Sanming, located in the northwestern part of Fujian Province, is an industrial city as well as China Top Tourist City, National Advanced City of Spiritual Civilization Construction and National Hygienic City. In January 1993, with the approval of the State Council, Sanming was listed as a coastal economic opening area.
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Shuiji Waterfall in Taining |
Sanming’s major tourist attractions include Golden Lake in Taining, Yuhua Cave in Jiangle, Taoyuan Cave and Linyin Stone Forest in Yong’an, Water Dripping Cave in Mingxi, Swan Cave in Ninghua, Qixian Cave and Taojin Mountain in Shaxian, Fox Cave, Seven Stars Rock and Nature Reserve of Sanyuan Castanopsis Kawakamii in Qingliu, Ruiyun Cave in Meilie, etc.
Among the tourist attractions, Golden Lake in Taining and Stone Forest-Taoyuan Cave in Yong’an are national-level scenic areas. Historical sites include Longevity Rock Cultural Ruins in Sanming, the ruins of the birthplace of Zhu Xi in Youxi, who was a prominent neo-Confucianist during the Song Dynasty, the former minister’s residence in Taining, which is a key cultural relics site under special state protection, Anzhen Fort and other ancient architectures in Yong’an, and the ancestral home of Hakka in Shibi Village of Ninghua.
