Forgotten Fuzhou trumps the rest

Breathtaking scenery, beaches and forests - and that's just the beginning

I know many people who have visited Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province, but not one of them had gone there with the sole purpose of sightseeing.

For a long time, Fuzhou has generally been a mere afterthought for tourists heading for the cities of Quanzhou, 180 kilometers to the southwest, or Xiamen, another 200 km or so down the road. The modus operandi seems to be that if you have a day or so up your sleeve you jump on the train for the two-or three-hour trip to Fuzhou, but if there is no time, the city disappears from your itinerary.