Fu Zhou (福州), China (中国) : Remembering Lin ZeXu & A Good Walk at Cultural Street (ShanFangQiXiang) 林则徐纪念堂 &三坊七巷

China Part 5 - Fu Zhou (福州), Northern FuJian (福建)

It's a norm to visit museum while we are traveling to other countries, there goes with our China trip in FuZhou.

Visited Lin ZeXu memorial, a well known person back then, where he was the person who eliminate Opium 鸦片 with various methods. A great person who plays a huge role in China.

- Lin ZeXu Memorial -

"Located at Fuzhou of Fujian Province and founded in 1982 in memory of the national hero Lin Zexu of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), is a memorial of Chinese historical figure. The site of the memorial, covering an area of 3,000 square meters, used to be the memorial temple of Lin Zexu built in 1905. The main buildings inside the memorial are the Yimen Hall, Yubei Pavilion, Shude Hall, the southern and northern reception rooms, Quchi Building and Zhubai Study. The memorial, built in the style of the gardens in Jiangnan (a region in the lower reaches of Yangtze River Valley, including southern Jiangsu and Anhui and northern Zhejiang), is one of the major historical sites under the protection of Fujian Province." - Source

- 榕树 -

It live more than hundreds year. Old Oak Tree.

And we went for a tour, to know more about Lin ZeXu life in the olden days. The sculpture how he treats opium incidents. Burning them and capture the person behind.

Here are some of the photos I took from the museum tour. Beautifully. Historically.