Saturated in old-world charm and culture, the capital of Fujian is rich in history with its Ming-dynasty buildings, mountains and winding Antai River, but it keeps up with modernising China too.
Long prosperous with its natural mudflats – where seaweed and kelp is farmed – that are sheltered by Jinniu Mountain, and a thriving port that exported everything from porcelain in the Ming Dynasty to homegrown tech innovations today, Fuzhou is deserving of its name: “a city with good luck.” It’s famous for Min opera, lacquerware, it’s banyan tree-lined streets and local cuisine with Fuzhou’s street food and snacks widely disseminated across China and the rest of the world.