Longyan Travel Guide

Population: 2,875,000

Area: 19,050 square kilometers (7,355 square miles)

Nationalities: Han

Administrative Division: 1 district (Xinluo); 5 counties (Changting, Yongding, Shanghang, Wuping, Liancheng); 1 county-level city (Zhangping)

Seat of the city government: No.62, Heping Road, Xinluo District, Longyan City

Useful Telephone Numbers:
Tourist Complaints: 0597-2336649
Weather Forecast: 121
Zip Code Inquiry: 184

Bank of China Longyan Branch: Longchuan Road, Xinluo District, Longyan City
China Post Longyan Branch: Xi'an Road (South), Xinluo District, Longyan City

Location: Longyan is seated in western Fujian Province, bordered by Quanzhou and Sanming in east and north. It also neighbors Ganzhou of Jiangxi Province in the west and Meizhou of Guangdong Province in the south.

History: During the Jin Dynasty (265-420), Xinluo County was set up here, belonging to the territory of Jin'an Shire. The Tang Dynasty (618-907) established Tingzhou in this region which is the old name for Longyan.

Physical Features: General terrain of Longyan descends from east and north to west and south. Mountains and hills zigzag northeast-southwest parallelly, occupying nearly eighty percent of the city's land area.

Climatic Features: Longyan belongs to the subtropical zone, enjoying an oceanic monsoon climate. Its weather is moderate all the year round. Without chilly winter and torrid summer, the annual average temperature falls between 18 and 20 degree centigrade (64 and 68 degree Fahrenheit).

When to Go: The city is an all-year-round tourist destination.

Special Local Products: Chanting dried bean curd, Liancheng dried sweet potato, Zhangping dried bamboo shoot, Xinluo rice noodle and peanut, Wanying tea, Xuan paper (Chinese calligraphic paper), Shuixian Cha Bing (cake-shaped compressed tea), Yongding persimmon

Scenic Spots:
Earth Towers of the Hakkas : Tulou is a kind of traditional rammed citadel of the Hakkas. The resident building can be round and square. In Yongding County, there are entirely three hundred and sixty round houses and four thousand square houses. The grand complex of Hakka residence in Yongding show best the intelligence of the Hakka, added luster to Chinese traditional architecture.
Guanzhai Mountain: Covering an area of over 120 square kilometers (46 square miles), the Guanzhai Mountain scenic area is consisted of five tourist zones, including mountain and lake sceneries and villages. The exploitation of the mountain for sightseeing can be traced back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279), making the mountain resort a beautiful natural park with a great many historical relics left for dynasties.

Tourist Tips:
Liancheng (Guanzhaishan) Airport stands in Jiangfang Village Lianfeng Town. It is 3.9 kilometers (2.4 miles) from Liancheng County, just at the foot of the Guanzhai Mountain. Longyan city proper is about 106 kilometers (66 miles) from the airport. Every week there are three flights to Fuzhou. And from Fuzhou, visitors can change flights to other cities. Additionally, they can also have the aid of the Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, and it is about one and a half hours' drive between Xiamen and Longyan through the expressway.
Longyan Bus Station: at the juncture between Xi'an Road (South) and Qiaomin Road, Xinluo District, Longyan City