Major Historical and Cultural Sites in Fujian - National Parks of China

169 Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in Fujian (batches 1–8, named by the State Council 1961–2019; 1 of them cross provincial borders, such as the Great Wall and the Grand Canal). Dots are coloured by category; click one to jump to its entry. See also Fujian and all provinces.

Quanzhou (44)

Anping Bridge 安平桥
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Also called the Five-Li Bridge, it spans the sea between Jinjiang and Nan'an and is known as the longest bridge of ancient China.
Qingjing Mosque 清净寺
Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)
Also called the Ashab Mosque or Shengyou Mosque, an Islamic mosque in Quanzhou on Tumen Street.
Kaiyuan Temple 开元寺
Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)
Han Buddhist temple first built in the Tang on West Street, a nationally key temple of Buddhism in Han areas.
Tomb of Zheng Chenggong 郑成功墓
Ancient tombs · second batch (1982)
Tomb holding the coffins of Zheng Chenggong, his son Zheng Jing, his father Zheng Zhilong and his wife, at Shuitou Town, Nan'an.
Chongwu City Wall 崇武城墙
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Also called Chongwu Garrison Thousand-Household City, the most complete granite coastal stone city in China, with a wall 783 zhang in circumference.
Luoyang Bridge 洛阳桥
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Also called Wan'an Bridge, first built in the Huangyou years of the Northern Song; the first sea-crossing stone bridge in China, called one of the "four famous ancient bridges of China."
Quanzhou Tianhou Palace 泉州天后宫
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Temple for worshipping the goddess Mazu, on Tianhou Road at Nanmen in Licheng District.
Laojun Rock Statue 老君岩造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · third batch (1988)
Song and Yuan stone statues on Qingyuan Mountain, nine statues at seven places, both Daoist and Buddhist.
Jiuri Mountain Cliff Inscriptions 九日山摩崖石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · third batch (1988)
Cliff inscriptions on Jiuri Mountain in Nan'an, mostly of the Song.
Qudougong Dehua Kiln Site (including Xunzhong, Gaide and Sanban) 屈斗宫德化窑遗址（包括浔中、盖德、三班）
Ancient sites · third batch (1988)
A representative kiln site of the Song and Yuan Dehua kilns; a compartmented dragon kiln with 17 chambers was excavated in 1976, and its products are noted for milky-white porcelain.
Islamic Holy Tombs 伊斯兰教圣墓
Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)
Two tombs side by side at the southern foot of Lingshan, traditionally said to be those of the 'Three Sages' and 'Four Sages' who came to Quanzhou to preach in the Tang dynasty; the corridor holds a Yuan Zhizhi 2 Arabic-inscribed stele and Zheng He's incense-offering stele.
Cao'an Stone Carvings 草庵石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · fourth batch (1996)
The only Manichaean temple surviving in the world, first built in the Southern Song and rebuilt in stone in the Yuan, named because it was originally a thatched hermitage.
Cai Family Ancient Residences 蔡氏古民居建筑群
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A group of ancient residences built by Cai Qichang, an overseas Chinese returned from the Philippines, and his son Cai Zishen.
Quanzhou Prefecture Confucian Temple 泉州府文庙
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Confucian temple first built in the Tang, moved to its present site in the Taiping Xingguo reign of the Northern Song and rebuilt in the 7th year of Shaoxing of the Southern Song (1137); inscribed as part of the Quanzhou World Heritage site in 2021.
Cizao Kiln Sites 磁灶窑址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
Kiln sites of Cizao of the Song to the Yuan.
Dejimen Site 德济门遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of a city gate of ancient Quanzhou from the Song to the Ming, south of the Tianhou Temple.
Quanzhou Port Ancient Buildings 泉州港古建筑
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Remains of the ancient Maritime Silk Road at Quanzhou Port, including the Zhenwu Temple, Wanshou Pagoda, Liusheng Pagoda and Jiangkou Wharf.
Chendai Ding Family Ancestral Hall 陈埭丁氏宗祠
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An ancestral hall begun in the Yongle era of the Ming; the distant ancestors of the Ding family were Arabs who settled here in the early Ming.
Anxi Confucian Temple 安溪文庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Confucian temple complex with Fengshan Mountain behind and Longjin to its front, one of the most complete surviving ancient building groups of its kind in Jiangnan.
Shi Lang Residence, Shrine and Tomb 施琅宅、祠和墓
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Includes Shi Lang's old residence, the Marquis Jinghai's mansion, the Shi clan's grand ancestral hall, Shi Lang's tomb and spirit-way stele, around Quanzhou.
Anshan Sand Dune Site 庵山沙丘遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Bronze Age sand-dune settlement site, originally 200,000 square meters and now 20,000 square meters; first excavated in 2007.
Wutayan Stone Pagodas 五塔岩石塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Song dynasty stone pagodas located on Longshui Hill.
Hui'an Qingshan Palace 惠安青山宫
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A temple of the mountain god and Wangye beliefs, mainly worshiping Lord Qingshan Ling'an.
Anhai Longshan Temple 安海龙山寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A temple complex of the Ming and Qing periods, located in Anhai.
Qingshui Rock Temple 清水岩寺
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Buddhist temple in Penglai Town, Anxi, with sights such as the Penglai Ancestral Hall, the pilgrim steps, the holy spring and the "sky-peering" ancient camphor tree.
Tingdian Yang Family Dwelling 亭店杨氏民居
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Yang Amiao Dwelling, a Qing dynasty residential building.
Nan'an Lin Family Dwellings 南安林氏民居
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A group of dwellings designed and built by the overseas Chinese architect Lin Lu on his return home, completed in 1908; the main part consists of four parallel buildings including an ancestral hall, residence and study.
Nan'an Zhongxian Mansion 南安中宪第
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called the Ninety-Nine Rooms, a Qing dynasty old dwelling located on Yanping East Road in Shijing Town.
Li Guangdi Residence and Ancestral Hall 李光地宅和祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The former residence and ancestral hall of Li Guangdi (1642-1718), Qing Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, including the Old Yamen, New Yamen, Xianliang Shrine and Wenfang Dacuo.
Xizi Temple Stone Buddha Images 西资寺石佛造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Song dynasty stone Buddha images at Xizi Temple.
Nantian Temple Stone Buddha Images and Cliff Inscriptions 南天寺石佛造像和摩崖石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Stone Buddha images and cliff inscriptions of the Song and Ming periods on Daifeng Mountain.
Kuzhaikeng Kiln Site 苦寨坑窑遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A kiln site of the Xia and Shang periods, in Yongchun County.
Baiqi Guo Family Tombs 百崎郭氏墓群
Ancient tombs · eighth batch (2019)
A Ming-dynasty cemetery, in which the tomb of the Hui Guo Zhongyuan was designated a Fujian provincial protected site in 2001.
Yinggeng Pagoda of Chongfu Temple 崇福寺应庚塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A solid stone pavilion-style pagoda imitating timber construction, built in the 1st year of Xining of the Northern Song (1068), 10.9 meters high, with eight sides and seven stories.
Anxi Tulou 安溪土楼
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Xiping Tulou, made up of three buildings, Yingbao, Jusi and Taishan; Yingbao Tower was first built in the 5th year of Hongwu of the Ming (1372) of rammed raw earth.
Tukeng Village Ancient Building Complex, Quangang 泉港土坑村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A historical and cultural site with Yuzaibi Harbor as its main port and clusters of large houses as commercial and residential bases, originating in the Tang dynasty.
Banpu Old Houses 坂埔古厝
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Old houses built by the Hong family from the Qianlong era of the Qing, covering over 6,000 square meters, with a floor area of 5,515 square meters.
Yongchun Confucian Temple 永春文庙
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Confucian temple first built in the Qingli era of the Song and rebuilt in the 50th year of Qianlong of the Qing (1785), covering over 3,000 square meters.
Nan'an Taoyuan Palace Dharani Pillar 南安桃源宫陀罗尼经幢
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
A Northern Song dharani pillar inside Taoyuan Palace.
Kuixingyan Cliff Statues 魁星岩摩崖造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · eighth batch (2019)
A Southern Song group of the Three Sages of the West, with Shakyamuni in the center, Manjushri on the left and Samantabhadra on the right, called the Three Sages of Huayan.
Guanshan Li Family Residences 观山李氏民居
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Residences built between 1890 and 1936 by the Indonesian overseas Chinese Li Gongcang and his eldest son Li Chengqi, including the Fanzai Building, Gongcang House and Chengqi House.
Anlixun Library 安礼逊图书楼
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A library in Peiyuan Middle School, built in 1927 by alumni in memory of Anlixun; a reinforced-concrete structure 24.8 m high, with Western style on the first to fourth floors and a Chinese-pavilion style fifth floor.
Yongchun Fuxing Hall 永春福兴堂
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A traditional southern Fujian residence completed in 1947, covering 2,100 square meters.
Jingsheng Villa 景胜别墅
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A building of mixed Chinese and Western style completed in 1948, covering 1,565 square meters.

Fuzhou (26)

Main Hall of Hualin Temple 华林寺大殿
Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)
The temple was built in the 2nd year of Qiande of the Northern Song (964); its existing main hall is a Song-dynasty survival and the oldest surviving timber structure south of the Yangtze River.
Tomb of Lin Zexu 林则徐墓
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
The tomb of Lin Zexu (1785-1850), a native of Houguan in Fuzhou who oversaw the destruction of opium at Humen.
Ruiyan Maitreya Statue 瑞岩弥勒造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · fourth batch (1996)
The largest Yuan-dynasty Maitreya statue in China, at the eastern foot of Ruiyan Mountain.
Mawei Naval Battle Forts, Martyrs' Tombs and Zhaozhong Shrine 马江海战炮台、烈士墓及昭忠祠
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Shrine commemorating the officers and men killed in the 1884 Sino-French naval battle at Mawei, announced together with the forts and martyrs' tombs, at Maxian Mountain.
Tanshishan Site 昙石山遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
A cultural site from the middle-late Neolithic to the Bronze Age, on the north bank of the lower Min River, discovered in 1954.
Chen Taiwei Palace 陈太尉宫
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Ranked with the main hall of Hualin Temple and the Sanqing Hall of Yuanmiao Temple as Fujian's three great Song dynasty buildings, it combines Five Dynasties, Song, Ming and Qing features and was built without a single nail.
Chongmiao Baosheng Jianlao Pagoda 崇妙保圣坚牢塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A granite pagoda built by Wang Yanxi of the Min kingdom in the Five Dynasties, slightly blackened by weathering and popularly called the Black Pagoda, at the eastern foot of Wushan.
Gushan Cliff Inscriptions 鼓山摩崖石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · fifth batch (2001)
A group of cliff inscriptions on Gushan from the Song to modern times.
Fujian Shipyard Buildings 福建船政建筑
Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)
The Fuzhou Shipyard school and related buildings set up at Mawei in 1866 by the Qing shipping commissioner Shen Baozhen, at first called the Qiushitang Arts Bureau.
Mingshan Chamber 名山室
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A temple begun in the 1st year of Wende of the Tang (888), originally named Gaogai Mingshan Cloister; Song and Yuan buildings survive.
Shengshou Pagoda 圣寿宝塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called Sanfeng Temple Pagoda, a stone Buddhist pagoda imitating timber pavilion style, begun in 1096 and completed in 1117, 27.4 meters high and seven stories.
Sanfang Qixiang and Zhuzifang Building Complex 三坊七巷和朱紫坊建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The largest surviving historic and cultural district in a city center in China, arranged on the axis of Nanhou Street with the "Three Fang" to the west and the "Seven Xiang" to the east; announced together with Zhuzifang.
Fuzhou Confucian Temple 福州文庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Xianshi Temple and Shengren Temple, a Confucian temple on Shengmiao Road, Gulou District.
Qiyun Cave Statues 栖云洞造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
Eighteen luohan stone statues displayed in Qiyun Cave of Shengshui Temple, sixteen of them carved in the 8th year of Chunyou of the Southern Song (1248).
Clay Sculptures of Xianying Palace 显应宫泥塑
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
A Mazu temple popularly called the Butterfly Temple, first built in 1138 (Southern Song Shaoxing 8), buried by wind-blown sand in the Qing Guangxu reign and uncovered in 1992, when more than fifty clay sculptures were recovered.
Lingji Palace Stele 灵济宫碑
Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)
Fully titled the "Imperially Composed Stele of Hong'en Lingji Palace," a Ming stele inside Lingji Palace, which is said to have been begun in the 2nd year of Kaiyun of the Later Jin (945).
Former Residence and Tomb of Yan Fu 严复故居和墓
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The Yan Fu ancestral house was built in the late Ming to early Qing with two courtyards, covering 745 square meters; announced together with Yan Fu's tomb.
Haitan Strait Underwater Sites 海坛海峡水下遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Shipwreck remains on the seabed of the Haitan Strait, including Wanjiao No. 1 and Song, Yuan and Qing shipwrecks, from which large quantities of porcelain have been recovered.
Longjiang Bridge 龙江桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Commonly called "Haikou Bridge", built between the 3rd year of the Zhenghe reign (1113) and the 6th year of the Xuanhe reign (1124) of the Northern Song, spanning the Long River.
Luoxing Pagoda 罗星塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Commonly called Moxin Pagoda, a Ming dynasty multi-storied stone pagoda on Luoxing Hill on the north bank of the Min River; tradition says it was first built by Liu Qiniang of the Song to pray for her deceased husband.
Jiutouma Dwellings 九头马民居
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty group of dwellings, 120 meters on each side east-west and north-south, with five rows of houses enclosed by a 6-meter-high wall.
Cliff Inscriptions and Statues of Wushishan and Yushan 乌石山、于山摩崖石刻及造像
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Cliff inscriptions and statues on Wushi Mountain and Yu Mountain in Fuzhou; Wushi Mountain has over 200 inscriptions from the Tang to the Qing, including Li Yangbing's seal-script 'Record of Banruo Terrace'.
Tingjiang Fort 亭江炮台
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty fort in Nanban, Tingtou Village, Tingjiang Town.
Residence and Shrine of Lin Zexu 林则徐宅与祠
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The birthplace and former residence of Lin Zexu, and the Lin Wenzhong Gong Shrine completed in 1905, now the Lin Zexu Memorial Museum.
Qiaotou Site Cluster 壳丘头遗址群
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A group of sites from the Neolithic to the Shang dynasty, dating from 7,500 to 3,000 years ago, first discovered in 1958.
Yongtai Fortified Manor Complex 永泰庄寨建筑群
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A collective name for five Qing-dynasty fortified manors in Yongtai County, including Renhe Manor, Shengping Manor, Jishan Hall, Shao'an Manor and Zhongpu Fort, all timber-framed.

Zhangzhou (25)

Dongshan Guandi Temple 东山关帝庙
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Also called the Tongling Guandi Temple, the mother temple from which many Guandi temples in Taiwan were established by incense division, at the eastern foot of Gulou Mountain.
Zhangzhou Stone Archways 漳州石牌坊
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Four stone archways of the Ming and Qing, on Hong Kong Road and Xinhua East Road in Xiangcheng District.
Eryi Tower 二宜楼
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Qing-dynasty dwelling in Hua'an County.
Dacheng Hall of Zhangzhou Prefecture Confucian Temple 漳州府文庙大成殿
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A Confucian temple first built in the 9th year of Shaoxing of the Southern Song (1139) and rebuilt in the 18th year of Chenghua of the Ming (1482); the Dacheng Hall is a Ming building.
Jiangdong Bridge 江东桥
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Hudu Bridge or Tongji Bridge, first built in the 1st year of Shaoxi of the Southern Song (1190), on the lower reaches of the North Stream of the Jiulong River.
Zhaojiabao-Yi'anbao 赵家堡—诒安堡
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A defensive fortress built in 1600 (Ming Wanli 28) by Zhao Fan, a descendant of the Southern Song imperial family, about 1 km from Yi'an Fort; his son Zhao Yi enlarged it in the 7th year of Chongzhen.
Nansheng Kiln Sites 南胜窑址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
Kiln sites of Nansheng of the Ming to the Qing.
Nanshan Palace 南山宫
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A temple worshipping the "Sage Ancestor Immortal" and "Dutong Sheren," founded in the 1st year of Deyou of the Southern Song (1275).
Zhangzhou Lin Ancestral Hall 漳州林氏宗祠
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The grand ancestral hall jointly built by the Lin clans of seven counties of Zhangzhou; the Lin honor Bi Gan as their founding ancestor, so it is also called the Bi Gan Temple.
Zhangpu Confucian Temple Dacheng Hall 漳浦文庙大成殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The Confucian temple in Zhangpu County town; its Dacheng Hall is a Ming building.
Deyuan Hall 德远堂
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Also called the Zhang Family Temple, a Qing building on the eastern hillside of Taxia Village.
Lin Family Charitable Estate 林氏义庄
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A charitable institution built by Lin Pinghou in the Qing dynasty, built from 1819 to 1821 (Jiaqing 24 to Daoguang 1).
Site of the Tianyi General Bureau 天一总局旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the Republic-era Tianyi General Bureau; "Tianyi" is taken from Dong Zhongshu's phrase "Heaven and man are joined into one."
Site of the Eastern Route Army Leadership of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army 中国工农红军东路军领导机关旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
Originally the American trustee's building of Xunyuan Middle School run by the American Reformed Church, a three-story brick-and-stone Western building, and in 1932 the headquarters of the Red Army's Eastern Route Army.
Lianhuachishan Site 莲花池山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
The earliest Paleolithic site found in Fujian, discovered in 1989 and given a salvage excavation in 2005-2006, yielding over 200 stone artifacts.
Tombs of Chen Zheng and Chen Yuanguang 陈政墓和陈元光墓
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Tombs of the Tang generals Chen Zheng and his son Chen Yuanguang, who opened up Zhangzhou; Chen Yuanguang was Zhangzhou's first prefect and is honored by later generations as the Sage King Who Opened Zhang.
Zhenhai Garrison Town Site 镇海卫城址
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A garrison town begun in the 20th year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming (1387), gradually abandoned after the early Qing coastal evacuation and restored in 1681 (20th year of the Kangxi reign) as a defense post; its walls are of rough stone, 873 zhang around.
Pinghe City God Temple 平和城隍庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty City God temple located in Jiufeng Town.
Mansion of Lan Tingzhen 蓝廷珍府第
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The mansion of the Qing general Lan Tingzhen, located in Dingtan Village, Huxi She Ethnic Township.
Xianzitan Cliff Inscriptions 仙字潭摩崖石刻
Cave temples and stone carvings · seventh batch (2013)
Cliff inscriptions from the Neolithic to the Zhou, in Tainei Village, Shajian Town.
Wugengliao Earth Blast Furnaces 五更寮土高炉群
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A group of earthen blast furnaces left over from the 1958 mass steelmaking campaign, in Shangtian Village, Shuyang Town.
Dongxi Kiln Site 东溪窑遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A kiln site begun in the Ming dynasty and flourishing from the late Ming to the mid-Qing; the kilns are all brick-built and the products mainly blue-and-white porcelain.
Huang Daozhou Lecture Site 黄道周讲学处
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Lecture site of the Ming scholar Huang Daozhou, in Shizhai Village, Sui'an Town, Zhangpu County.
Dongmei Zeng Family Fanzai Building 东美曾氏番仔楼
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A fanzai-lou ("foreigner's house") built in 1911 in a mixed Chinese and Western style, with five columns and three rows, covering over 5,300 square meters.
Former Wushan Guerrilla Command Post of the Fujian-Guangdong Border Area at Waizuizhai 歪嘴寨闽粤边区乌山游击队指挥部旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Former command post of the Wushan Guerrilla of the Fujian-Guangdong border area, 1929-1937, in Zhao'an County.

Nanping (16)

Chengcun Han City Site 城村汉城遗址
Ancient sites · fourth batch (1996)
Han-dynasty city site whose builders are disputed among scholars, sometimes called the city site of the king of Minyue.
Jianyao Kiln Site 建窑遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
An ancient kiln site active from the Tang dynasty and at its peak in the Song and Yuan; its tea bowls, known as Jianzhan, have thin bodies and a lustrous, dark, light-black glaze.
Main Hall of Baoshan Temple 宝山寺大殿
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
A stone main hall imitating timber construction, with an inscription on the ridge purlin dated 1363 (Yuan Zhizheng 23), the year the temple was first built; it was repeatedly repaired in the Ming and Qing.
Beiyuan Imperial Tea Roasting Site 北苑御焙遗址
Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the official tea-roasting workshops for Song-dynasty Beiyuan tribute tea; Beiyuan tea was a court tribute, shipped to the capital in batches each year.
Wuyishan Cliff Tombs 武夷山崖墓群
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
A group of Bronze Age cliff tombs spread across cliff caves and fissures on both banks of the Jiuqu Stream and in the Beishan scenic area.
Tomb of Zhu Xi 朱熹墓
Ancient tombs · sixth batch (2006)
The tomb of Zhu Xi, the Southern Song Neo-Confucian philosopher.
Baoyan Temple Main Hall 宝严寺大殿
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A temple founded in the Tang and originally named Xinghui Temple, renamed several times in the Five Dynasties; its main hall is a Ming building.
Jian'ou Dongyue Temple 建瓯东岳庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Qing-dynasty Dongyue Temple outside the East Gate in Jian'an Subdistrict.
Chihu Site 池湖遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site of the Neolithic and Shang and Zhou periods, in Chihu Village, Chongren Township, Guangze County.
Maoershan Site 猫耳山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Bronze Age tombs and kiln site, excavated in 2005 and 2006, with 9 early pottery kilns and 2 Neolithic tombs found.
Pucheng Mound Tombs 浦城土墩墓群
Ancient tombs · seventh batch (2013)
Mound tomb group of the Western Zhou to the Spring and Autumn period; 34 mounds west of Guanjiu Village were excavated in a rescue excavation, the first mound tombs found in Fujian.
Yunfeng Temple Main Hall 云峰寺大殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A temple begun in the Zhenguan reign of the Tang; the main hall was rebuilt in the 18th year of the Chenghua reign of the Ming (1482) and has a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof.
Jian'ou Confucian Temple 建瓯文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The former Confucian temple of Jianning Prefecture school, now the home of the Jian'ou Museum.
Fujian-Jiangxi Ancient Post Road at Wuyishan 武夷山闽赣古驿道
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient post road first built in the Tang and Five Dynasties period, at the border between Fujian and Jiangxi.
Jian'ou Zhiqing Bridge 建瓯值庆桥
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A timber covered bridge first built in the Hongzhi era of the Ming and repaired in the 45th year of Kangxi (1706) and the 52nd year of Qianlong (1787).
Zhangshantou Red Army Tombs 张山头红军墓群
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
A cemetery of Red Army tombs from 1928 to 1935, covering about 19 hectares, with 1,343 tombs found.

Longyan (14)

Site of the Gutian Conference 古田会议会址
Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)
Site of the Ninth Party Congress of the Fourth Red Army of the Communist Party of China (the Gutian Conference) in December 1929, which adopted the Gutian Conference Resolution.
Changting Revolutionary Sites 长汀革命旧址
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Important group of sites of the Central Revolutionary Base during the First Civil War; six sites including the Central Red Hospital were listed as national key cultural relics protection units in 1988.
Sibao Bookshop Buildings 四堡书坊建筑
Other · fifth batch (2001)
Ancient bookshop buildings in Sibao Township, Liancheng County, the most complete remains of the ancient woodblock printing industry in China.
Peitian Village Ancient Building Complex 培田村古建筑群
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Hakka ancient village whose residents are mostly surnamed Wu, listed as a Famous Historical and Cultural Village in 2005.
Xibei Tianhou Palace 西陂天后宫
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Tianhou Palace mainly worshipping Mazu, in Xibei Village, Gaobei Township.
Qihedong Site 奇和洞遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Prehistoric habitation site from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic, discovered during the Third National Survey of Cultural Relics in 2008.
Tingzhou City Wall 汀州城墙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
The city wall of the former Tingzhou Prefecture, begun in the Tang; the existing wall is mainly from the Ming and Qing with modern reconstruction, nearly 3,000 meters long.
Guantian Li Clan Great Ancestral Hall 官田李氏大宗祠
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Dunxu Hall or Huode Gong Ancestral Hall, the ancestral hall of Li Huode, the founding ancestor of the Li clan in Fujian, begun in the 16th year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing (1836).
Linjiang Tower 临江楼
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The residence where Mao Zedong lived for over 20 days in 1929 during the Agrarian Revolutionary War, a brick-and-wood structure facing the Ting River to the south.
Site of the Western Fujian Workers' and Peasants' Bank 闽西工农银行旧址
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
The site of a bank founded in 1930 by the Western Fujian Soviet government to break the economic blockade.
Sites of Mao Zedong's Caixi Township Investigation 毛泽东才溪乡调查旧址群
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A group of sites of Mao Zedong's 1933 investigation in Caixi Township, including the site of the Caixi District Soviet, the trade union site (Lenin Hall), Glory Pavilion and Lenin Terrace.
Starting Point of the Long March of the Red Ninth Army Corps 红九军团长征出发地
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Guanshou Ancestral Hall, built in the early Qing, a brick-and-wood hall-style building from which the Red Ninth Army Corps set off on the Long March in 1934.
Zhixi Ancestral Hall Buildings 芷溪宗祠建筑
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
Seventy-four ancestral hall buildings in Zhixi Village, mostly combining hall and dwelling, chiefly in the "nine halls and eighteen wells" form.
Caigai Ancestral Hall 采陔公祠
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A Hakka ancestral hall first built in the late Qing, chiefly honoring Jiang Caigai, the 14th ancestor of the Jiang family, covering 4,865 square meters.

Putian (12)

Mulan Weir 木兰陂
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Northern Song hydraulic work on the Mulan Stream, serving to store water, irrigate, drain floods, block tides and support water transport.
Shakyamuni Buddha Pagoda 释迦文佛塔
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Also called the Guanghua Temple Pagoda, a five-story octagonal pavilion-style stone pagoda built before the first year of the Qiandao reign of the Southern Song (1165).
Sanqing Hall of Yuanmiao Temple 元妙观三清殿
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Daoist temple first built in the second year of the Zhenguan reign of the Tang (628), whose Sanqing Hall is a rare Song timber structure in southern China.
Tianzhong Wanshou Pagoda 天中万寿塔
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Qingluo Pagoda, a Baoqieyin-style pagoda built in the 4th year of Jiayou of the Northern Song (1059) of granite slabs.
Zhenhai Embankment 镇海堤
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A sea embankment of the Tang to Qing periods on the beach of five villages in Huangshi Town.
Wuchen Pagoda 无尘塔
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
An octagonal five-story pagoda begun in the 6th year of Xiantong of the Tang (865) and rebuilt in the early Song.
Mazu Temple 妈祖庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Originally called the Shennü Shrine and Lin Xiaonü Shrine, on Meizhou Island; since 1983 called the Meizhou Mazu Ancestral Temple.
Longhua Twin Pagodas 龙华双塔
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Twin pagodas of the Song and Qing periods, located in Dengta Village, Longhua Town.
Ninghai Bridge 宁海桥
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Yuan dynasty bridge located in Qiaodou Village, Huangshi Town.
Pinghai Tianhou Palace 平海天后宫
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Qing dynasty Tianhou Palace located in Pinghai Village, Pinghai Town.
Xianyou Confucian Temple 仙游文庙
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A Confucian temple begun in the Tang and moved to its present site in the Northern Song; most existing buildings date from the Ming and Qing.
Licheng Bao'en Temple Pagoda 荔城报恩寺塔
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A pagoda built in the Shaosheng era of the Northern Song, three stories and octagonal, 13 meters high, inside Bao'en Temple on Dongyan Mountain.

Sanming (12)

Shangshu Mansion in Taining 泰宁尚书第
Ancient buildings · third batch (1988)
Ming-dynasty building complex made up of the Shangshu Mansion and Shide Hall dwellings, on Shangshu Street in Taining County.
Wanshouyan Site 万寿岩遗址
Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)
Site of Paleolithic human activity on Wanshouyan, a small limestone peak.
Anzhen Fort 安贞堡
Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)
Also called Chiguan City, an earthen fort built by the Chi family in the 11th year of Guangxu of the Qing (1885) for defense against bandits.
Zhengshun Temple 正顺庙
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
The earliest-founded and best-preserved timber building in Sanming, in which the local deity Xie You is worshipped.
Site of the Red First Front Army Leadership in Jianning 建宁红一方面军领导机关旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The site of the Red First Front Army leadership from 1931 to 1933, in Jianning County.
Nanshan Site 南山遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Site from the Neolithic to the Shang and Zhou periods, in Shangfang Village, Xuefeng Town, Mingxi County.
Zhongcun Kiln Site 中村窑遗址
Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)
Kiln site founded in the early-middle Northern Song, flourishing from the late Southern Song to the early Yuan and declining from the late Yuan to early Ming; key sites include Caoliaohoushan and Shetoushan.
Datian Earthen Fort Group 大田土堡群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A group of Ming and Qing earthen forts including seven such as Anliang Fort, Fanglian Fort and Guangyu Fort.
Yujingfang Zheng Family Dacuo 玉井坊郑氏大厝
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A large Qing dynasty residence located in Houfeng Village, Xibin Town.
Yong'an War of Resistance Sites 永安抗战旧址群
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
A group of sites from the War of Resistance against Japan, including the Yong'an Confucian Temple, the office of the Fujian provincial National Government, and the site of the health department.
Yanzidong Site 岩仔洞遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A Neolithic cave site in Jiangle County.
Shuimei Earthen Forts 水美土堡群
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
A group of Qing-dynasty earthen forts made up of three forts: Shuangji, Shuangxing and Shuangyuan.

Ningde (10)

Shifeng Temple 狮峰寺
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
A Buddhist temple originally named Xifeng Cloister, of high architectural and scientific value, and once an activity base of the CPC East Fujian Special Committee.
Guanyinting Stockade 观音亭寨
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Commonly called Guanlu Pavilion or Banling Pavilion, made up of an upper and a lower hall, the Guanyin Hall and the Mahavira Hall, with a flush gable roof and column-and-tie timber frame, covering 640 square meters.
Lingong Zhongping Wang Ancestral Hall 林公忠平王祖殿
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Lingong Palace, begun in the 8th year of the Zhengde reign of the Ming (1513), mainly worshiping Lin Gong Zhongping Wang, Lin Zugen.
Gutian Linshui Palace 古田临水宫
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
Also called Linshui Shunyi Temple, mainly worshiping Lady Linshui; begun in the Tang, the existing buildings date from the Ming and Qing.
Jixia Building Complex 漈下建筑群
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
A group of buildings along the stream in Jixia Village, Gantang Township, Pingnan, with a Ming-dynasty gate tower, wayside pavilions, wells, temples, ancestral halls and an old bridge; the village is the ancestral home of the Qing general Gan Guobao.
Fengqi Wu Family Great Residence 凤岐吴氏大宅
Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)
An old dwelling of the Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns of the Qing, the largest in Zherong County, forming a "one village, one house" layout.
Baofeng Silver Mine Site 宝丰银矿遗址
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
A silver mine site of the Song to Ming dynasties, spanning five administrative villages in Lidun and Puyuan towns, around Shengyinlou Mountain.
Baihe Ridge Fuzhou-Wenzhou Ancient Road 白鹤岭福温古道
Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)
An ancient official road between Fuzhou and Wenzhou, used from the Southern Song to the Qing dynasty and connecting with Luoyuan County.
Fu'an Huang Family Ancestral Hall 福安黄氏祠堂
Ancient buildings · eighth batch (2019)
An ancestral hall first built in the late Song and rebuilt in the 33rd year of Kangxi of the Qing (1694), covering 2,516 square meters, with a semicircular pool, screen wall and stage.
Huotong Irrigation System 霍童灌溉工程
Other · eighth batch (2019)
Also called the Huang Ju Irrigation System, established by the Sui official Huang Ju and still in use; made up of the Longyao canal system and the Pipadong canal system.

Xiamen (6)

Tomb of Tan Kah Kee 陈嘉庚墓
Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)
Tomb of Tan Kah Kee, overseas Chinese leader, industrialist and educator, south of the Jimei Liberation Monument in Aoyuan at Jimei, first built in 1955.
Hulishan Fort 胡里山炮台
Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)
Fort built in the 20th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing (1894), holding a 280-mm coastal gun made by Krupp of Germany.
Tomb of Chen Huacheng 陈化成墓
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The tomb of Chen Huacheng, a Qing general who fought the British; it lies at the northern foot of Jinbang Mountain, covers about 683 sq m and is shaped like the character 'feng'.
Gulangyu Modern Building Complex 鼓浪屿近代建筑群
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
A group of modern buildings on Gulangyu Island, called an "exhibition of international architecture," covering southern Fujian old houses to 20th-century eclectic architecture.
Jimei School Village and Early Buildings of Xiamen University 集美学村和厦门大学早期建筑
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The Jimei School Village and early buildings of Xiamen University built under Tan Kah Kee in the 1920s to 1950s, 31 buildings in all.
Site of the Xiamen Prison Break Struggle 厦门破狱斗争旧址
Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)
The place of the Xiamen jailbreak incident, where three Republic-era cells and a torture room survive; the novel Spring in a Small City was written from this incident.

Across several cities (3)

Qingjiao and Baijiao Ciji Palaces 青、白礁慈济宫
Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)
Two Ciji Palaces at Qingjiao (Haicang, Xiamen) and Baijiao (Longhai), about 3 km apart, first built in the Shaoxing reign of the Southern Song and rebuilt in the Qing; they are the ancestral palaces of all Ciji Palaces elsewhere.
Covered Bridges of Northeast Fujian 闽东北廊桥
Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)
Representative covered bridges of northeast Fujian, including Wan'an Bridge in Pingnan, Luanfeng Bridge in Shouning and Yuqing Bridge in Wuyishan; closely linked with the covered bridges of southwest Zhejiang and often called together the Zhejiang-Fujian covered bridges.
Tombs of Fujian Soldiers Garrisoning Taiwan 福建戍守台湾将士墓群
Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)
Tombs of Qing soldiers who followed Shen Baozhen to reinforce Taiwan and died in battle or of illness during the 1874 Mudan Incident; one at Hutou Mountain, Mawei, buries 135 soldiers.

Across provinces (1)

Sites of the Central Red Transport Line 中央红色交通线旧址
Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)
Sites of the Central Red Transport Line of the Land Revolution period, including the Mengliang Gong Hall, Chunsheng Gong Hall and Yantian Hall in Longyan, and the Shantou station.

List and numbers follow the eight batches published by the State Council. English names and descriptions are our translations.