We spent a little over a week in Quanzhou consulting for Yiyang Inc. Although we worked long hours touring Yiyang's factory and interviewing its employees, we had time for some sightseeing.
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| View of Quanzhou from our hotel room |
QING YUAN MOUNTAIN
A highlight of our stay in Quanzhou was a hike up the city's Qing Yuan mountain. The trail up the mountain is dotted with cultural sites, restaurants, and tea houses.
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| No Climbing in Wonderland :( |
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| Quanzhou seems to stretch on forever |
KAIYUAN TEMPLE
Home to the city's two oldest pagodas and several temples, the grounds of Kaiyuan are peaceful compared with the busy market street beyond its gates.
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| A blue sky??? |
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| The gates to the pagoda |
QUANZHOU TAIWANESE INVESTMENT ZONE
Our hotel was in Quanzhou City, but Yiyang was in the Quanzhou Taiwanese Investment Zone, a special economic zone an hour from the city center. The zone was designated in 2012 by the National Government for foreign direct investment in high tech industries. The city officials plan on the zone to be built out in 20 years. Currently the major infrastructure is being constructed, but much of the zone is still farmland and small towns. We were given a tour of the local government's showcase building for the zone where we were shown the ambitious plans for the new city.
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| Showroom for the Quanzhou Taiwanese Investment Zone |
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| Quanzhou is across the strait from Taiwan |
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| The investment zone is 200 square kilometers |
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| A model of the new city... |
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| ...which lights up |
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| The investment zone today. All of the existing structures will be raised. |
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| The government headquarters for the investment zone |
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