ChinaRegions & prefectures

Fujian

The province the overseas Chinese sailed from, and where oolong teas were born.

Capital: Fuzhou
Status: Province
Region: East China
Must-see: The Hakka tulou
Local specialty: Oolong tea, fotiaoqiang soup, fish balls

Mountainous and turned towards the sea, Fujian exported people rather than grain: most Chinese communities in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and the Americas descend from it, and Hokkien is still spoken from Singapore to Manila. The Wuyi mountains produced the first semi-oxidised teas, oolong and lapsang black tea. The tulou, circular Hakka earth fortresses, housed an entire clan under one roof.

What to see there

Places, dishes and traditions tied to this territory.

Chinese TeaThe six families of Chinese tea: green, white, yellow, oolong, red (black), and pu-erh (dark).Gongfu Tea CeremonyChinese tea ceremony. Art of preparing and tasting tea with care and mastery.Fujian TulouLandmark · Fujian, China Wuyi MountainsNatural site · Fujian, China

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