Fuzhou Urban Planning Exhibition Hall / Yantishan Modern Architecture Cluster
Exhibition on the treaty-port history
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 09:00-17:00
- Ticket
- Free
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
An exhibition on Fuzhou's treaty-port history. In Cangshan District, the urban planning exhibition hall and the Yantishan modern architecture cluster complement each other: the planning hall uses sand tables and multimedia to show Fuzhou's "eastward and southward, along the river and toward the sea" urban layout and the evolution of the old city around the "Three Hills and Two Pagodas"; the Yantishan area preserves former consulates, old trading houses and churches, with plaques on the facades of old buildings along Aiguo Road and Kangshanli recording their treaty-port past. Visiting the two together gives a full picture of Fuzhou's urban history, from its modern-era port opening to contemporary cross-river development; both are free and suit travelers keen on urban history and architecture for a half day.
Getting there: Cangshan District
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