Quzhou Travel Guide

Basic information Telephone area code: 0570 Travel complaint: 0570-8878197 Medical treatment Quzhou People’s Hospital Address: No. 2, Zhongloudi, Cangzhou City Arrival mode: Take bus No. 1, 2, 27, 11, 19, 520, 582, 103, 16, 102, 15 and so on. Destination […]

Basic information

Telephone area code: 0570
Travel complaint: 0570-8878197

Medical treatment

Quzhou People’s Hospital
Address: No. 2, Zhongloudi, Cangzhou City
Arrival mode: Take bus No. 1, 2, 27, 11, 19, 520, 582, 103, 16, 102, 15 and so on.

Destination overview

Destination sketch

Quzhou belongs to the Yue State before and in the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476). In the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), the government set up Xin’an Shire, which was the original form of Quzhou. In 1949 , the city was liberated and it became a prefecture-level one in 1985. In 1994, the city got its honor of ‘National-level Historical and Cultural City’ and in 2006, it was listed into one of the ‘China Top Tourist City ‘.

Language help

Most of local people can not speak English.

Best travel season

Every March in Chinese lunar calendar, the locals hold various temple fairs which are full of traditional flavors. In October, Tourism Cultural Festival is held when interesting activities such as rock climbing, Confucianism culture tour and the Go Game Culture tour attract millions of visitors.

Consumption level

The hotel is around 100 yuan per night, the price of a meal is often more than 50 yuan per person.

Practical information

South Street Post Office
Address: No. 21, South Street, Zhangzhou
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 8:30-17:00
Phone: 0570-3044412

Dazhou Post Office
Address: 2 Binjiang Road, Zhangzhou
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8:30-17:00
Phone: 0570-2941102

Intercity traffic

Aircraft

Quzhou Airport, JUZ
Address: Chengbei Airport Road, Kecheng District, Zhangzhou City
Arrival method: You can reach by bus No. 26.
Phone: 0570-8019708

Train

Quzhou Station

Address: Ruopeng Village, Garden Street, Kecheng District, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Arrival: You can reach the bus on the 7th, 37th, and 102th buses.
Phone: 0570-3024828

Long-distance bus

Quzhou Long Distance Passenger Transport Center
Arrival mode: Take bus No.7, No.10, No.10, B, No.15, No.17, No.102, No.106, No.309, etc.

Quzhou North Bus Station
Address: No. 108 Xi’an Road, Kecheng District, Quzhou City
Arrival method: You can reach by bus 308, 17, 10, etc.
Phone: 0570-3044318

Traffic in the city

Bus

It is very convenient to take a bus in Quzhou City. The bus fare is 1 yuan or 2 yuan, mostly for automatic ticket sales.

Taxi

The starting price of taxis in Quzhou City is 8 yuan, including 2.5 kilometers, and then 2.2 yuan per kilometer. The empty driving exceeds 8 kilometers and the other is 50%, and the night is 20%.

Attractions

Nanzong Confucius Temple

The Confucius Temple in Quzhou is one of the only two Confucius temples in the country. The other is the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province. The two Confucius Temples are one south and one north. Therefore, the Confucius Temple in Quzhou is known as the “Nan Zong”.
Address: No. 142, Xinqiao Street, Fushan Street, Quzhou City
Arrival mode: 18, 10, 6, 7, 102, 103, 12, 15, 16, 1, 206, 2, 8 and other bus lines can be reached
Opening hours: 8:00-17:00
Tickets: 15 yuan
Tel: 0570-8870000, 0570-8870001
Www.kongzi.gov.cn

Mt. Jianglang

It is a mountain in Jiangshan, Zhejiang, China. Three peaks from north to south make its recognizable “river-shaped” arrangement, as follows: Lang Feng, Ya Feng and Ling Feng. Lang Feng has elevation of 816.8 m (2,680 ft) .
Address: Jianglang Township, Jiangshan City, Zhangzhou City
Arrival method: Bus stop at Zhangzhou Bus Terminal to Jiangshan, or take the 602 urban and rural bus to Jiangshan Hushan Bus Station, which can be reached in about 1 hour. You can also take the train from Jiangzhou Railway Station to Jiangshan, then arrive at Jiangshan, then take the ride. CMB or 202 bus to Jianglang Mountain
Tickets: 70 yuan from December 1st to February 28th, 100 yuan from March 1st to November 30th Tel: 0570-4015911

Ershibadu Ancient Town

Due to its special geographical location, the ancient town has experienced wars, squadrons, immigrants and other events in history. These events have made the town with 9 dialects and more than 140 surnames.
Address: Yubadu Ancient Town, Jiangshan City, QuzhouCity
Arrival method: Take bus No. 201 from Jiangshan to Babaidu
Tickets: 120 yuan
Phone: 0570-4887543

Longyou Grottoes

The Longyou Grottoes are a series of at least 24 large artificial sandstone caverns located inside Phoenix Hill, just north of the centre of Longyou on the north bank of the Qu River. They are thought to date to a period before the creation of the Qin Dynasty In 212 BCE, but there is no record of their existence prior to 1992. They were discovered when a local spent 17 days pumping out one of the local rectangular fishing holes. The small fishing holes held much larger fish than might be expected given their area The are completely unadorned grottoes average more than 1000 square metres in area, reach depths of 30m, have thin walls between them but do not connect, and would have the excavation of nearly one substantial cubic metres of sandstone. Not known when they were built, by whom, for what purpose, nor where the excavated stone went., the of the grottoes have been drained, lit, and connected on a tour route. In the first of these mysterious ancient ex Cavations, some of the walls and support columns have now been decoratively carved.
Address: Fenghuang Mountain, 3 km north of Minjiang River, Longyou County, Quzhou City
Arrival mode: Visitors can take the express passenger to Longyou Bus Station, then transfer to the bus to Longyou Grottoes and Longyou Minju Court; self-driving can pass through Hangzhou-Jinhua Expressway, 320 National Highway, and 46 Provincial Highway to Scenic Spot; Longyou Railway Station Take the 9-way bus to the Longyou Grottoes
Tickets: 65 yuan

Mt. Lanke Scenic Area

Address: Shifang Township, Kecheng District, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Arrival mode: Take the 18th road to Luzhou under the rotten Keshan
Opening hours: 8:00-17:00
Tickets: 20 yuan

Zhejiang Qianjiangyuan National Forest Park

The Qianjiangyuan National Forest Park is divided into five major scenic spots, namely the Water Lake, the Maple House, the source, the Zhuoma Pit and the Lianhua River. The 205 National Road runs through it.
Address: Qixi Town, Kaihua County, Quzhou City
Arrival method: Take the bus from Luzhou to Huangshan and get off at Qixi Town in the border of Zhejiang and Fujian. Then take the shuttle bus from the Cangzhou Long-distance Passenger Transport Center to Qianjiangyuan.
Tickets: 30 yuan for the Grand Canyon, 50 yuan for the Lotus Pond Scenic Area, and 50 yuan for the Fenglou Scenic Area

Xianxia Pass

It is located at the junction of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces.
Address: Nanxianxialing, Baoan Township, Jiangshan City, Zhejiang Province
Arrival method: Jiangshan New Bus Station rides the “Jiangshan to Baoan” bus, the whole journey is about 52 kilometers. Tickets: Xianxiaguan and Daiyu’s former residence 60 yuan

Food

Dragon sweet cake
Wufu drunk chicken

Accommodation

There are a wealth of accommodation options in Quzho.

Shopping

Handicrafts: Yingbai Porcelain (white porcelain)
Foods: oranges, Shaoyongfeng cake, Jiangshengji salty peanut, Dajuyuan dried bamboo shoot