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Best spots for culture-buffs in Pingtan

en.ptnet.cn | Updated:2022-07-01 | Lin Kongbo, Stephanie

Haitan Ancient Town


Haitan Ancient Town is a large cultural tourism complex that houses buildings modeled on ancient architectural styles, the first tourist attraction of its kind in China. It exhibits rich Fujian culture. Tourists can be immersed in the ancient Chinese architecture and courtyards of Ming and Qing dynasties, unwinding from the rich culture.

Located in the Aoqian Taiwan-themed Town of Pingtan, Cross-Straits (Pingtan) Folk Art Museum houses an extensive collection of the province's intangible cultural heritage, Pingtan's Shell Carving.

As the first national privately-owned coastal defense museum, China Haitan Museum of Coastal Defense is situated at Haitan Ancient Town. The museum reveals the coastal defense culture of Pingtan, which is the fifth largest island in China and the largest in Fujian province, with exhibits such as weapons, warship prototypes, portraits of historical figures, etc.

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