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1. Introduction of Quanzhou
Quanzhou is located in the middle on the west coast of the Straits facing each other with Taiwan across the sea. It is a multi-culture treasury vault of the world famous for its open type and magnanimity, an enterprising city full of vigor and business opportunities and a magic harmonious city for living.
The beauty of Quanzhou lies in its mountains and rivers. Qingyuan Mountain boasts ‘The No.1 Penglai Mountain’(a fabled abode of immortals) on the seas of Fujian, the Mt.Daiyun, as the ‘Ridge in the middle of Fujian’ nourishes the people of Quanzhou with extraordinary intelligence and conceives them with heroic and broad-minded spirit. The mother river Jinjiang takes in water from hundreds of brooks and thousands of springs, passes through mountains and rushes into the East China Sea, which resembles the dauntless and valiant character and broad bosom of Quanzhou people. 2. Bank information
It's better for foreigner to open personal bank account before investing in Quanzhou, The four biggest banks of china (BANK OF CHINA, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHENA, CHINA CONSTRACTION BANK) and other commercial bank will allow foreigner to open bank account freely. 3. Shopping
Quanzhou has many local specialties. Longan, a kind of very precious fruit, is famous for its tenderness and sweetness. Dried Longan-Guiyuan is one of the most nourishing foods. Chinese Tea is also widely grown around the city, especially in Anxi County. There, Tieguanyin (a kind of Wulong Tea) is sold both at home and overseas. Quanzhou also boasts of its long history of traditional handicrafts. The most representative are puppet-heads, porcelain carving, stone carving, and bamboo knitting.
4. Hotels
In the main urban centres you will find a wide range of accommodation on offer, including international five-star hotels with a full range of facilities.
Quanzhou Mandarin Hotel(5 star) Location: 12 km away from Jinjiang airport, 5 km away from Quanzhou railway station. Rooms & Rates: The 380 guest rooms (suites) cover 28 floors, ranging from Superior, Deluxe, Executive to VIP floors.
Quanzhou Hotel(4 star) Location: 50 km away from Jinjing airport, 16 km away from Quanzhou railway station. Rooms: With almost 290 rooms ranging from standard rooms to superior and executive accommodation. All guest rooms are well- equipped with a full range of in-room facilities including a private bathroom, IDD telephone, TV and refrigerator.
Quanzhou Overseas Chinese Hotel(3 star) Location: 30 km away from Jinjing airport, 15 km away from Quanzhou railway station. Rooms: The 234 guestrooms and 13 suites in the hotel are all comfortably furnished and with satellite TV, IDD, in-room safety box and mini bar.
Xiamen Airlines Quanzhou Hotel(3 star) Location: 40 km away from Jinjiang airport, 4 km away from Quanzhou railway station. Rooms: With approximately 180 rooms offering different types of accommodation. Room facilities include satellite TV, central air conditioning, IDD, mini bar, safety box and refrigerator.
5. Restaurants/Coffee Shops
Restaurants are common along Zhongshan Middle Road (中山中路), and there are a large number of popular restaurants in the Area surrounding Mazu Temple. However, they're very basic restaurants, and those searching something fancier should look at the restaurants attached to fancier hotels - there's several alongside Daxi Road, between Baiyuan Road and Zhongshan Road.
At night, there is a series of food stalls in the park to the North of Guandi Temple. They serve mostly kebabs and informal hot-pot, as well as several local treats.
On 381 Zhongshan Road, slightly south of Yiquan Road, is an interesting Xiaolongbao shack. It's very different from Shanghai-style Xiaolongbao, with a chewy dough, minced-beef stuffing, and a sweet chili sauce. It's generally ordered alongside a clear soup.
There are several vegetarian restaurants near Chengtien temple on Nanjun Road - try Pu Ti, half a block north of Dong Jie (East Street) on Nanjun Road. Between Pu Ti and Dico's (a fried chicken fast food restaurant) is a restaurant called Wumingzi (No Name) that is a decent, buffet style place. There's another good (and quite fancy) vegetarian restaurant across Nanjun Road from the Carp City Hotel (Lichung Dajiudian).
Blenz Coffee on Nanjun Lu is good. Zhuang Yuan Jie (Bar Street) is to the east of Zhongshan Lu North of the center of town. The street is parallel and slightly south of Dong Jie. It has many bars. One that expats go to is Mixing Tunnel Bar.
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