanzhou has a population of 8 million people.

old Quanzhou

very ancient bell at the temple of Kai Yuan Si

turtle

All the best to you!

Quanzhou old street

Quanzhou is a major exporter of agricultural products such as tea, banana, lychee and rice. It is also a major producer of quarry granite and ceramics. Other industries include textiles, footwear, fashion and apparel, packaging, machinery, paper and petrochemicals.

Quanzhou alley

Quanzhou was established in 718 during the Tang Dynasty (618–907). In those days, Guangzhou was China's greatest seaport

we started climbing Qing Yuan Shan Mountain

Becky climbing Qing Yuan Shan

Literally translated as the 'Pure Water-source Mountain', Qingyuan Shan is famous for its springs, rocks caves and peaks. Legend has it that the name of the mountain comes from a spring made by a immortal using an iron crutch stamping into the ground.

At Qing Yuan Shan, Quanzhou

At Qing Yuan Shan, many statues of local philosophers, writers, politicians

I strongly advise you to come visit Fuzhou!

Becky in Quanzhou

At Qing Yuan Shan

Climbing up Qing Yuan Shan

discovering Qing Yuan Shan

There are up to 36 caves on the hill. Those with Buddhist decorations inside were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.

Qing Yuan Shan

mausoleum

Going up Qing Yuan Shan

haha!

19th November 2014

Frenchgirlroundtheworld
Natacha

Moving to Quanzhou
I am going to move to Quanzhou in March and your pictures and comments about the mountains are showing me that I did the right choice there :) Hope you are doing well in Beijing, without too much smog...

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