Longyan

Worth seeing in and around Longyan

One place 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.

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   Longyan University

   Longyan University is one of the full-time public undergraduate universities of Fujian Province authorized by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, which is located in Longyan City. The University occupies an area of 1058 mu, including Dongxiao campus and Fenghuang campus, with a total floor space of 230,000 square metres.

   4.9 km · university in China · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The best-known tourist attraction in the area are the Fujian Tulou earth houses (土楼 tǔlóu), often round, of the Hakka people (客家人 kèjiārén). These houses are on to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Hakka means "guest"; they arrived in the area (western Fujian and Eastern Guangdong) as refugees from one of Northern China's wars several hundred years ago and still have their own dialect and customs.

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   Mount Guanzhi National Geopark

From Wikivoyage: Longyan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

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   Tianzi Hot Spring Resort

From Wikivoyage: Longyan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

There are casual food stalls and eateries all around the city, serving a variety of regional cuisines but especially focused on Hakka cooking. A large number can be found at the walking street mentioned in the Buy section above. There are also country-restaurants where you can select whichever meats and vegetables look good and they'll stir-fry them in a large amount of oil. Expect to pay around ¥20/meal.

From Wikivoyage: Longyan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Longyan

Airports

Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN), 127 km · Quanzhou Jinjiang (JJN), 161 km · Jieyang Chaoshan (SWA), 177 km

Stations

Longyan Railway Station, 3.1 km

• Xiamen → Longyan

  126 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · ¥60–80
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• Quanzhou → Longyan

  159 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · ¥85–110
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• Jieyang (Rongcheng) → Longyan

  184 km · quickest by road, 3h 59m · ¥105–140
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