With the improvement of people’s living standards, more and more people fall in love with tourism. There are many tourist attractions in China. It is great when you have time and opportunity to travel. It can broaden your horizons and make your life more fulfilling. But nowadays, many people don’t like domestic travel, because they think that the cost of domestic travel is too expensive.
It is true that nowadays domestic cities not only have high consumption, but also have higher tickets for scenic spots. Therefore, a trip sometimes does cost a lot of money. However, there are cities in China that are more suitable for poor travel, such as the city that I want to introduce to you today.
Traveling can be said to be going out to spend money. After all, traveling to an unfamiliar city costs money in all aspects. Even if you drink saliva, you need to spend money, otherwise no one will be willing to give you saliva to drink. But it is different in Quanzhou. This city not only has many free attractions, but also free tea and water on the street.
Introduction to Quanzhou City
Quanzhou is a prefecture-level city in Fujian. Although it is not well-known, it is a city very suitable for tourism. In fact, the first thing many people think of when traveling in Fujian is definitely not Quanzhou, but Xiamen. After all, this is a popular tourist city with Internet celebrities.
But after coming to Quanzhou, you will find that Quanzhou is more lingering than Xiamen. Quanzhou has a long history. The heavy historical atmosphere of coming to this city makes you full of unlimited reveries about this city. The economic development that has begun since the Zhou and Qin period has made Quanzhou the economic strength of the country up until now, and it is the largest economic city in Fujian.
History of Quanzhou
During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Quanzhou once became the world’s largest port, with a prosperous economy and even an international metropolis at that time. And Quanzhou is the only starting point of the Maritime Silk Road recognized by the United Nations, and is included in the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Pioneer Area under the national “One Belt, One Road” strategy.
Because of the prosperity of overseas trade, Quanzhou has become a fusion place of diverse cultures. Businessmen from all over the world gather here and bring their own beliefs. Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, together with native Confucianism and Taoism, all of a time Quanzhou’s religious culture prospered and became the “Buddha Kingdom of Southern Fujian.”
If you want to start a religious journey in Quanzhou, then Kaiyuan Temple, Guandi Temple, Qingjing Temple, Chengtian Temple, Tianhou Palace, etc., almost all attractions are free, if I remember correctly, only Qingjing Temple and Qingyuan Mountain Charges, and Qingjing Temple is only 3 yuan.