I used to think Quanzhou was beautiful enough, until I discovered Zhangzhou! A 3-day in-depth travel guide to avoid the crowds and still eat well
by ALEXANDRA WOLFE
Oct 7, 2025
Every weekend, the stilt-walking experience station at Shiting (Tangbian) in Zhangzhou Ancient City has become a popular check-in spot. With the rise in popularity of the Zhangzhou Xiangcheng Shiting (Tangbian) Children's Stilt-walking Team, this place has attracted many tourists. Under the guidance and supervision of the representative inheritors of the stilt-walking intangible cultural heritage, children happily experience it accompanied by their parents, enjoying the fun of traditional skills. Zhangzhou Ancient City is located in the nationally recognized historic and cultural city of Zhangzhou and is an important part of the national cultural ecological protection zone—the Minnan Cultural Ecological Protection Experimental Zone. It features five distinctive characteristics: "Old Street Sentiment, Slow Life, Minnan Flavor, Taiwan Overseas Chinese Connection," and boasts rich cultural tourism resources. The ancient city has won the "UNESCO Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Protection Project Honor Award," was selected as one of the first batch of "China Historical and Cultural Blocks," and has served as an important filming location for movies and TV dramas such as "Yunshuiyao" and "Straits." Come to Zhangzhou Ancient City to enjoy the fun of stilt-walking and experience the unique charm of Minnan culture!
Post by Trip.Pulse | Oct 21, 2025






















