In the Chinese province of Fjian is Fuzhou , the capital of the province and the economic, political, logistical and cultural center of the same. It is in the lower part of the Min River and is one of the most attractive and beautiful cities in the whole country, although it is not as famous as many others. It is named after the Fu mountain, which is to the north of its location, and it is a city very famous for the thermal waters it has and which make a very attractive contrast with the modern infrastructures.
It is a city with a very important historical and cultural load that has more than 2,000 years of history, although its expansion did not begin until the year 908. The climate is very stable and good, so you can enjoy Fuzhou at any time of the year without fear. to bad weather spoil your whole vacation. It has many natural monuments , especially mountains such as Shizhu, Gu, Baiyan or Xuefeng.
You can also find many ancient temples , both in the city itself and in the surroundings, almost all of them surrounded by immense gardens and lakes, which makes a really beautiful landscape. Many of them are artificial but equally spectacular, and some of those you can see are Xichan , Linyang, Yongquan, Fahai or Yunju. Ideal to spend a whole day having a picnic or simply enjoying the good weather since you can take a bath in almost all of them.
One of the great attractions of the city is the Fuzhou National Forest Park , which was called Fuzhou Forest until 1993. It has been a protected area since 1960 and the highest hill in the park is 643 meters high, full of more of 2,500 types of trees of different species and that come from both China and other countries. Some of the trees that you can see there are the Lombardy poplar , the araucaria, the Chinese pine, the Ceiba, the camphor or the metasequoia. It is the only place in the world where you can enjoy such a great variety in an area of ​​this size.
This park, an essential visit, is divided by the Longtan stream . On the one hand is the area where you can see all the trees and which also has several gardens, palm trees or rare plants. In the other area you will find a spectacular cultural landscape in which there are roads from different times and various monuments, such as the tomb of Liu Bingxin or the Zhengxin temple .