Quanzhou Four Days and Three Nights Trip,

Quanzhou Four Days and Three Nights Trip, strolling through the streets. Avoiding the peak times made the experience so much better. We arrived on the first night of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday and officially started on the second day. . Day 1: Wulin Ancient Village - Quanzhou Maritime Museum - Quanzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum It is highly recommended to follow a guide in the Maritime Museum and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum. The guide will provide a comprehensive introduction, allowing you to fully understand Quanzhou's history, intangible cultural heritage, religion, and other cultures before deeply exploring the city. The guide at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum spoke for 2 hours and did an excellent job! . Day 2: Experience Quanzhou's Soro Lotus - citywalk - watch puppet show We happened to see the Soro Lotus Dragon Boat Festival parade, a traditional cultural performance at Tianhou Temple. As a northerner, it was my first time experiencing such a rich traditional culture during the Dragon Boat Festival, which was very novel. After that, we visited Tianhou Temple, Qingjing Mosque, Confucian Temple, Guan Yue Temple, and Chengtian Temple. Among them, I liked Chengtian Temple the most, with its gentle breeze, tranquil temple, and surrounding Zen sounds, just like the temples I imagined. We booked tickets for the puppet show a week in advance for Thursday night, getting seats in the fourth row center. It was worth it to see the vivid and lifelike movements and performances of the puppets. Day 3: Kaiyuan Temple - West Street - Clock Tower The first day after the Dragon Boat Festival, we avoided the crowds and visited the popular Kaiyuan Temple and West Street. Without the bustling crowds, the experience was fantastic. We did some homework in advance to understand Kaiyuan Temple and also visited West Street to take photos at the Koi Terrace with the Twin Towers. After this trip, I realized that the most charming aspect of Quanzhou is its various streets and alleys. We passed by Quanzhou's morning market, casually bought some breakfast to eat while walking, and found temples every few steps. We saw the notices posted at the entrance of Sanyi Temple. There were no flower hairpins or little Nyonya, and there was no need to go to internet-famous restaurants (we ate at Linjia Minnan Cuisine and Abo Beef Restaurant near where we stayed, which were very delicious and surprising). Just wandering around, you can feel the city's tradition and vitality. I highly recommend slightly avoiding peak times and popular spots to experience this city. I love Quanzhou so much and will definitely come back next time.