[2025 Hui'an ] Travel Guide for Float Camp (Updated Jul)

This time I traveled to Quanzhou with my bestie for 4 days and 3 nights🚄 Discovered and checked in at the beach in Hui'an, Quanzhou This place is a bit like the Lazy Pump Cafe in Jeju Island My friends circle is full of questions! ! Everyone thought I went to Jeju Island🇰🇷 The scenery is really good and there are few people. It is very quiet and suitable for daydreaming. A bit off the beaten track 📍Pumice Hidden Land It takes about 50 minutes to get there by taxi from the city Just order an iced Americano and you can sit here for an afternoon I took a lot of photos that I liked. It was very comfortable to blow the sea breeze.

You'll fall in love with Quanzhou at first visit—this city of intangible cultural heritage moves at a leisurely pace, brimming with life, delicious food, great shopping, and fantastic photo ops~ P1: Rooftop of "Mei Chaofeng" on West Street, shooting towards the rooftop of "Bawang Chaji" P2: Balcony outside the rooftop of "Mei Chaofeng" on West Street P3: Turn right out of "Mei Chaofeng" on West Street, about 20 meters into the alley P4: Quanzhou Clock Tower P5: Guan Yu Temple P6-7: Wulin Traditional Ancient Village P8: Qixu Reefstone Hotel P9-10: Salted Coffee at Fushi Hidden Grounds P11-14: Juruo P15-18: Luojia Temple

I. The Symbiotic Code of Geological Epic and Human Settlement The basalt column clusters of Fushan Island chronicle volcanic eruptions from 230 million years ago. These hexagonal columnar joints, up to 2 meters in diameter, have formed natural arches and honeycomb-like cavities through seawater erosion. Archaeologists have discovered Neolithic shell midden sites here, with layers of carbonized oyster shells revealing the survival wisdom of ancient inhabitants. The Ming Dynasty coastal beacon ruins dialogue with the contemporary art installation "Tidal Markers," where rusted gun emplacements now host silvery sea anemones, creating a spectacle of folded time and space. The fishermen's unique "sea vegetable gardens" cultivated in reef crevices feature kelp racks secured by buoys that undulate with the tides, while laver cultivation nets shimmer silver under moonlight. This millennia-old "sea farming" tradition has been transformed by artists into the "Floating Island Ecosystem" installation, weaving fishing nets, buoys, and LED light strips into luminous marine totems. II. Spatial Narrative: Contemporary Translation of Fishing Port Aesthetics The "Shipwreck Café," converted from an old fishing vessel, retains its intact diesel engine room, with the captain's quarters repurposed as a pour-over coffee station. Beyond its rust-streaked gunwales lies the sparkling Moon Bay. Designers have crafted hanging art installations from recycled fishing nets, while fish-drying racks reinvented as bookshelves display the Minnan maritime epic "Chronicles of the Rising Sea." The tent clusters of "Floating Stone Camp" hover above tidal flats, each equipped with smart glass flooring that adjusts light transmittance. At night, the tents project shadow plays of Minnan fishing chants, transforming soundwaves from "The Sea Harvest Ballad" into visible particle animations. The wooden lodge hotel employs tidal energy systems, its walls adorned with net-mending shuttles and buoys, while room diffusers release soothing seaweed extracts. III. Flavor Revolution: Molecular Reconstruction of Seafood Aesthetics Shufen Eatery's "Floating Stone Trilogy" reinvents seafood cuisine: squid paste injected into volcanic cavities becomes crispy "Jade in Stone"; wood-fired leopard coral grouper paired with three-year-fermented seaweed sauce; and oyster-shell calcium porridge served on 65°C stone slabs with lava-like texture. StaySalty Coffee Lab's "Sea Salt Aesthetics" series creates gustatory marvels: Geisha coffee brewed with ancient well water, enhanced by 72-hour wave-polished salt crystals, with rims coated in fishermen's homemade fish sauce caramel. The cellar-aged "Shipwreck Plum Wine," sealed in salvaged barrels with green plums and decade-old sorghum, hosts annual "Sea God Festival" tastings at the Awakening of Insects solar term. IV. Cultural DNA: Genetic Mutation of Traditional Crafts Minnan ancestral house swallowtail ridges find rebirth in contemporary art: architects deconstruct red-brick walls into modular components, reassembling them as the "Fragment Art Museum" floating above the sea. The traditional "brick-and-stone" technique gains new life with staggered rocks embedded with LED matrices that project "Classic of Mountains and Seas" marine deities synchronized with tides. In fishing culture workshops, youth use AR to revive the "King Boat Ceremony" tradition: scanning boat models triggers holograms of 300-year-old rituals. At the "Floating Stone Craft Lab," visitors weave discarded nets into glowing carpets or craft constellation brooches from shell powder, experiencing traditional skills through modern interpretations. As drones sweep across Fushan Island's starry night, camp lights and fishing boat flares intertwine into a flowing Milky Way. This village, revitalizing tradition through avant-garde art, is scripting a new paradigm of island civilization—where old and new coexist in perpetual creativity with the tides. The magic of Floating Stone Hidden Land lies in making every visitor a participant in cultural translation, tasting the flavor of civilizational evolution in the briny sea breeze.

Quanzhou, Fujian, a city that was originally very niche, has become popular because of its hairpin flowers. It is the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, the best place to preserve intangible cultural heritage, and the city that "one must visit at least once in a lifetime" according to Bai Yansong. How to tour Quanzhou with children? Please keep my parent-child travel guide. DAY1️⃣ 【West Street—West Lake Park—Quanzhou Puppet Theatre】 🔸The big posters of Quanzhou, Kaiyuan Temple, East and West Towers, and Bell Tower are all near West Street. This is a must-visit place in Quanzhou. You don't have to taste the snacks on West Street, it is indeed very commercial now, but it is a very lively street. To go to the nearby West Lake Park, you just need to take the small white car that stops when you wave, 2 yuan/person. 🔹The puppet show is really popular. It's hard to get the best viewing position in the first four rows. On the powerful platform, I spent 120/ticket*3 and bought three tickets in the middle of the fourth row. I think the visual effect is very good. You can see every joint and micro expression of the puppet. Here, we should applaud these inheritors of intangible cultural heritage. It's a very regular performance. At the end, children can take photos with puppets. It also gives children a more intuitive understanding of our Chinese traditional culture. DAY2️⃣ 【Yushawan Park (Quanzhou's Little Anaya)—Floating Stone Hidden Land (Little Jeju Island)】 🔸I like Quanzhou, probably because it has traditional culture and the romance of the sea. This is the starting point of the Silk Road, so the sea here has a feeling of setting sail with dreams. Yushawan Park is a newly developed place. It has a beach, which can satisfy children's desire to play with water, watch the sea, play with sand and exhibitions. 🔹The Floating Stone Hidden Land is very photogenic, and the black reefs really give you a feeling of returning to Jeju Island. There are also many fishing boats nearby, where you can feel the life scene of local fishermen. The nearby Shufen food stall, which is the same style as the Wave Sister Sound, has a great view, and it's safe to arrange dinner here. DAY3️⃣ 【Xunpu Village—Jinjiang Wudian City—Wulin Traditional Village】 🔸For sisters who want to go to Xunpu Village to pin flowers, it is recommended to rush early, otherwise there will be many people queuing and the experience will not be good. Personally, I chose to let my husband and son sleep until they wake up naturally, and I went to take pictures of the hairpin flowers early. When I finished shooting after nine o'clock, they just finished breakfast, which does not affect the whole day's itinerary. But if you bring a daughter, it is recommended to take parent-child photos, little girls pinning flowers are really beautiful and cute. 🔹Wudian City has many characteristic shops, museums, folk museums, etc. Here you can stroll and eat leisurely. Wulin Traditional Village is a place with a history of more than 600 years. There is a kind of architectural beauty that combines Chinese and Western styles. You can bring your children to listen to the stories here. The integration of Nanyang style, Gothic style, and ancient Roman style architecture is very amazing. 🟡Accommodation suggestion, stay in Quanzhou city for one night, and by the sea for one night. 🟣I personally like the taste of Quanzhou very much. It's also very friendly to children, not spicy at all. 🔴Quanzhou has a lot of potential, it's a place you'll want to visit again after you've been there

I really like the days in Quanzhou~ The millennial small city has a deep historical background~ The scenery is also very beautiful~ This coastal town in the suburbs is really a big surprise~ - Cute little houses are spread along the coastline~ There are various sizes and colors of boats floating on the sea. The windmills that rise from the ground make me who grew up inland amazed~ The most charming thing here is not only the beautiful sea, but also the original and artistic atmosphere~ Without the meticulous carving of commerce, the original fishermen's fishing villages are very attractive~ It's a great place to relax~ - 🌟Surrounding play suggestions: 1⃣️Xiaozai Art Museum 2⃣️Float Site, camping or having afternoon tea, taking pictures is very good 3⃣️ The book house of Yusha Bay, a romantic coffee library on the sea 4⃣️Chongwu Ancient City: Haitide Temple, Guandi Temple, Guandi Temple, people who like ancient relics will like it here. - ⛳Windmill Island, Xiaozai Town, Hui'an, Quanzhou City (130r by taxi from the city, take a bus from Quanzhou Passenger Station to Xiaozai Bus Station and then to Windmill Island; transfer from K701 to Hui'an 25) ❤️Pay attention to keeping warm! It's not cold in the sun, but you need to wear more in windy places! Hats and sunglasses are needed! Be sure to go on a sunny day to get good pictures!