Why visit Putian
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 16 parks and trails, 3 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Putian University, Tau Galaxy XR Metaverse Theater, Baoen Temple Tower and Mulanbei.
Weather in Putian
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About Putian
Putian (Chinese: 莆田, Putian dialect: Pó-chéng), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Hinghwa, Hinghua, or Henghua (simplified Chinese: 兴化; traditional Chinese: 興化), is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Fuzhou to the north, Quanzhou to the south, and the Taiwan Strait's Xinghua Bay to the east. Mulan River flows through the city.
From the Wikipedia article Putian (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Putian on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks9
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Parks, trails and playgrounds16
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Restaurants and cafes3
HEROMEN男人帮扒房
Restaurant · Pasta, Steak House, Ice Cream, Salad · 1.0 km
凤凰山街道, 莆田市
17:00-00:00
History
Putian was first founded as an administrative area in the year of 568 as a city county during the Chen dynasty. Putian was later established as a military administered city in 979.
Putian is known as the counterfeit sneaker capital with counterfeiters protected from internationally intellectual property law enforcement by the notoriously corrupt local courts.
From the History section of Putian on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship23
Shopping6
Schools, colleges and libraries36
Healthcare9
Map of Putian
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Getting there and nearby towns
Quanzhou Jingjiang International Airport (JJN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 83 km away.
- Jiangkou 20 km east, about 20 min by car
- Fuqing 49 km northeast, about 49 min by car
- Dongling 52 km south, about 52 min by car
- Jingfeng 52 km south, about 52 min by car
- Tuzhai 54 km south, about 54 min by car
- Dazuocun 61 km south, about 1 h by car
- Luoyang 63 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Quanzhou 72 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Fuzhou 75 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jinjiang 82 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sanshan, Xitianwei, Putian (20170124121511), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Putian Guanghua Si Shijiawenfo Ta 20120302-26, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Putian Yuanmiao Guan 20120302-07, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Putian Xinghua Fu Chenghuang Miao 20120302-1, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Putian Mulan Bei 20150314, Fanglongzong, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Putian Guanghua Si Shijiawenfo Ta 20120302-04, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Putian Yuanmiao Guan 20120302-23, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Putian Xinghua Fu Chenghuang Miao 20120302-5, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0
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