Wenzhou
Wenzhou, formerly known as Yongjia, is a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, China.
Wenzhou, formerly known as Yongjia, is a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, China. Situated on the southeastern coast of China, the city sits at the lower reaches and estuary of the Ou River, bordered by the Zhejiang–Fujian Hills to the west and the East China Sea to the east. It governs four districts, three county-level cities and five counties, with the municipal office in Lucheng. Recognised both as one of the 27 core cities of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone and one of the five central cities of the Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone, the city serves as the only junction between the two economic zones.
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Worth seeing in and around Wenzhou
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Wenzhou World Trade Center
Wenzhou World Trade Center is a 68-floor supertall skyscraper in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. Construction of the building began on 9 June 2003 and was completed in 2010 at 333 m, giving it the title of the 107th-tallest building in the world.
3.7 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia - 02Wenzhou Catholic Cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral, Wenzhou, locally known as St.
4.9 km · church building in Wenzhou, China · Wikipedia - 03Jiangxin Temple
Jiangxin Temple is a Buddhist temple located on Jiangxin Island, in Lucheng District of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
6.9 km · Buddhist Temple on Jiangxin Island, Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China · Wikipedia - 04Wenzhou-Kean University
Wenzhou–Kean University is a Sino-foreign cooperative university in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. It was established in 2014 by a partnership between Wenzhou University and the Kean University of New Jersey.
9.7 km · University in Wenzhou China · Wikipedia - 05Huguo Temple (Wenzhou)
Huguo Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Jingshan Park, Wenzhou, Zhejiang.
7.2 km · building in Huguo Temple (Wenzhou), China · Wikipedia - 06Wenzhou Museum
Wenzhou Museum is a museum run by the city of Wenzhou, located on Shifu Road, Lucheng District.
500 m · general museum in Zhejiang Province, China · Wikipedia
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Things to do
Double Deer Factory. If you are a foreigner, you can wander around the Double Deer Factory. There is some amazing machinery, such as the one that sticks on the labels. You will likely be thrown out after a little while, but it is well worth it. Try not to get your pictures deleted. If you are pretending to write an article about the brewery, then you should have business cards made beforehand. Pool Halls.
- 01Wenzhou Amusement Park
- 02Xia'ao Village
Chashan Town, Ouhai District (瓯海区茶山镇霞岙村12号) (Bus no.
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Where to eat
Potatoes. Many "Potato-men" stake out good spots around Wenzhou and sell you potatoes. ¥2. Muslim Noodles. The generic name for an extensive chain of restaurants offering bargain basement prices for solid meals from the Muslim regions of Western China including Pulled Noodles, Fried Rice, and Curries.
- 01Wenzhou Grand Restaurant Ou Cuisine Hall
- 02Wenzhou Overseas Chinese Hotel
- 03Model Lugang Banquet Fine Arts Restaurant
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Getting to Wenzhou
- Airports
- Wenzhou Longwan (WNZ), 18 km · Yiwu (YIW), 163 km · Ningbo Lishe (NGB), 217 km
- Stations
- China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509, 9.7 km · Wenzhou Railway Station, 2.1 km · Wenzhou North railway station, 8.7 km
- Yiwu/Jinhua → Wenzhou157 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · ¥75–100
- Ningbo → Wenzhou226 km · quickest by road, 4h 15m · ¥110–145
- Hangzhou → Wenzhou260 km · quickest by road, 4h 21m · ¥115–155
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Wenzhou
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Wenzhou. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundAlthough one ferry serves the tourist island of Jiangxin, there are other ferries that serve destinations up and down the Ouhai River (瓯海 ōuhǎi) such as the suburb of Oubei (瓯北 ōuběi)
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Next door to Wenzhou
Wenzhou is 25 km from Rui’an, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Ouhai Districtdistrict of Zhejiang Province, China6.8 km
- Lucheng Districtdistrict of Zhejiang Province, China5.5 km
- Jiangxin Yuisland in Lucheng District, People's Republic of China7.7 km