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Quanzhou: Where Earthly Delights Meet Divine Wonders! A Must-Visit World Heritage Destination in This Lifetime!

**📸【Must-Do Experiences】** 1. **Transform into a "Marine Silk Road Goddess" with Zanhua Headpieces** → **Xunpu Village** (20min from downtown): Get Zhao Liying's iconic floral headpiece for just ¥40! Adorn your hair with fresh blooms and clinking silver ornaments, then pose against oyster-shell houses for magazine-worthy 📷 shots. At dusk, join local fisherwomen to dig for razor clams and collect clams. Must-try dinner: **Xunpu Oyster Omelette** (¥38) dipped in fish sauce – explosively fresh! 2. **Food Crawl Through Time on West Street** → **Kaiyuan Temple** (Free): Arrive by 8am! Capture light dancing on Ziyun Screen's red walls, watch Song Dynasty flying apsaras via AR, and step on the lotus-patterned column bases in the Ordination Platform. → **Street Food Hunt**: Bingzheng Tang’s **Four-Fruit Soup** (¥18) with taro mochi, Yafo’s **Abalone & Scallop Zongzi** (¥25) bursting with juice, and tightly wrapped Runbing vegetable rolls! → **Rooftop Photo Spots**: Mei Chaofeng rooftop for West Street panoramas/Xiangfeng Alley’s daily life + twin pagodas (Free!). 3. **Chase Tangerine Sunsets by the Sea** → **Yusha Bay** (30min from downtown): White sands + art installations! Pose at "Whale Fall Café" and "KING Giant Gorilla," then camp at Fushi Campground to fall asleep to waves 🌊. → **Chongwu Coast** (NatGeo’s "Most Beautiful Shoreline"): Walk Ming Dynasty stone walls, meet Hui’an women in yellow hats, and dress as one for a day (¥50)! --- **🚗【Itinerary】** - **Day 1: Time-Travel to Song-Yuan Dynasty** Kaiyuan Temple → West Street (lunch) → Xunpu Village headpiece + tidepooling → Guanyue Temple night tour (legendary fortune sticks!). - **Day 2: Coastal Romance** Yusha Bay → Chongwu Ancient City → Tangdong Village’s "Sand Spit" (walkable at low tide!) → Luojia Temple (Li Xian’s Insta-famous "Floating Buddhist Kingdom"). --- **🍉【July Exclusive】** - Pick **lychees** on Zhongshan Road, photograph **"Dongbi Longan"** (crystal-sweet) at Kaiyuan Temple, and harvest **jackfruit** at Chengtian Temple – fruit paradise! --- **💡【Pro Tips】** - Avoid: Driving on West Street (gridlock alert!); **no shorts/skirts** at Qingjing Mosque – bring a scarf. - Stay: West Street B&Bs (Puli, Jiuguan Yi) for rooftop pagoda views! > *"The gods’ earthly office: half-city feasts, half-city prayers. When ancient houses breathe Nanyin melodies, you’ll understand Zhu Xi’s ‘This land was Buddha’s realm.’"* > Follow me for 2025’s trendiest Minnan adventures!
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Posted: Jul 15, 2025
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