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Is the city getting too much? Want to escape from the honking cars and stress of modern life, but don’t have the time to get away? Then check out Fuzhou’s parks – a convenient reminder that nature still exists here. Read more>>
Quatuor Diotima, a string quartet based in Paris, will perform at the Fuzhou Grand Theatre this May as part of the 2012 Festival Croisements. Featuring violinists Zhao Yunpeng and Guillaume Latour, violist Franck Chevalier and cellist Pierre Morlet, the quartet has earned a strong reputation in performing repertory classics as well as contemporary pieces. Tickets: http://www.damai.cn/ticket_36451.html See also: A Quick Guide to the Fuzhou Bar Scene Read more>>
The site on which the modern city of Fuzhou now sits has been continually occupied since the first settlement was founded here over 2000 years ago in 202 BC when the Fujian region was known as Minyue. Liu Bang, the founding Emperor of the Han Dynasty gave the local king of Minyue permission to establish his capital which he named Ye (''the Beautiful'') on this site and erected the first city walls. It has survived thousands of years of wars and...Read more>>
Fuzhou is well connected to the rest of Fujian Province by the road and rail networks, which stretch across the whole of the country and connect the city with the larger Chinese destinations. The Changle International Airport connects Fuzhou with most major Chinese cities and Hong Kong. Fuzhou Port sits on the Min. This port has services to Nanping and Mawei as well as Putuo Mountain and Ningbo.Read more>>
