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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back to childhood!

most famous spot in Quanzhou

The 5-meter-high Laojun Rock is the most representative feature of the hill. The Song-Dynasty statue represents a man with a long beard-believed to be the philosopher Laozi. He is sitting in a cross-legged position, with his left hand on his left knee and right hand on a table. It is said those who climb up and rub the statue's nose are granted a long life.

a whole afternoon of hiking

near the top of Qing Yuan Shan

overlooking Quanzhou at sunset

Quanzhou is mountainous and has many rivers and tributaries originating from the interior. The prefecture's two major rivers (Jinjiang and Luojiang) flow into Quanzhou Bay from the west and north, respectively, forming wide estuaries.

Perfect for insects!

Becky walking at sunset

Qing Yuan Shan more statues and temples

Qing Yuan Shan scenery

Qing Yuan Shan Statue and prayers

very cool statue carved in the mountain at Qing Yuan Shan

We went to Quanzhou on Tomb Sweeping Day

what a smile!

hello from Gu Shan, Fuzhou

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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